I tend to get slightly obsessed when I start a new hobby. I’ve purchased yards of cute fabric and tons of fat quarters already. I’ve only sewn two things: the clutch and another bag (post coming soon on that). It’s pretty crazy.
Sewing is so practical though. It’s a hobby I can justify for, easily. I can hem our pants, which saves money, sew pillows for the couch in fabrics that are yummy, PJ pants that are long enough for my legs, etc. It’s just easy to justify spending time on, because the things you can make are very useful for everyday life!
I find myself drooling over free online patterns and things in Etsy shops, and making lists of what I want to make next. I tend to find most of my inspiration via Google, but lately, I’ve started to look into this site.
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CraftGawker is for ANY craft project. Basically, if you take nice pictures, unlike me, you submit your picture to CraftGawker and if they like your picture, they put it on their site. Then, craft junkies like me click the picture and are sent to the source of the picture: whether it be a tutorial (hopefully) or Etsy link (blah..I don’t wanna buy your craft, I wanna make it! I know, so selfish and cheap!). 
It’s very neato-mosquito if you ask me.
At the bottom of the site, there are categories, so you can go specifically to knitting projects, bags, jewelry, etc. I love it.
Here’s some sewing things that I’ve taken a liking to lately. These are from CraftGawker and multiple sewing blogs.
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I mean, seriously, how awesome are all of these ideas? There are tons more, but these are my favorites.
I also have an ultimate sewing goal in mind, which I’ve been waiting YEARS to finally do, after seeing a friend buy one for (gulp) $300 from someone who made it for her. Big savings if I can DIY, but I’ll keep you hanging and let you know about that project in another post.
[...] make my sewing skills much better! After my giant fail with the tote bag, I decided to move on to do another project. I decided to make the box bag. I was completely confused at first, because I’m a visual [...]
Thanks so much for including my apron! I’m so glad people like it and hope my tutorial is helpful. I love tutorials myself, so I was happy to finally offer one on my blog.
I feel the same about sewing being a fun and practical hobby. But I still have trouble justifying my fabric stash sometimes.
It’s a great apron! Can’t wait to make it!