Samantha Pope Creations

'Sewing Patterns' App review The app I was using to comprehensively catalog my sewing patterns crashed  when an iOS update I did on my iPad was no longer supported by the app.  This was in October 2020 and because the developers had not bothered to update the app in years. No warning, just gone. I discovered this while shopping for fabric and trying to work out how much I needed for the pattern I planned to use.  So I took this as an opportunity to cull and resort my patterns which I have been collecting for over 30 years.  The next month was devoted to this undertaking and surprisingly, it was a very enjoyable experience to reacquaint myself with my patterns.  I began by sorting my patterns into defined sections in my pattern cabinet.  I then had to make a complete list ready to upload into a new app. Now I had to “audition” potential app’s for suitability. I did some research and consulted other social media forums for options. The previous app I used was...

HONEYCOMB HANDBAG  I have been making my own handbags for years now, since I bought my first iPad I could not find a suitable handbag that had a place to fit it. I mostly use only one handbag as I hate transferring stuff from one bag to another just to be fashionable. This year I stepped up the look of my bag by getting faux leather from Emmaline Bags. I chose metallic purple which is my favourite colour with complementary colours turquoise and silver. I bought a metre of the purple and the turquoise and half a metre of the silver. I used a purple and turquoise cotton print for the lining I got at Spotlight. Hardware and zips also from Emmaline bags. First toile I started working on the design of this bag in January 2020 but go nowhere fast. I did a lot of procraftinating and making toiles and finally came up with a workable bag.  I made the bag up in drill to test how it functioned and too see if everything was accessible the way I wanted.  After...