The spotty bag was made for a friends birthday. It is similar to previous bags I have made but I just wanted to show the bag finished as it is such lovely fabric. Bit more substantial as it was for a present. I lined it with foam backed curtain lining, or bag lining, as I call it, and added a small spotty pocket inside.
I was especially proud of this stitching to secure the handles. It can all go so wrong right at the end.
The denim bag was made on board this year as I did not have a small handbag to take out at night. Mick’s trouser legs were used this time. I did make a large one, but have mislaid the photos so will have to retake them.
The main body is the bottom of a leg from a pair of jeans.
The lining was very pretty strawberry fabric that I have had for ages. I bought the beige webbing for the handle on a market stall and sewed red ribbon down the centre of the webbing to make it a bit less drab.
I then made 11 Suffolk Puffs and added various buttons in the centres of the puffs as they were being sewn to the bag. A Suffolk Puff is a circle of fabric, edged by a running stitch and then drawn together into the middle and secured.
The bag came in really useful during the summer and is now the resident small boat bag.
See sailing blog for details of life afloat www.fleurofpendle.blogspot.co.uk
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