Puppy Love Peg Bag

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Puppy Love 🙂

A couple more new Peg / Clothes Pin Bag designs! After eight in a week – All lovingly handmade and designed to add a little fun to Wash Days – it’s time to move to a new project…..Tackling one of my huge bags of tiny off cuts and hopefully making it into a very colourful creation…may just need a step ladder to reach the top of the pile ;-/ ……….

Bernard and Betty Bullfrog…for a bit of amusement, I decided to leave the ‘mouth’ as a loose movable piece of thread (secured soundly at both ends though) …so you’ll never know what little face they will make when the wind blows 😉

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Moving from Quirky to Super CUTE!

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Two little honey bunnies 😉

After a couple of quirky peg / clothes pin bag makes with ‘extreme wash line scenes’, I thought I’d cover all bases and throw in a couple of simpler, super cute designs too! Making good use of some lovely little buttons I bought a while back, I really like the wooden butterflies and wonder why it took me so long to start using them?!?

Little Love Birds design. Well ….Spring is in the air after all…

All hand appliqued, Fully lined, and, with a sturdy wooden hanger… perfect for little gift ideas or a treat for your own Wash Days !

More New and Exciting Peg Bag Designs

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Well…my thoughts were…if I can put a Desert Island Scene on a Peg/Clothespin Bag…then why not do a ‘mountainscape’ scene too 🙂

Another couple of my new Peg/Clothespin Bags. Maybe it’ll start a little trend of freeze drying laundry on the slopes :-). The other  not quite as wacky..OR is it?!! ‘Course they both seem perfectly feasible in my mind  😀

A little fly and dry option !!                                                                                                                                                 I must confess to many happy hours playing with felt during their making…takes me back to childhood ‘fuzzy felt’ days ! Now, I just draw, cut and create my own pictures  😉

Cute Quirky and Colourful Peg Bags

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So many tiny little blanket stitches, but, worth the effort! One of my new Peg Bag designs 🙂

Coming up with new fun ideas for my 2017 Peg Bags designs and revisiting some past popular designs, though still different and quite unique 🙂 But most importantly, ALL Lovingly Handmade (are Fully Lined and each with a sturdy painted wooden hanger) to add a little fun to Wash Days!! Here are the first two…

Last year’s orange fashion bathing suit gives way to…. a bright cerise pink number ! ..as well as the lucky lady drying her washing on the Desert Island, trying out a new relaxing position  🙂

Taking leftover fabric to the next level…#5 (…by th’ ‘eck! Who’d a thunk I cu’d’ve made this from’t fabric I bowt?!)

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After the last four posts of questing to use every scrap I had left of the same fabrics, I put the last bits into some semblance of order on my chopping board! (In case you’re wondering ’bout t’ title ??!- it’s a bit of Lancashire dialect thrown in 😉 Must be one of those days!)

Anyways….back to the real matter in hand! What could you or even I do with these meagre little scraps?? (I have a little confession before we go any further….BIG SIGH!!) Thinking I was getting towards the end of everything,,,I suddenly found another scrap length of the blue flowery fabric in my stash ;-/ Aaaargh!! Well, I couldn’t just leave it to reappear in many moons to come, it had to be combined in this ‘end of makes’!! So, instead of it leaving me utterly frustrated, I took it as a positive and decided therefore I could go larger, rather than smaller as anticipated with this next make 😉 BUT, what would it be??….

Well…..This!

A super soft and very vibrant reversible design Hand Quilted Shoulder Bag/Tote!! Even the tiniest of scrap leftover crimson has made a little statement on this design

Of course, being reversible, needs another design! By this stage I am seriously running out of sizeable fabric pieces (apart from the blue flowery fabric! OOO Please take note of the duo button detail hear on the fastening flap – as it failed to be noted in the final image properly)….So, this if the result! (I’m rather happy with it though all tiny bits considered) As you can see, it’s all hand quilted too 😉

Measuring out the ‘new discovery’ of MORE blue flowery fabric meant I had just enough to Fully Line, make a Multi-Pocket, trim the outer bag And make a single shoulder strap – surely reason enough to be happy now?! Showing the two open pockets and the full width zipped pocket – using also some of the lovely wooden flower buttons I acquired to strengthen and stabilise the pocket areas.

A Couple of coordinating buttons to go on the front of the magnetic clasp (not photographed very well I’m afraid due to shine) and the little super soft cotton tote is packaged ready for a new life of shopping and adventures!!

