Sunday 10 November 2013

Something Fun

I've been working on a sewing (not quilting) project for a friend, and it has been slow going. Let's just say I haven't been wildly enthusiastic about the whole thing. So this weekend, I decided to switch to a quilting project for myself, that turned out to be A LOT more fun. I'm hoping this will get me back some of my quilting mojo. I'll still have to work on my friend's sewing, though, just as soon as I get this bag out of my system!

This is as far as I've gotten. The bag part is now quilted and put together. I found four colourful orphan blocks in my UFO's that would never be made into anything like a real quilt, and cut them up into this. I used the slice and sew method, and added the blue print. You just cut slices and sew them back together again. Easy, peasy. No thinking, no measuring, no accuracy. I measured another bag to get the size I wanted, and went from there.

This was a good opportunity, too to practise some FMQ, so I did some bubbles, loops, and my first feathers. I learned that if I'm going to be doing any more feathers, they will take a bit of practise! Though I will admit to not being very fond of feather quilting. . . so I may never do it again.

To finish this up, I still have to make handles, and I want to add pockets inside for all my stuff, camera, phone, water bottle, tablet, so they don't pile up at the bottom. And I want to figure out how to add hidden straps to convert it to a backpack at times.

Linking up this time with Anything Goes Mondays, here, and TNTN, here.

8 comments:

  1. Looks like a fun bag...love the fabrics. Happy stitching, Pauline

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  2. Yay for getting it done! Looks good - now - get those handles and pockets on there. :)

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  3. Is that yarn on your bag? Love how it looks. I have a huge sewing project waiting for me...and I'm not looking forward to it either...sometimes a break is good. =)

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  4. Best thing to do in my opinion. This is looking really cool, we'll soon see the finished product? I have a repurposing project on a purple bag I bought recently, its coming up soon on my blog.

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  5. It's a great idea to take a break in the midst of a challenging project and do a little 'quilt therapy', eh? That bag is looking great, and I really like your colour combo!

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  6. Looks great so far...love the fabrics you've used:)

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  8. Great idea to slice up those orphan blocks, and I love the vibrancy of the colours you used!

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