about shop patterns projects printables extras sponsorship wild olive twitter flickr pinterest subscribe

beeeeean bags...

YIP2010 - 255

My dad called me yesterday from the AWANA fun fair set-up to ask if we had any bee bean bags. Specific, right? Since we didn't have any, I offered to make some. I could see them in my head, but it involved [dum, dum, dum....] the sewing machine.

One of my goals for this year has been to get over my sewing machine issues. Last Christmas-gift-making season, I broke about 5 needles. This year, I haven't broken any. Because until last night, I didn't touch the sewing machine!

But as you see, I survived, as did the needle! Granted, I did have my mom thread everything, because thread tension is the most probably source of my problems. But still...I'm a happy girl.

And I think that the bees themselves are quite cute! I cut them all freehand, so they are each a bit different, but it works. My brothers and sister have suggested that they need eyes, but I say no. They look more like a simple graphic this way, and I love that look!

13 comments:

  1. I'm glad to see your giving the machine another chance! And the bees are ridiculously cute!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous11:25 AM

    I totally love them, hooray for using the machine!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Needles can break?! No wonder I haven't used my sewing machine. (it was a gift two years ago)I'm pretty terrified of it! I learned how to sew using a machine that didn't have a foot pedal I just had to turn the wheel on the back...old school.

    I hope you have continued success with your sewing endeavors!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Success!! Like em - too cute!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Very cute bean bags! And, congrats, on making it through without breaking a needle.

    ReplyDelete
  6. The bees are cute! I am nervous with my sewing machine. Only broken one needle, but then I haven't used it a ton either.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Oh yeah! That's brilliant!

    ReplyDelete
  8. those are so cute. I love the eye-less-ness.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I love these bean bags! So stinking cute! My kids don't have such fun bean bags at their AWANAs. :)

    I do happen to LOVE sewing, my machine not so much. It has thread tension issues as well, but I've discovered I just need to ignore the recommended levels and use what works. Which probably means there is something internally wrong with mine. :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Those are the coolest bean bags ever! Sooo cute!

    ReplyDelete
  11. oh so cute! You've got me thinking what else could be made into bean bags...

    ReplyDelete
  12. Do you sell these? I would love a bunch of them for my daughter's birthday party!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm so sorry, but I don't sell any finished items. But they really were easy to just improvise!

      Delete

I often reply to comments in the comments...check back if you have a question!