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Savvy_sewing

PootleFlump wrote: »

Ailsb I would highly recommend Lisas book The Bag Making Bible if you looking for loads of different bags to make. She has a fab blog too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bag-Making-Bible-Complete-Customizing/dp/071533624X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305182039&sr=1-1

Mooloo, good luck with your venture. Sounds great!

Or very Mad!:D

Savvy_sewing

If we all make bags I will be having quite some competition!
And a lot of people to inspire and to kick me up the proverbial if I get it wrong!
No sewing this morning alas, but off to see the grandsons.

hart44

PootleFlump wrote: »

Ailsb I would highly recommend Lisas book The Bag Making Bible if you looking for loads of different bags to make. She has a fab blog too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bag-Making-Bible-Complete-Customizing/dp/071533624X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305182039&sr=1-1

Mooloo, good luck with your venture. Sounds great!

Me too Pootle I LOVE her book and blog site

Kaz2904

Irishgirl, 200 pages! Good lord. That's quite something. Did you actually need to print out every page or were you able to read some from the screen and print the rest?
Am looking at sheets. Am getting very confused by calico and muslin etc. Crazymom said in one of her blog posts that she always uses muslin but theirs is heavier than ours. Muslin over here is sheer and her stuff doesn't appear to be shear. Fabric also seems to be massively cheaper in America. I wonder why that is? It could almost be worth bulk ordering and getting it shipped over.
This is why sewing groups would be so much better, you could all do an online order which would reduce costs. I am considering doing a mail order from fabricland but the postage is really high.
I will not be sewing today because I have to get the house straight before my nights start tonight. Lord knows, nobody else is going to bother with it.

MissPixie

I didn't know fabric was much cheaper in America! I am going to America this year I may have to talk my oh into finding a fabric store near where we are going so I can just have a little look :P

Tamster150

Kaz2904 wrote: »

I got out all of my cottons earlier on to start sorting ready for my quilt top. I'm not that happy with the mix though. Where do you all get your online fabrics from? I'm after a pale colour white or cream would be best but I'm quite happy for it to have a pale pattern in it. I have some lovely fabrics but my local fabric shop is so expensive and he doesn't have a remnants bin or I would raid that all the time.
I did have a look on ebay ut can't seem to find any yardage which isn't really expensive .
I'm off to have a look at abakan to see what their prices are like but would welcome any tips . TIA.

I have bought from crafts and quilts before - although the fat quarter/heavenly halves are good value, they are in yards not metres, but Ihad excellent service from them. I also buy from Fabricland shops, they have a (hideous) website but you have to phone to order, most of the cotton/poly cotton start at just £3 pm

I have also posted a list of UK online stores on the no-chat thread here

Alternatively you could use some cotton sheeting or buy a single flat sheet - would work out cheaper than the £10m most fabric shops now charge. I would look closely at the "weave" of the sheet however as if the fibres are too close together it can be hard to quilt and you dont want the sheet too thin either. I tend to use sheets for my quilt backs as it works out much cheaper than buying per m.

hart44

Tamster150 wrote: »

I have bought from crafts and quilts before - although the fat quarter/heavenly halves are good value, they are in yards not metres, but Ihad excellent service from them. I also buy from Fabricland shops, they have a (hideous) website but you have to phone to order, most of the cotton/poly cotton start at just £3 pm

I have also posted a list of UK online stores on the no-chat thread here

Alternatively you could use some cotton sheeting or buy a single flat sheet - would work out cheaper than the £10m most fabric shops now charge. I would look closely at the "weave" of the sheet however as if the fibres are too close together it can be hard to quilt and you dont want the sheet too thin either. I tend to use sheets for my quilt backs as it works out much cheaper than buying per m.

I agree with you there about the sheets I use the thinner ones as bag linings as I have found (not very often) some ulta light interfacing on ebay and put that on 1st and it gives it a little body but not too much (if you know what I mean) and it still works out cheaper than buying fabric by the metre

hart44

MissPixie wrote: »

I didn't know fabric was much cheaper in America! I am going to America this year I may have to talk my oh into finding a fabric store near where we are going so I can just have a little look :P

I think I would have died and gone to heaven in an American fabric shops from what I have seen online and heard about
Hope you have a great time

nykied

Ho wmuch do people tend to sell the Buttercup bags for?

jennynoo

Thank you so much for all your advice on here. I've found the Singer for £88.75 with a free thread pack which looks quite good. I'm not worrying about threading the needle as I'm short sighted so close up work is my forte. However I've got a snipe on that Brother ebay one so I will see if I win that first.