The Sewing Room

Pooky

Some gorgeous colours there Pennib - I've got lots of inspiration at the moment but no enthusiasm. I've got suspected Glandular Fever and feeling utterly pooped, can't even crochet as my hands are too sore so I'm making an every growing list of things I'm going to get round to when I'm feeling up to it.

Keep up the good work!

hart44

PootleFlump wrote: »

Just ordered a copy of Lisa's (from U Handbag) book from Amazon. RRP is £13.99 plus P&P but they doing it for £7.50 with free delivery. Given my bag making obsession (and I also love Lisas patterns as well as her blog!!), I cant wait for it to arrive!

Hi Pootle, you will LOVE this book I ordered it last week and when it arrived I couldn't put it down, I want to make all the bags in it they are wonderful and the instructions are so good.

I have at last done some sewing this wkend, I made a bag and fabric box also cut a load more squares for my next patchwork quilt. I will post pic's tomorrow when my camara is charged

Pooky hope you feel better soon.

I love seeing all the wonderful things everyone has done

cuddles123

Can I ask those of you who make bags where you buy your fusible fleece please?
A friend is looking for some that isn't hideously expensive so I said I'd ask.

pennib

Pooky; So sorry that you are so ill. I know how frustrating it is when the brain goes in overdrive with ideas but you just can't carry them out. I do hope that you get feel a bit better very soon.

PootleFlump_3

cuddles123 wrote: »

Can I ask those of you who make bags where you buy your fusible fleece please?
A friend is looking for some that isn't hideously expensive so I said I'd ask.

Hi Cuddles

Ive PM'd you re the cat.

I find fuseable fleece expensive too so Ive just used either 2oz wadding and stitch it onto my main fabric first or for the last bag I used just normal fleece and stitched it on as well. When I used the wadding I ironed it down onto my fabric first (with a teatowel over the top of it) which squashes it onto the fabric a bit. I did find some fuseable fleece yesterday which is a bit cheaper than some of the others Ive come across and actually works out the same price as the fleece I bought (about £6.50 a metre) so I think I will give them a go next time.

Sue, I cant wait for the book!!! Have you seen the new tutorial for the pleaty bag on her blog - looks brilliant. (Good to hear you back sewing again - looking forward to seeing your piccies)

Pennieb - Love your fabrics.

Pooky, hope you feel better soon. x

cuddles123

Thanks Pootleflump - will pass that on.

tellmeitsfriday

Oh dear - I only came in here for a look around, and I've ended up buying the bag book! No self discipline! Still they will make nice xmas pressies (Guess what I am doing for the next few weekends!)

So hello, here I am - what other books do I need to buy

H xx

hart44

tellmeitsfriday wrote: »

Oh dear - I only came in here for a look around, and I've ended up buying the bag book! No self discipline! Still they will make nice xmas pressies (Guess what I am doing for the next few weekends!)

So hello, here I am - what other books do I need to buy

H xx

Hi and welcome you must have this site added to your fav's if you want to make bags (it's one of our fav's on here) then you woudln't need to buy too many books
http://www.diybaglover.blogspot.com/

tellmeitsfriday

I have a book obsession! I have been lovingly informed that I mustn't buy any more books until I get rid of some. But I can't get rid of old friends (Books!)

So - I wonder if a folder full of freebie printouts would count as a book

Thanks xx

Justamum

tellmeitsfriday wrote: »

I have a book obsession! I have been lovingly informed that I mustn't buy any more books until I get rid of some. But I can't get rid of old friends (Books!)

So - I wonder if a folder full of freebie printouts would count as a book

Thanks xx

Poor you - we'll always get more books, even if we don't actually have the space for them - we are all book lovers in our house (we have at least 1,000!)

Re the printouts - what I'm doing with mine is putting them in separate plastic bags, labelled, then they fit perfectly with my paper patterns. The plastic bags which things like vests and shirts come in from M&S are perfect as they have ziplock tops. Actually the vest ones I got for my DD2 nicely fit folded A4 paper and are roughly the same size as a bought pattern.