Okay, back to the Mini Maker Case saga. I got excited the next day and sewed everything together, and didn't pay enough attention to the bottom vs. the top. Oops. Also, why is it so much bigger than the one friend Jaye made me?
Honestly, I liked how this looked, and even tried it out with my mini iron, but it just wasn't as functional to hold the iron securely. This was when the power went out, so I took my seam ripper and the sewn together incorrectly case outside on the deck to use the sunlight and not rip up the fabrics taking out all the stitches.
Now that it was sewn together the right way, I trimmed the raw edges. Always a **gulp** situation, but I took it slow and it worked out. I'm really glad that I hadn't done this step before I noticed the wrong-way sewing.
All turned right-side out, and it looks so nice!
Here's the back view.
And tah-dah, all done! And by generator powered sewing machine and battery-powered light.
It's pretty snazzy looking.
I only listened to it on the radio first, because my cell service was wonky because of the power outage and it still moved me to tears. I saw a few clips later and looked up the whole performance. Yes, tears again. Her visceral acknowledgment of the pain and terror of the last few weeks, all wrapped up with a young person's perspective on hope and belief in our country is such a gift to all of us.
Watch it here if you missed it, really something to see and not just hear.
I just pre-ordered her new book of poems, The Hill We Climb, and would you look at that, it's the #1 best seller!
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