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nuttywoman

Ailsb wrote: »

Hi can anyone tell mewhere they buy magnetic clasps for handbags from please. I've had a look on flea bay and they are cheap - £4 ish for 10. However some of the feedback says they are very thin and bend easily.

Thanks for any help.

Hi, i`ve bought some from my local market stall but the best quality ones i bought were from Fred Aldous, they have a website

diable

I don't know if I posted this before but I am really proud of the work my GF does but then again she does this professionally and you will have seen her work in the papers in the last few weeks.

ChocolateIsLife

Hi all. My mum liked her poppy bag and card wallet and even requested a phone sock if there was any leftover material! This is what have come up with:

Not the best, just hoping my cutting and sewing gets a bit straighter with practice...

hmo

ChocolateIsLife wrote: »

Hi all. My mum liked her poppy bag and card wallet and even requested a phone sock if there was any leftover material! This is what have come up with:

Not the best, just hoping my cutting and sewing gets a bit straighter with practice...

glad she liked her gifts, well done

hmo

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

How old is the little girl? I think anyone under 10 or 11 might like your lovely bunny heart better. But if over about 11 they'd probably prefer the bag as being more sophisticated. But I'm just going on what kids were like when mine were kids, which is a long time ago now! (elder just go married and younger has 1 year old twins!)

Whichever you decide, it's the thought that counts.

Nightmare doing Pass the Parcel stuff - I think we used to put a sweet in each layer and a small packet of sweets in the middle... Plus then there was the trying to time the music so everyone got a sweet! Guess when the twins get bigger we may be roped in to wrap the parcels. Kind of miss all of that stuff!

hi shes 10, i met hart44 today and she showed me a great little purse she had made so i am going to have a go at that.

if it doesnt work out i will give her the bunny heart i think tha bag is a bit old for her.

hart44

hmo wrote: »

hi shes 10, i met hart44 today and she showed me a great little purse she had made so i am going to have a go at that.

if it doesnt work out i will give her the bunny heart i think tha bag is a bit old for her.

It was lovely meeting you today and to see your clever DD .
Have fun with the purse

I love the bag you made and the bunny heart is so cute :T

I could spit :rotfl: I decided to hunt out my green christmas fabric I brought last year ready to make the padded christmas tree as I picked up some red and gold fat quarters at Cromford today and I find I have a pattern for 2 sizes of the tree also patterns to make an advent tree and stockings :o:o one of the fat quaters I brought last year is a Michael Miller xmas design Love MM fabric

MissPixie

Hope you had a lovely birthday hmo

Chocolate is life the phone cover looks fabulous well done!

I have stopped sewing for tonight now need to give my poor back a break after how much I have churned out these last few days lol I am quite happy with these bags though they are presents for my bridesmaids (8 WEEKS! EEEEEP)

http://misspixiecrafts.blogspot.com/2011/06/more-bags.html

hmo

hart44 wrote: »

It was lovely meeting you today and to see your clever DD .
Have fun with the purse

I love the bag you made and the bunny heart is so cute :T

I could spit :rotfl: I decided to hunt out my green christmas fabric I brought last year ready to make the padded christmas tree as I picked up some red and gold fat quarters at Cromford today and I find I have a pattern for 2 sizes of the tree also patterns to make an advent tree and stockings :o:o one of the fat quaters I brought last year is a Michael Miller xmas design Love MM fabric

hi

yes lovely meeting you too ive just looked up the pattern i told you ive had since last year and never made up yet, its here i think i will have to have a go soon, but i dont have a ruffler foot i think thats another reason why ive not done it yet.

http://thejanellewindcollection.typepad.com/the_janelle_wind_collecti/2008/04/frilly-dilly-ba.html

i made the zippy purse tonight using some MM fabric ive had ages and plain black, ive used velcro glue dots to fasten it.

i sewed one on the underside of the button whilst i was sewing that on and sewed the other side on using a zigzag stitch.



I think it turned out ok love this turquise fabric

hmo

MissPixie wrote: »

Hope you had a lovely birthday hmo

Chocolate is life the phone cover looks fabulous well done!

I have stopped sewing for tonight now need to give my poor back a break after how much I have churned out these last few days lol I am quite happy with these bags though they are presents for my bridesmaids (8 WEEKS! EEEEEP)

http://misspixiecrafts.blogspot.com/2011/06/more-bags.html

hi thank you i didnt get out yesterday but met hart today for a coffee with my dd whos only concern was spending her money and mine!

great bag love the colour, i generally use a medium or heavy fusable interlinning on my bag and find that to be ok.

i have used fusable wadding in the past but only on patchwork bags

hart44

MissPixie wrote: »

Hope you had a lovely birthday hmo

Chocolate is life the phone cover looks fabulous well done!

I have stopped sewing for tonight now need to give my poor back a break after how much I have churned out these last few days lol I am quite happy with these bags though they are presents for my bridesmaids (8 WEEKS! EEEEEP)

http://misspixiecrafts.blogspot.com/2011/06/more-bags.html

Sorry Chocolate I didn't mean to be rude I love your phone cover and keep practicing it is fun and things get easier

MissPixie love your bags you have done :T the pleated bag fabric is lovely

I have been trying to get the Phoebe bag pattern for ages now but it would not show up now it is so Im going to be making one of each too I love bags