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hart44

Hi everyone

Welcome Noob Mum I love your bags I have had the bag making bible book since it 1st came out and have still not been able to find time to make bags from it
Pootle I love your owl, he is so cute :T Thank you for the link for the fusable fleece interlining I keep trying to find cheaper places to buy it as it is expensive but it makes such a difference to bags

MooLoo I hope your arm is not giving you too much trouble and you will be back sewing again soon I love seeing the stuff you make

I did manage to do a little sewing yesterday, I made 3 little bags to put my tissues in as I wanted something different to the usual tissue holders, they turned out ok I will get pic's on soon
I also did another one of these little purses http://www.noodle-head.com/2009/10/zippy-wallet-tutorial.html
for my DIL as she liked mine and the ones I had made for the yr 6 leavers They seem to be very popular in my family :rotfl:

I hope to do some more sewing today as it's the only day Im not working this wk

PootleFlump_3

hmo wrote: »

great bag well done, is the pattern available off the net or is it a shop one, ive not made a bag with a flap yet.

HMO here is a link to a messenger bag tutorial if thats any help to you. x

Ive got the bag making bible too but havent made any bags yet depsite loving the book. She is currently finishing off her second book which is meant to be even better.

rufusdog52

Morning all

Actually managed to get some sewing done at last and made some placemats and a table runner using up some of my scraps of fabric (photos on my blog). I have lots more scraps sorted out into colours to make some more runners. I am going up town later to see if I can find some plain fabric to use with the scraps.

Savvy_sewing

I have managed to make a purse and a small tote bag, that has been cut out for ages, but the morning has already gone and I have to stop to go and collect DGD so thats the end of todays makes. Howcome some days I can wizz off about 6 in the same time I have no idea.

Florenceem

Love the makes Mooloo.
Placemats and table runner are lovely Rufusd!!!3.

Florenceem

Sorry about the ! in the last message about makes.
My Dil is thinking of buying some IKEA fabric for curtains.....which I will make when I visit them in October half term. Question - I can't see pattern repeat details for the fabric on the IKEA site - does anyone know where they put this detail please? As it is - I like to measure up for curtains that I am to make - can't as they live up in Nottingham. I was planning to visit them in the HT hol - for spending time with Grandchildren and relaxation - not sewing. Oh well.....have to sing for my supper. I spent all last October HT hol sewing curtains for another child.......someone remind me why I gave birth to six!

hmo

PootleFlump wrote: »

HMO here is a link to a messenger bag tutorial if thats any help to you. x

Ive got the bag making bible too but havent made any bags yet depsite loving the book. She is currently finishing off her second book which is meant to be even better.

thank you, i will save that. i made some bunting to go with the quilts today but wrapped them up and forgot to take a photo.

i used white felt then a smaller triangle to lay over the top using moda birdie fabric (i used the yellows, greens white colourways,)sewed it all together with white bias binding added some felt layered flowers on the end with button centres a brass rings to make them easier to hang.

i used 5 flags and made them just over 1mtr long

they looked fine

abatha

Noob Mum I love those bags!!! So creative.
Everyone's makes are fab I really need to have a go at using a sewing machine, however at the moment I am enjoying my hand sewing projects, I've made some more Russian Dolls this week -



I am after another project - does anyone have any ideas? Something I can hand sew

Noob_Mum

abatha wrote: »

Noob Mum I love those bags!!! So creative.
Everyone's makes are fab I really need to have a go at using a sewing machine, however at the moment I am enjoying my hand sewing projects, I've made some more Russian Dolls this week -

Thanks abatha. Those Matryoshka dolls are lovely!

Georgiabay

Abatha your dolls are lovely.
How about making a sock monkey? I haven't made one myself but I know they can be hand sewn successfully. There's a whole thread about them.