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Sew Along Week 2: Cut your pattern pieces and stabilise your bag
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By Mrs H
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Sew along Week 1: Bag making supplies
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By Mrs H
8 April 2016 -
Hi lovelies,
How are we all adjusting to autumn? It's so cold here that I've resorted to working with a hot water bottle as well as my usual cardi, scarf and fluffy socks!
I've seen some gorgeous carpet bags popping up on Instagram and I even had the pleasure of meeting up with Kerry from Pennydog Patchwork and Wendy from The Crafter's apprentice. Kerry had with her the carpet bag she's made during the sew along. Yes I did have a fondle of that beading on the front! Wendy had a City Slicker by Chris W designs and both were gorgeous! (The bags...)
Read MoreFinish up your Carpet Bags!
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By Mrs H
24 September 2015
Hi lovelies,
How are we all adjusting to autumn? It's so cold here that I've resorted to working with a hot water bottle as well as my usual cardi, scarf and fluffy socks!
I've seen some gorgeous carpet bags popping up on Instagram and I even had the pleasure of meeting up with Kerry from Pennydog Patchwork and Wendy from The Crafter's apprentice. Kerry had with her the carpet bag she's made during the sew along. Yes I did have a fondle of that beading on the front! Wendy had a City Slicker by Chris W designs and both were gorgeous! (The bags...)
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We left off at Day 2 with assembling the exterior bag and adding the purse feet. If you haven't already cut the frame channels, you can do that now after measuring the upper perimeter of the exterior of the bag. As the pattern indicates, for woven fabric, divide the perimeter by 2 and add 1/2" to find the length to cut for each frame channel. Turn and press a 1/4" hem on a short edge of a frame channel, turn and press 1/4" again, and stitch in place. Repeat for other short end of frame channel and both short ends of remaining channel. Now fold each frame channel in half, length wise, wrong sides together. If you're using a snap tab, refer to pattern to add it now.
Read MoreThe Companion Carpet Bag Sew Along - Day 3
Posted in Guests and Interviews Sew Alongs
By Mrs H
30 August 2015We left off at Day 2 with assembling the exterior bag and adding the purse feet. If you haven't already cut the frame channels, you can do that now after measuring the upper perimeter of the exterior of the bag. As the pattern indicates, for woven fabric, divide the perimeter by 2 and add 1/2" to find the length to cut for each frame channel. Turn and press a 1/4" hem on a short edge of a frame channel, turn and press 1/4" again, and stitch in place. Repeat for other short end of frame channel and both short ends of remaining channel. Now fold each frame channel in half, length wise, wrong sides together. If you're using a snap tab, refer to pattern to add it now.
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