This week flew in so fast with the arrival of my DGS and his partner for a week. How lucky are we to have them come to STAY. DGD loves doing crafts so I have given her a nice wee Janome sewing machine I don’t use so often now days a a course on using it, we are making a QAYG bag, we might as well make some thing useful while she learns the ins and outs of the machine.
Start out with a Huge circle then cut out a good bite for the top of the bag shape
Then cut two fabrics moon shaped for the lining of the bag. Pin well to stop movement when sewing the quilt as you go strips.
Place some wadding the same shape on top of the lining with right side facing down lay the first strip in the middle roughly on an 45deg angle
Pin a strip on top to the left of the fabric and sew down
Open fabric and finger press down,
Add another strip of fabric to the right hand side of the 1st strip of fabric and sew down
the above is my DGD’s now I’m going to switch to photos of how I made mine as hers won’t be sewn till tomorrow, I’ve done mine so she has a sample to follow. Her colurs are very different to m8ne LOL
Just laying some colurs to see how they go together
Starting to sew I start in the middle and work out too each side of the moon bag, my green with the shoes was my first strip .
Quickly it grows
Adding a couple of small pockets inside, Ive used two small circle doilies for the packets, turned over part of the circle to make them in to pockets, will hand sew theses on.
A larger pocket ready to be handsewn down?
My Front and back completed, now to bind them both then add the gusset, which will be two men’s ties.
Wish it wasn’t quiet so bright LOL. But that’s me!!!
Midnight her now so will so goodnight and link to Esther’s wOW or WIP’s and add things from the garden tomorrow if I have time?
Thanks for dropping in, I love seeing your names popping up, it makes my day. Cheers Glenda.
I am passing my little Janome machine to my great niece – it is nice to pass these along isn’t it.
HI Karen so sorry its been so long since I wrote. I was so happy to read that you have some one in your family also who is interested in sewing and you are able to give her one of your sewing machines too. It was lovely to see her walking down the drive way this week with her machine and bits and pieces and knowing she will be a sewer and get so much enjoyment out of the machine. Cheers Glenda
What a darling beginner project! I’m so glad you two get to have this special sewing time together. Enjoy your houseguests!
Rebecca it was a very very special time for me, this week t was wonderful seeing her walk down the drive way with her machine in her hand and knowing she will use it and love it???? Glad you like my machine appliqued Pansy, hopefully I will start them soon, one a night ???? they do take a while to do LOL I have a pile of hourglass blocks I want to make up for Cherish before I loose all my tiny applique pieces for the centre????? Hopefully to day if I get my mail updated I’m so far behind in my mail, which is not like me. Hugs from QLD Australia.
What a great project!
What a cute bag! A great beginner project. Happy stitching!