I'm Back in the Game!

I decided not to wallow in self-pity about the untimely death of my sewing machine and I promptly went out in search of another.  After much searching of shelves, reading of reviews, and pounding of pavement, I settled on the Singer Brilliance 6180:

Isn't she beautiful?!?! My first electronic sewing machine. I'm so excited, I could pee. You can also see the piles of awesome fabric I have piled up on the bed, so this really was a necessary purchase. I keep telling myself this to fight off the inevitable guilt I feel when I buy something. Anyway, this puppy has 80, that's right, 80 built-in stitches. It's fantabulous. I've only used it for about 30 minutes, so I can't give any definitive reviews yet, but I'm very optimistic.

I managed to whip up a couple of things after Cora went to bed. These are little snack pouches:

It's just cheap fabric for the outer portion and some rip-stop nylon for the interior. I wanted some sort of coated nylon, to keep the food contents fresher, but the fabric store I shop at didn't have it. Here they are opened up (ignore the messy velcro...it's the no-sew kind and it's not the best thing for this project):

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I can't wait to pack my lunch today!
 
If you're wondering where I got the idea and want to make some for yourself, this tutorial and a ton of other adorable, useful, and easy projects are over at http://www.prudentbaby.com/.  That site is amazing!!