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I've been inspired a lot over time by Things Organized Neatly and What's In Your Bag? And I've been seeing a pattern in the ways I have been coping with things like living through the 2021 PNW heat dome, witnessing the horrific wildfires tear through areas all around the world every year, outfitting locals in my area with replacement clothing after their houses burned down and seeing them left with only the items on their person, among a lot of other big and scary things. So I started curating an every-day-carry of various items to help with small, day-to-day level emergencies. (I also started to do things like pack daily items in a way that would be easy to grab if I needed to leave in a 15 minute window. But that's a whole different post.)
There's definitely the camping/survival type direction you can go with in an every day carry, things like a Fresnel lens or compass, especially if you are in a rural area. However, I think everyone should have one in a "make a bad experience a tiny bit more comfortable" kind of way. Mine includes band-aids, antibiotic ointment, alcohol wipes, an electrolyte tablet, sting relief pad, dental floss, quarters, scissors, extra medication, tweezers, nail clippers, ear plugs, cable ties, safety pins, and a tiny mirror.
I have a sewing kit that I keep in a separate pouch, so you could also include things like some sewing needles, thread, and buttons.
One year, I made tin variations for a gift in a more outdoor adventurer direction:
The bag I take with me everywhere, when I can at least, is very heavy. I acknowledge this and understand not everyone wants to drag everything around with them constantly. Some of these thoughts and worries have kind of translated into this sewn pocket pouch idea though, with the hope that a small set of things can go with you in a pocket, bag, or car.
I've helped out a stranger with a headache. A co-worker with a bleeding hangnail. Another with a splinter. A friend that needed to mend a clothing tear. Someone use my gift tin with super glue to temporarily patch an air leak.
Do you have things you take with you daily? How do you cope with all the big scary things we are facing down in small ways to help those around you?
It's been awhile since I've done a video share.
I was cleaning up fabric (a never ending endeavor) when I got sidetracked, dug through my bin of scrap leather and paired this piece with this gold canvas and the leaf print (I do have a much larger piece of the leaf print)
I don’t think it’d work for any of the bag patterns I’ve already written but I think I might make a new one to fit it, because this pairing is not my style but I think it works? Also I want to experiment with working with leather and see if my grandma’s workhorse of a machine really can sew through leather. Idk if quilting cotton will hold up well enough though, or if it’d be better to sew the leather to the canvas
Edited to add a second picture with some firesidetextiles fabric options for contrast pockets, I’m leaning towards bones for an exterior pocket on the canvas
This velociraptor piece was winning the majority of the project poll duration, so I worked on it while it was running. But then the salmon won! I was so close to finishing this at that point, so I wrapped it up, but didn't take any pics til now.
This is available here now.
some progress
Should the felt be a flap ‘pocket’ or stitched down on all 4 sides?
stitch along one side for extra storage / divider option
stitch down two sides for corner pocket
stitch all edges down
These are prototypes for a sewing kit / first aid pocket pouch.
I’m not sold on the two sides sewn down for the felt, but it’s also because I can’t think what I would store here with this system personally. Maybe a paper note. The thread seems easier with a flap. Also wanted to keep this really thin, however, maybe now I need to do a variation with a full pocket there and then the felt pages stitched through the middle, needlebook-like.
Should the felt be a flap ‘pocket’ or stitched down on all 4 sides?
stitch along one side for extra storage / divider option
stitch down two sides for corner pocket
stitch all edges down
These are prototypes for a sewing kit / first aid pocket pouch.
Should the felt be a flap ‘pocket’ or stitched down on all 4 sides?
stitch along one side for extra storage / divider option
stitch down two sides for corner pocket
stitch all edges down
These are prototypes for a sewing kit / first aid pocket pouch.
desk mess prepping for punk rock pride a few weeks ago
This velociraptor piece was winning the majority of the project poll duration, so I worked on it while it was running. But then the salmon won! I was so close to finishing this at that point, so I wrapped it up, but didn't take any pics til now.
Drawstring bag work-in-progress. Boxing the bottom corners on these is the worst part.
This velociraptor piece was winning the majority of the project poll duration, so I worked on it while it was running. But then the salmon won! I was so close to finishing this at that point, so I wrapped it up, but didn't take any pics til now.
This velociraptor piece was winning the majority of the project poll duration, so I worked on it while it was running. But then the salmon won! I was so close to finishing this at that point, so I wrapped it up, but didn't take any pics til now.