Still a few scrap leftovers in the pile, though much smaller now……Amazing how far a kilo or so of fabric can go!

Taking leftover fabric to the next level…#2

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A colourful everyday bag/tote made from super soft brushed cotton/flannel fabrics

In my own quest to utilise all my left over fabrics from a previous project… I decided to keep with my theme of ”skewed squares design” and incorporate it into a unique little shoulder bag

A beautiful unique bouclé fabric Shoulder Bag and Cosmetic Pouch Set

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A Unique Boucle Shoulder Bag and Cosmetic Pouch Set

Whilst crafting away on the lovely Shoulder bag above, my Dearest happened to pass by as I was attempting to turn the long handle, by no means an easy feat!!…given the thickness of fabric and narrow two inch wide gap to send the 30 or so inches through. At some point in my concentration and brute force, I seem to remember hearing, ”…trying to lay an egg love??…” To be fair laying a whole clutch of them would have been easier!! But persistence paid off in the end 😉 LOL…That, and having just cleared the local haberdashery of all their large D Rings meant I just needed to make another little bag set!

The quite conservative exterior, gives way, to…a blast of happy, stripy colour inside. All fully lined, even the internal zipped pocket! So, makes for a perfect shoulder bag and pouch set!

Sandwiching synthetic wadding between the boucle and stripy cotton fabric gave a lovely soft, hand quilting effect, with just enough texture to make the bag even more interesting

After finding a couple of super large buttons during my haberdashery scouting trip, I couldn’t resist, and, found it matched perfectly in colour to the pink and black polka dot cotton fabric I had in my stash…something about spots and striped shouldn’t be together??!! Anyone else remember their mother drilling that info to them at a young age?? Anyways, I set about creating a large turned boucle flower to applique as the central feature with the button being used to anchor all in place. After adding the internal zipped pocket, to form three main compartments, and the small open pocket, perfect for keys and the like, and a magnetic clasp, I then added the polka dot binding before joining all together with the lined matching gusset, which also houses the D Rings for the long shoulder strap. Once all the hand stitching was completed and the binding turned back, some small left over pieces of fabric made their transition into a little cosmetic pouch, also with a little turned through boucle flower detail and simple stud fastener.

Soft Quilted loveliness…Bursting with… ‘Happy Colours’!!

What a wonderful way to brighten your day! Every time you open up into the colourful interior, gives a happy boost to the day!…Or, is that just me??!?

The simplicity of the reverse, though, still showing up the gentle hand quilting texture effect.

Lots of love, lots of hand sewing and all at a super amazing promotion price !! Packaged and ready for shipping!! It would make a lovely unique gift for someone special perhaps?! As The Festive Season, creeps ever closer….. take advantage of my Etsy Shop limited discount voucher code …….!!!!

GRABABARGAIN2016 Is THE 15% discount voucher to use on all orders over £20.00 GBP (sorry, doesn’t apply to shipping fees) in my Etsy Shop, running only until the 1st December, 2016!!! So, Grab A Bargain while you can 😉

Okay!! I only have another 16 D Rings left!!…Wonder what will be next then?? Maybe I will have to shelve my bag designing for a week or so, as I get to grips with a commissioned meter high gigantic stocking 😉

So Cute, So Sweet, Sew Stylish~ Unique, Fun and Quirky Bag and Pouch Set.

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Ewe, Me and Mini me!!

After a couple of weeks of battling against technology, with a ”hissy fitting” monitor on a mission to try and give me an epileptic fit from it’s strobe flashing effects…many visits to and fro to see our lovely children around the UK….celebrating somewhat of a landmark birthday ~ very quietly..almost to the point of ignoring it even happened LOL ~ I eventually got back into my stride 😉 A new design and a few cute little appliqued sheep, happened into a lovely shoulder bag and cosmetic pouch set!

Unique Cute and Quirky, but…..It’s perfect as an every day bag/tote, all fully lined, three large compartments for organising, the centre one having a full width zip and a little add on pocket for keys, or the like! With a little of the wool tweed fabric left over after cutting out my pattern, it was put to good use as a matching, simple, fully lined cosmetic pouch ~ plenty of room to house a lippy/liner/mascara etc…

Having added a 100% cotton interlining, I hand quilted the outer layers to it, before adding the striped cotton lining for a little extra touch of handmade. Once the gusset and the binding was added to all pieces, an awful lot of hand stitching completed the look. Time and patience was definitely worth the three days work to see the finished set!

