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[Guest]

I've found a local sewing club so I'm making enquiries about joining. I want to start by making tote bags.

 

The last time I sewed anything was at school and I made a total hash of it anyway, this was about 30 years ago so I'm an absolute beginner!

 

My mum is an accomplished sewer/knitter but I know we'll fall out if I ask her to teach me!

 

I'm quite excited!

[bigmommasally]

Oh how lovely - I hope you enjoy the classes and I look forward to seeing pictures of the lovely bags you make.

I was useless at sewing at school too

[Guest]

thanks

 

I've been pointed in this direction to start with a simple bag

 

http://www.morsbags.com/html/pr.html

 

I can just see myself outside Asda, handing them out!

[Couperwife]

oh brilliant

 

ive made these too

 

my plan was to give them as christmas presents (with the christmas pressent in them)

 

ill try again this year

 

cathy

x

[Guest]

do you have a piccie of your bags cathy? were they easy to make? xxx

[Couperwife]

they were really easy to make, ill have a hunt to see if i can find one and take a photo

[Guest]

cool, cheers

[Plum]

Look forward to seeing them Poet and Cathy.

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Gosh, sounds like I'm jumping on all bandwagons on here tonight...I've made several morsbags - never registered officially to say so though !! I intended to make one for each of DD's classmates to take all their toot home in at the end of term...I cut out the first 10 I think & have only managed to sew up 4 I think.....only a further 10 to sew to do her class!

 

I actually had the first one I made in my bag when I met with earthmam1 & smanners today....spooky!

 

Good luck with the lessons Poet, it can be such a worthwhile hobby to take up...says she with more UFOs than is really necessary!!!!

 

Sha x

[Guest]

have a look at these on the morsbag forum, they're lovely!

 

http://www.morsbags.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1646

 

I'm going to dig out some fabric and get practising. Wonder if we should try and organise a pod. We're all so widespread I'm not sure it would be worth it but I'll have a think on that one.

[bigmommasally]

Wow I love the fabrics that she used - I feel a trip to Ikea coming on

[*mummy_hen*]

Ooooh, they look lovely. I want to try one of these!!!

[Guest]

shall I start a 'morsbaggers' thread so we can all show off our baggies?

[Couperwife]

phew, finally found them, then ironed them, then loaded them

 

short handles

 

long handles

 

hope you like them, they arent brilliant, but my first attempt

 

(this is also my first photobucket attempt, so please forgive my little photos )

 

cathy

x

 

edited cos I can see them and no one else can

Edited June 7, 2009 by Guest

[Plum]

Can't see them Cathy

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Cathy, have you moved the pics into an album on Photobucket? If you have they need to be uploaded from their new "home" as this link is no longer valid. I learnt this the hard way too!!

 

Sha x

[Couperwife]

had another go, can you see them??

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Yes they are there, lovely fabrics.....DD would looooooove the dolphin print !

 

Sha x

[Couperwife]

phew , thank you

 

the dolphin print looks good from a distance, not so good on the close up

 

cathy

x

[Plum]

Well done. They are fun

[craftyhunnypie]

Well done Cathy - I love the second one!

Here's the one I made yesterday.

 

Emma.x

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Ooooo Emma, where's that gorgeous chook fabric from.....? I'm planning to make a simple patchwork play mat/small bed comforter thingy for step-grandson, I think I should incorporate chooks into it somewhere!!

 

Sha x

[Couperwife]

wow, loving the chooky fabric, it looks brill

 

Ill have to get the machine out again and have another go

 

cathy

x

[*mummy_hen*]

I want to make some of these bags - some for myself and some for my christmas presents to go in this year.

 

Have been having a look in charity shops and the like for some nice fabric and wondered - would it be ok to use old clothes, such as skirts, etc to make these? I have seen lots of pretty fabrics but wasn't sure wher it would be ok to use fabrics such as clothes?

[Guest]

lovin' your work ladies!!!!