More Bags

You can never have enough bags or inspiration for bags!

These are all different and I have shared the patterns over the 

last few years at classes and as you have seen, even though

we all start with the same pattern they all end up totally different

and unique :)

Iren made the "Sweet Pea" Purse above for her Grand Daughter.

Carol made the Pleated Floral Bag.

Gloria made the adaptation of the Windmill Bag and

Julianne made a very large Quilt Bag.Well done they all look fantastic!

See more bags by clicking the written labels below.

Bags and an Owl

Bags are always popular and so are Owls at the moment.

This Owl was made by Sylvia 

and came as a kit on the front of a Magazine.

See more bags and Owls by clicking the written labels below.

Japanese Lily Bags

The second bag for June was The Japanese Lily Bag.

A small drawstring bag made out of two squares of fabric.

Suze inspired but couldn't tell me the instructions so I went away 

and played. They have been so much fun and so varied.

To see another version of a Japanese Flower Bag,

 visit my tech video site

HERE

First Textile Tuesday at The Art Room Aldiss Court

OO I can see by adding this photo I am two months behind 

posting. Can't believe it's been two months since we moved in to

Aldiss Court. Got lots to share with you.

We moved in on the Saturday and this was the first 

"Textile Tuesday" after. So not bad in just three days.

Still a little bare but lots has happened since then and

lots of creative things made.

The Bags were made by Val at a Workshop at Watton

with the 'Hackers Tackers and Stuffers'.

See their website 

HERE

Beautiful Bags

Creative Textiles is really getting know for inspiring

lots of different bags and several ladies are

getting a reputation for being'Bag Ladies',

in the nicest possible way. 

The top bags are made by friends Val and Jo.

They chose their fabrics together at the Duxford Show 

and then had a bag making day!

They are just a bit bigger than the ipad and have

some wonderful clasps and embellishments on them.

Beryl made the appliqued  hexagon decorated bag.

Love the shape!

The mini hand bags are ideal gifts and Carol has had 

some fun making them.

I inspire at least two bags each month aswell and 

'Show and Tell' just inspire everyone.

See more bags by clicking on the written labels below. 

Sue's Bags

Sue came back off her travels and showed us the collection

of bags she had made.

We all admired the box bag with all the pockets. 

She has a different coloured lining pocket for all

her sewing stuff so it is

easily identified and can be put back in its place.

See centre picture.

The bag pattern is based on the Windmill Bag.

Textile Tuesday

As you can see bags are really popular at class and some 

are now known as 'Bag Ladies'!

Beryl had unpicked some of the binding on her Batik Bag

(Bag in the middle above) 

and added the buttons.

The box style bag used the twisted squares technique.

These small alterations just made the difference.

Its all about finish.

its knowing how to move on a design or how to 

make the best of what you can do.

Val showed us her new Laptop bag she had made,

again an adapted pattern.

It is the fixtures and finishings that make

this look so'Designer'.

You can find good bag fixings at this website

HERE

This is where Val found her stainless steel twisted fixings

fo this bag. 

Wedding Keepsake Bag

Hilary made this beautiful bag for her daughter to put

all the keepsakes, cards etc in on her wedding day.

She embroidered and put on all the things that 

meant something to her daughter on the

bag including a keyring with a dog

with a neck chief like the one they had.

What a wonderful gift and such a lovely idea.

Corset Bag

Sara has made this Corset Bag for the 3D object for her

City and Guilds Creative Textiles. It is a beautiful piece of work. 

incorporating many techniques. The bodice sections

are equisite pieces of textured embroidery and beading.

The handle is made with a twisted strip with made cording through it. 

It is lined and has a zipped inner pocket.

Just fantastic. See more of Sara's corsets HERE

Girls Day Out Bag

Helen brought in her bag that her

"Girls Day Out Quilt" goes in. 

She made it from all of the scraps left over.

It is so lovely and has the charm of the quilt itself.

To see Helen's inspiration and quilt click HERE

The quilt is such a labour of love and beautiful to see.

Square Bags and a Purse To Match

Hilary made her Square Bag with 5.5" squares and then made a purse to match
with smaller ones.

What a lovely set!

I love the way the squares in the purse are placed on point.

Hilary feather stitched around the squares,
which gives it a lovely detail.
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Patchwork Bag

Helen saw this bag pattern called "Autumn Days" in 

the Popular Patchwork magazine.

It was designed by Sara Jaskiewicz and Sadie Yeomans.

Helen liked the look of it and decided she would make it with

a charm pack of fabric she had been stashing! 

She found the instructions quite clear and as you can see 

by her bag it turned out well.

Instructions are always a bug bear and it is often making an item

and sharing it you decipher what they mean and

 what alterations you would make next time.

I often have to translate patterns because they are not as clear as we 

would wish.

I went out a purchased the magazine as I liked the bag shape too!

Working my way through my bag as I blog.

Will show you the results shortly, with my alterations.

If you would like to visit Popular Patchwork's website

click HERE

Sugar Bag Corners

Jo has made this bag with lots of details.

The main body of the bag is lots of patch worked pieces. 

The sugar bag corners are on the outside of the bag and decorated 

with buttons.

The handles are able to move up and down with the buttons

and button holes.

I have been extolling the virtues of buttons and button holes

this month at class and lots of students are trying them for the 

first time. They are finding out how liberating it is 

to finally be able to do and make them.

Well done Jo for liberating your button holes.

I tell everyone it take a bit of practice.

black White and Red Bag

Monday and in the studio again getting ready for classes

starting up this week.

I have various projects in varying stages as

inspiration. So much to finish!

I have had a real making break!!!!

It took a while to settle and

I ended up finishing this little bag using some

of the new fabric that came into Knit Wits

before Christmas.

I printed the label using Staz On Ink and

a stamp which has corsets on it and fits one of the current class themes.

I print onto fabric that has been prepped for putting

through the printer.

This is then iron fixed.

The zip and charm were recycled.

Quite cute don't you think ? and I will

be demonstrating this @ The Gallery tomorrow.

See workshop lists above.

Visit my portfolio site as I am updating it and

putting a lot more in each portfolio.

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Patchwork Folded Bag

Here is Sylvia's folded bag made from a bag of purple and pink scraps.

I love it when a bag of fabric bits makes something really beautiful.

Well done Sylvia!

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Carol's Folded Bag

Carol has been enjoying making smaller projects over

the last few weeks. She is making these folded bags for a gift stall

she is presenting for the local Cancer Care Trust.

This one really looks like a cupcake!

Well done Carol for all your lovely work.

See more projects on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Embellished Purse

I have posted the embellished purse because I have been asked alot of questions since I originally posted it on a Fibre Arts Network. I made it last year at a workshop given by Sandra Beech. We had to thread wool into a dyed thread tube. Then stitch these threads into two circles with a handle.I then linned my purse. We were then able to embellish it with dyed thread and embellished with beads and embroidery.

See all my work and how to at
http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/