A quick look at the back to check..YUP!! just as neat as the front ~ minus the little ‘sheepies’ of course 😉

Only one thing left to do….package, ready for shipping! I do hope my little ‘sheep in boots’ set finds a loving home 😉

Whilst I had an amazing birthday, organised by my lovely daughter….incorporating a surprise class, glazing pottery no less, something I’ve never done before!…then, on to an evening out at our favourite Indian restaurant ~ so lovely!….I’ve definitely decided…I’m not going to celebrate again till I get a card from the reigning monarch of the time LOL That way, I can pretend that I’m not getting any older for quite a while  ;-D

More!! Super Cute Origami Fabric Folded Bags and matching Cosmetic Pouches

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Big Tote:……. ”So…Got the time on You, Little One?? Something tells me……You are just short of the eleventh hour…….!!”                                                                                                                                 Little Pouch:……. ”Yup, reckon I’ve been clocked just before my time ran out!! Isn’t it amazing how time can alter a face ~ every second counts…good job YOU seem to be keeping an eye on that!!                                                                                                                                                  Big Tote:……….”I’ve heard that ‘crazy woman’ has been making all sorts of things with fabric ~ not to mention a whole new bunch of guys like us for her little shop! Fancy, Leaving us laid open with all our inner workings on show ~ Really!! There was a time when more respect was on hand!!”                                                                                                                                        Little Pouch:……….”Sounds like you are revving up to a right old ticking off?! Hope she remembers to wrap our tassel ‘taches  behind our button noses before she packs us up ready for shipping….. Such a simple solution to securing ~ ingenious!”                                                               Big Tote:………” I got a sneaky glimpse of where we’re to be placed in the storage area…right between the ‘Note worthy’ Music Fabric Origami Tote ~ you know he even has bells in his ears, he can jingle a proper little tune without a doubt!!…..AND, the Polka Dot Pigs version!!! I’ve heard the padded Piggy Sow Purse was blown away, realising she had a matching ‘mini-me’ padded piglet pouch…Awww!!” Not to mention the ever adored owls version next but one in the box………check them out if you can!”                             Little Pouch:………”You know…I feel proper proud to be presented as a premier to our crafty creator’s comeback….hope we land in a loving home soon…only time will tell (sigh)…!”                                 

”Check out my eight pockets ~ we all have them…big or small! ” Quite curious creations ~ Unique Quirky AND quite a conversation starter!!

Polka Dot Piggy Proudness ~ and padded piglet too! Handmade with love, eight pocket origami fabric folded tote and matching make up/cosmetic pouch

OOOO!!!! I’m here…                                                                                                                                        ‘she’ managed not to forget to include me in her creative comeback!! ~ YAY!! Musical madness prevails….no mini me version, but, I’m perfect as a stand alone eye catcher. Any music student would love me to bits…AND…I have eight pocket to carry all their bits!

Thank you to many who have encouraged me to get back to posting ;-D and for their lovely comments too!! I may have taken my time, but I hope it’s worth the wait??

A busy time with family,  life, and, lots of crafting has seen me get a little lazy on sharing what I’ve been up to of late! Even though I’ve not been visible as such, I’ve still managed to keep up and enjoy what others are up to on the reader 🙂 So, back out of semi-retirement, I’m putting together three short posts, this being the first, to show what my needles and threads have come up with lately……hope you enjoy…..;-)

Exciting developments to the 2016 Peg Bags ;-)

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After posting just a couple of days ago with some more new Peg Bag designs, I suddenly remembered about a small box of Peg Doll Key-rings I had stored away which I made for craft fairs. No longer able to participate in the strenuous long days of fairs, I decided it would be a shame to let them just lie in the box! So, I have plans to make them a new feature on my cute quirky Peg Bags 🙂 This, being the first one created today!

A little imagination, some snippets of felt, buttons, beads and a little hand sewing, plus the addition of something new and creative to my original, unique peg bag designs, a little hand knitted outfit for a common wooden clothes peg (actually knitted on artists paint brushes, as I was too lazy to search out my grandma’s needles lol) The little peg doll keyring is simply attached by a few threads and can be removed if so wished, making it a two for one bargain A cute Posh Peg Pouch and a Key Ring Fob!! Plus……the new owner has the opportunity to create a little face for the doll ~ triple bonus ;-D