This was given to someone whose mother was in a choir. It took 38 hours just for the stitching and knotting the ends. It was supposed to be a commissioned piece, but I decided to give it to her. Unbelievably, after I spent so much time making it for her, she asked me to give her money when she bought me a $2 chocolate bar!
The quilting on the back was different from the front, it had staves of music. Inside the bag I made special removable and adjustable sections to hold her sheet music, eraser and pencil holders as well as her name and phone number in case she lost the bag!!!
The notes on the front read the music for the famous verse “Alleluia” Which in retrospect was a bit how I felt when I finished it.
The quilting on the back was different from the front, it had staves of music. Inside the bag I made special removable and adjustable sections to hold her sheet music, eraser and pencil holders as well as her name and phone number in case she lost the bag!!!
The notes on the front read the music for the famous verse “Alleluia” Which in retrospect was a bit how I felt when I finished it.
FABRIC: Navy Drill, Colour 100% cotton, lining Calico.
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I made 6 fans at a workshop with Brigitte at Quilts n Sew Forth in Singapore. I had bought the pattern some time ago from her, but never attempted any. The class was interesting, and I still dislike hand appliqué. So I machined as much as I could.
I made 6 fans at a workshop with Brigitte at Quilts n Sew Forth in Singapore. I had bought the pattern some time ago from her, but never attempted any. The class was interesting, and I still dislike hand appliqué. So I machined as much as I could.
This was supposed to be made into a quilt, but I just have too many quilts, so after lots of thought, I decided to make a bag. Having just bought my new Bernina QE 440, I decided to use the bag to learn stippling. The back of the bag was also used to learn to use my spacer, so I have varying distance horizontal lines and what looks like perspective lines starting at the top and middle of the bag splaying out to the base. I really enjoyed making this bag because I learned so much, it’s full of imperfections, but is still ok.
The irony is that when I was at the Yokohama Quilt show, I was stopped by a Japanese photojournalist and asked if she could take a photo of my two bags that I was carrying (this one being one of them) A few months later, I received a copy of a Japanese quilting magazine and a post it on the page where yours truly appeared - I was the only pale face person featured – the Japanese are hand bag crazy and unlike mine, their work is always perfect!!!
This is one of my most used and comfortable bags- especially when travelling it holds sooooooooo much.
This is one of my most used and comfortable bags- especially when travelling it holds sooooooooo much.
FABRIC: Bag Calico, Fan Japanese Prints 100% cotton
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