The Sewing Room

fruit-loop

Wow you lot have all been busy again!:j

Polkadot ~ Well done with the bag it's great!:T

Hart~ My how busy you have been, Loving all the bags and purses!:T Forgot about the 1 hour bag must have another go at these soon.

danemi1 ~ The doll is so cute.:)

Misspixie ~ I adore the blue flowers they are lovely, and your embroidery is great too.:)

Dizzytina ~ The pumpbag is beautiful I'm sure that the little girl will have loved it!:T

LauraD ~ I have PM'd you.

polkadot

Thank you:) Pootle after DH did the first,swore at me and disappeared up the wooden hill...I had a go.I used a piece of wool attached to two safety pins.I guess much the same as a loop turner (shall have to investigate that).

Im going to spend today "caking",so no sewing today...but I have some lovely satin and brocaded organza in my wardrobe to think about. It was meant to be turned into my wedding dress but I ended up buying a dress instead.

shellysue

Hi all, anyone fancy being a part of the Olympics?
Quilts 4 London are trying to get as many people involved making pennants for each of the athletes in the olympics.
this link is for the web site where you can see examples of pennants people have already made.
http://www.quilts4london.org.uk/gallery/completed-pennants.html
this link is for the instructions on how to make one.
http://www.quilts4london.org.uk/background/youtube.html

please get involved and be a part of the London Olympics for 2012

Mely

pennib wrote: »

I love this little doll. I hope your daughter treasures it for years. Here is my rag-doll my mum made for me over 55 years ago I have still got her, she is very threadbare but I wouldn't part with her for the world!

Oh Pennib...i can see why you love her so!!!! x

hart44

Hi everyone , hope you are all keeping busy sewing .
Some more sewing from me (I seem to be a bit like buses, nothing for ages then loads together :rotfl:)

The hearts are held together with a heart button and I love sewing the pleated wash/make-up bags, I can do one in about half an hour (that's very good for me :rotfl:)
I had a small piece of Mabel Lucy Atwell type fabric so managed to do two frame purses with it, I lined them with turquoise with white dots fabric

hmo

polkadot wrote: »

Thanks HMO Ive already stitched the bottom of the lining:(
But that really does make sense so I might consider unpicking;)
If I decide I cant be asked-I'll be sure to do it that way next time. I did this one with interfacing-but I'd like to do some more without for shopping totes. The funny thing is I wanted to finish this because I want to learn how to knit.So I made myself a deal (on Friday) that if I finished this bag I would let myself buy some knitting bits-because Id have something pretty to keep them in...but now Im hooked on my sewing machine again:D

no problem glad you understood what i was saying

hmo

polkadot wrote: »

I finished it


I ended up folding in the top seams and pressing before running a top stitch.I'm really thrilled with it.Thanks for the help...now,whats next?

it looks great well done

scared-i-jellyfish

What a brilliant idea for the London 2012 Olympics http://www.quilts4london.org.uk/ they want to get kids involved in the project too!

They have and Education Pack for schools
http://www.quilts4london.org.uk/getting-involved/education-pack.html

and a Scout & Guide Pack for kids to get some badges too
http://www.quilts4london.org.uk/getting-involved/scouts-a-guides.html

gonna make one with my family :-)

shellysue

scared-i-jellyfish wrote: »

What a brilliant idea for the London 2012 Olympics http://www.quilts4london.org.uk/ they want to get kids involved in the project too!

They have and Education Pack for schools
http://www.quilts4london.org.uk/getting-involved/education-pack.html

and a Scout & Guide Pack for kids to get some badges too
http://www.quilts4london.org.uk/getting-involved/scouts-a-guides.html

gonna make one with my family :-)

Thank you, we need LOTS of people to get involved, so spread the word:T

Rikki

I'm looking for an evening bag pattern if anyone can point me in the right direction.