One side:
The other side, with the reclaimed dress fabric:
The inside, showing pockets on each side (yes, pockets!) made from the same fabric as the outside.
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Saturday, 14 January 2012
My finished pleated and pocketed bag!
I'm so pleased with how this came out! It's taken me about 6 hours, I guess; maybe a little more. And it's almost 1.30am right now. But I had to finish it! Here's some photos and I'll link to the tutorial later:
One side:
The other side, with the reclaimed dress fabric:
The inside, showing pockets on each side (yes, pockets!) made from the same fabric as the outside.
One side:
The other side, with the reclaimed dress fabric:
The inside, showing pockets on each side (yes, pockets!) made from the same fabric as the outside.
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Bag project
I've decided the next project will be a bag, and I'm going to reclaim some fabric from a kid's dress for part of it - that's my next job!
Editing to add a few photos of my progress so far - excited as it's coming together well! Too late to continue tonight, so tomorrow is "learn how to use interfacing for the first time" day, plus I need to figure out how to make pockets to go inside :-)
First is the material I have reclaimed from a dress:
Next we have the bag, inside out, where I have attached the top contrast strip:
And here it is, showing part of the other side and my lining/interfacing underneath, ready to be assembled tomorrow:
Editing to add a few photos of my progress so far - excited as it's coming together well! Too late to continue tonight, so tomorrow is "learn how to use interfacing for the first time" day, plus I need to figure out how to make pockets to go inside :-)
First is the material I have reclaimed from a dress:
Next we have the bag, inside out, where I have attached the top contrast strip:
And here it is, showing part of the other side and my lining/interfacing underneath, ready to be assembled tomorrow:
A quiet few days
It's been a craft-quiet few days at home, although I have been browsing pinterest for inspiration. I'm going to be going through all my fabric over the weekend and see what I fancy making next.
Any suggestions for the next project?
Any suggestions for the next project?
Friday, 6 January 2012
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Odd sock project
I have a large box of odd socks, and thought I really ought be able to make something out of them - something that is not sock puppets! I have been pondering it for a day or so, and realised I could probably cut them so that they ended up as strips of fabric. My plan is to turn them all into strips, then turn them into a braided rag rug!
I'm following the tutorial here, but mine will have a twist as it'll be made out of socks :-) It'll probably take me a while to have enough strips to make a decent sized rug but I've made a start.
You can see in the photo some of the stripy socks from my "stash", plus a ball of sock strips which I have joined together.
I'm following the tutorial here, but mine will have a twist as it'll be made out of socks :-) It'll probably take me a while to have enough strips to make a decent sized rug but I've made a start.
You can see in the photo some of the stripy socks from my "stash", plus a ball of sock strips which I have joined together.
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