“When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Since getting a sewing awl, I’ve been thinking of how to repurpose all the scrap material around me. Among them: the RED marine vinyl remaining from upholstering Senator Buff’s saddle.
Freehanding didn’t go so well, so I went to the other extreme and made a 3D model. The wireframe UV map makes a perfect sewing pattern.
I’m a saddle bag!
Digital precision is great, but without real world skills to back it up, the results are pretty sloppy overflowing with handmade charm.
Seriously though, it’s kind of cute. And “character” over “precision” fits in pretty well with this build.