Working on the shoulder tie bag. 12th Nov 2014

This week has been spent working on the memorial shoulder bag. I made the gusset by machine the rest has been done by hand.  I hope to have it finished by Friday and in the mail next week????.

Making the gusset and shoulder tie for the memorial bag. I have joined the two ties that Anne sent me and quilted one by machine.  I never use to quilt them but found it added stability to the shape after been used a while.

Both ties quilted and now ready to add to the front and back of bag shape.

I have hand sewn a narrow navvy satin biases fabric around the front and back of the bag shape to add strength when I sew the gusset ties to the back and front shape of the bag;  as  they are made of a very loose woollen weave.  It is just under 1/8th wide showing in the front.  I choose the navy to tie in with the work buttons I needed to use on the bag.   Photo below looks like a wee kilt to me at this stage. ??????!!!!!!

Back of Memorial bag

Above photo the gusset has been hand sewn on to the front of bag.

Back of bag has the narrow satin bias sewn on it ready to attach now to the gusset .

Back part of bag has a flap to fall down across the front of bag. I have added two heavy round flat pieces of lead about the size of a 20cent piece to make it hang firmly and not flap about.

Early sunrise this morning.

I gave my DGD a wee babies bed and mattress for her doll; she does not put the baby to bed but her self instead??????

She loves her new babies bed??????

I meant to show you this helaconia last week it is off a young plant they can have up to 10 or 12 flowers which end up around 18inches long , they look like plastic and it is hard to believe they are a real flower.

Tourist train arriving to a  beautiful day in the local rain forest village. Taken from our front veranda

Off to link with Esther if my iPad will let me?????

http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com

Cheers Glenda