#tailbags

Look, sewing is about my least favorite thing on earth. I am terrible at it. It makes me curse and break down crying every time I attempt it.

But, I somehow cobbled together a tailbag for Sierra out of Fallout-themed fabric, using tailbags made by other people as a template.

And I put it to use today! Washed her tail, braided it, and swapped out the dirty tailbag for this Fallout fresh one. We'll see how long it lasts. Here's hoping it holds together okay, despite my shitty sewing skills.

That said, this was the last time I EVER turn on the sewing machine. I'm done. I hate this shit and I am never going to attempt to sew again if I can at all avoid it.

I DO have more fabric left, but if I want another tailbag out of this material, I'm just going to pay someone else to make it.

Speaking of which, I decided to take a stab at making a Fallout-print tailbag for Sierra.

And by 'stab' I mean getting stabbed repeatedly by pins and needles and other sewing implements.

I fuckin' HATE sewing. I do not possess this skill. Sewing Skill set to 0. Worse, really. I have like... the anti-skill. Just LOOKING at this shit makes it fuck up.

This object LOOKS like a tailbag, but I'm not sure it's going to hold together. We'll see, but I fully expect it to fall apart after a single use.

And I think this is the fuckin' LAST time I try to sew anything. I think I'm gonna take the rest of the fabric and ask the tailbag lady at the barn if I can pay her to make a couple of them for me instead.

And then maybe take this damn sewing machine out into the desert and use it for shotgun target practice.

What’s the advantage of a motorcycle tail bag versus other bags?

They are easy to install and remove. They are also simple to fill because they're usually made of a softshell, which is more flexible than a hard bag. Also, you don't have to bend over to access them as you do with saddlebags.

Daily draw #129