FYI section. They used a picture of my new tote bag. Now to make more….

…and if you’re in KC, I’ll be at Epic Bike and Sport for the Girly Ride tonite and then I’ll show Re-Velo stuff to all the gals.

Come ride with us!

Sorry about the lateness of this post…but here it is in all its glory, nontheless.

Labor Day brought a productive trip to Maj-R Thrift at 47th and Mission Road. We rode our bicycles from the house. It’s less than 3 miles so no big deal. I had both panniers on my Specialized and used ’em both.

I spent under $50 and got 25 belts, 10 purses and a pair of Polo Ralph Lauren wool pants. I’ll make those into riding pants for Mark for winter.

I stopped in front of the store and whipped out my handy pocket knife and starting cutting all the belts off the buckles and D-rings since all I wanted was the hardware, and being on a bike with limited storage space, I wanted to lighten the load. A nice couple stopped to look at our bicycles and we started talking. They make corsets and things for the Renaissance Fair so they took a lot of the belt material for their projects! It was serendipity.

Later in the day I drove (I know, I should have ridden my bike but it was late) to Hancock’s Fabrics on Metcalf and 93rd. All their notions were 50% off. I bought some twill tape and seam binding to experiment with, along with some rivets to make belts with. The seam binding is very tough to use but if I can get it to work, it will be perfect to finish some seams with on a new pouch I’m working on.

I also got some very cool reflective tape in 3 sizes. I want to use it on handlebar bags. i may try a seat bag but I’m not sure yet.

I’ll post info and photos soon about my purse prototypes. I’ve been remiss in posting all summer. Lots going on and I’ve been lazy for sure.

But, I made a lot of bags and grew lots of tomatoes, peppers, melons, cukes and herbs so all was not sloth!

My new/old Pfaff 561 sewing machine is home!

Along with it’s brand spankin’ new motor that I need to install. The motor is HEAVY. Stay tuned for the harrowing updates of my transforming a 220V factory set-up to a 110V home operation. I also need to create a knee-lift for the presser foot.

I started a trend. My brother and sister are both getting machines too. I bought them cheap from my old employer, a jeanswear maker. They used to sew prototypes…not anymore…it’s all done in Hong Kong and Mexico now. Sad. BUT,  nobody in America wanted to pay more than $30 for a pair of jeans. So, they sold all their machines.

It will be great to sew at home now! Although my day job employer’s machines are there for a back-up. My boss lets me use the company machines. He rocks.

So, my baby is home and in a few days I’ll be ready to sew at bunch of new Re-Velo bags. I have LOTS of ideas for new stuff. Subscribe to my RSS feed and you’ll be the first to see what I’m up to.

Bags on the run in Colorado.

My pals headed out to the mountains last week and took their Re:Velo bags with them to hold iPods, cash, and coin whilst enjoying the slopes.
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Thanks to Bike Source KC. They really helped me out last week cuz I needed lots of tubes fast to fill a bag order.
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