I've been feeling very crafty lately. Inspired by the flat iron holder I made earlier, I decided to try to make a bag for my hot glue gun. I previously kept it in a ziplock bag, so I would always have to wait until the gun cooled off to be able to put it away. Translation - it would sit on the table in my craft room til I got around to cleaning.
So, at walmart I grabbed three pot holders for a dollar each. Then I grabbed two matching zippers. I sewed the zippers in first without incident, then tried to sew the three layers of pot holders together. Um, yeah, I broke a couple of needles. I tried to sew it by hand, and still managed to break my little needle. First time ever breaking a needle by hand! I was very frustrated, so I put the project away half finished. I hate doing that!
So a day or two later, I decided to revisit the project and see what I could do. I got a larger needle - like one used for quilting a thick quilt. Then I decided I would grab my vice grips and see if that helped keep the needle straight enough and give me enough strength to get it thru. Success! First time ever sewing with vice grips too, but it turned out great, so that will now be a part of my arsenal. (And yes, I have my own pair of vice grips. I kept stealing David's out of the garage for various projects and so he finally got me my own little pair!)
Here is the finished project! It is working out great!! I love making new projects that are functional!!
