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From: HeyJudee
Date: 08-24-2006, 11:28 PM (1 of 21)
Well I finally made my bag (http://www.flickr.com/photos/heyjudee/224111509/in/photostream/)! Donna Moses made it last December for a Christmas present and posted a pic back then. I had the same pattern and said I planned on making it. Finally, I have!!! And it isn't gonna be for me  ... but still have some of the same fabric left & may just make another one.  We haven't heard from Donna for a quite a while! Hope she's still around so she can take a look. PS: the inside is a green that matches the stems... TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366 
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 08-24-2006, 11:46 PM (2 of 21)
GREAT !!! ( I LOVE RED )...  (btw...I have fabric that looks almost like that....black in the background.) Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
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From: lvquilts
Date: 08-25-2006, 06:42 AM (3 of 21)
You did a lovely job, it's very pretty. If I had made it, I'd want to keep it too. Why is it we tend to sew for others and not ourselves??? I guess I can answer that, it's the pleasure we get in creating something so personal for another. Even so, would be nice to put ourselves higher on the list sometimes.... 
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User: lvquilts
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From: Patty22
Date: 08-25-2006, 09:25 AM (4 of 21)
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Judy, you need to make a bag for yourself. Your fabric choices are always so vibrant! Reminds me of your photos you had posted in the spring - http://www.flickr.com/photos/heyjudee/sets/72057594133114958/ Patty
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User: Patty22
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From: swartzrn
Date: 08-25-2006, 11:36 PM (5 of 21)
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I LOVE IT!!! Which pattern did you use??? It's beautiful!
Julie
"To see the future, look into a child's eyes." |
User: swartzrn
Member since: 02-17-2006 Total posts: 436 
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From: cshortsew
Date: 08-26-2006, 07:35 PM (6 of 21)
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Very pretty, I love the color!
cshortsew
Projects Completed in 2007: Sewing: biscuit quilt, 7 baby dress sets, piggy pillow, 7 baby pants, eyeglass holder, purse, 5 baby outfits, toddler dress set Crocheting: red purse, piggy slippers, sweater shawl, 5 pr. sock trims, 89 squares, baby sweater, 2 afghans, toddler harness, baby poncho, baby dress Other: 14 Autism pins Works in progress: Sewing: toddler overalls & shirt Crocheting: vertical stripes afghan |
User: cshortsew
Member since: 06-28-2006 Total posts: 380 |
From: lendube
Date: 08-26-2006, 07:41 PM (7 of 21)
| Me too! Love red and love flowers! Great job! Lennie |
User: lendube
Member since: 08-06-2006 Total posts: 1548 |
From: esrun3
Date: 08-28-2006, 06:54 PM (8 of 21)
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I love, love, love that fabric! Very vibrant. did you use a pattern? If so, which one-it's great.
Lyn
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User: esrun3
Member since: 12-02-2004 Total posts: 2345 |
From: HeyJudee
Date: 08-29-2006, 01:32 PM (9 of 21)
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Thanks everyone! I gave it away this weekend and the recipient was quite happy when she got it. I'm thinking that I just have to make another one from the left over fabric. Chrys...must be the same fabric as the background is black in this one too. So what are you gonna make with yours? Patty, I bought the fabric last spring just before the Tulip festival. Tulips are my favourite flower since I moved to Ottawa. And every year there is always something tulip related that I see & just have to get. Lynn & Julie, the pattern was from a booklet "Sew & Go Quick-Quilted Totes and Organizers" that came with a Fons & Porter magazine last year...don't remember the date but possibly was May or June 2005 issue. There are a bunch of patterns for quilted totes (duffle bags, purse, change purse, garmet bags, etc.) I had put it aside and finally got around to doing it...like I needed a present and so had to make the time to do it (hee, hee). TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366
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From: esrun3
Date: 08-29-2006, 04:36 PM (10 of 21)
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thanks Judy-now I'll have to go searching!
Lyn
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User: esrun3
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From: nativetexan
Date: 09-06-2006, 08:48 PM (11 of 21)
Oh that's gorgeous!!! just gorgeous!!!
CC
http://photos.yahoo.com/ccase5 |
User: nativetexan
Member since: 11-15-2005 Total posts: 57 
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 09-06-2006, 09:38 PM (12 of 21)
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Well, I've made another one! This one is for my sister...her birthday's next week. Here's a pic (http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=235557733&size=m) of hers.
TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366
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From: bridesmom
Date: 09-07-2006, 01:28 AM (13 of 21)
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Love the bags!! the red fabric is gorgeous!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Patty22
Date: 09-07-2006, 06:55 AM (14 of 21)
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Judy, your latest bag is my favorite; the fabric is gorgeous. Lucy sister!
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: scrappy
Date: 09-13-2006, 04:21 PM (15 of 21)
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Your bags are very pretty !!! I think I have the pattern, but have not tried it yet. Did you think it was very hard? I love yours, may have to give it a try. Scrappy
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User: scrappy
Member since: 01-03-2001 Total posts: 12 |
From: MaryW
Date: 09-13-2006, 06:24 PM (16 of 21)
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Lovely bag, something to really cherish.
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 09-13-2006, 07:56 PM (17 of 21)
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Scrappy, it isn't a hard bag. There's no zipper but you can put a loop and button if you want. The pattern specifies using prequilted fabric but I quilted my own and made my own binding for the top edges. One thing the pattern suggests is that you can do a French seam when you sew up the sides. Did that when I made the first one and made a note not to do that again. The seam is so thick where the pockets are that it was extremely hard to sew. Give it a try.
TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366
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From: dmoses
Date: 09-13-2006, 08:08 PM (18 of 21)
The bags are gorgeous, Judy!  I was planning to make one for myself as well, but haven't done it yet!  I haven't been around too much lately...I'm trying to cut back my time on the computer...It was starting to take over!!!  I still check in now and then to catch up on what everyone is doing.I just got back from a two-week visit to Newfoundland. The weather was great and the scenery there is fantabulous! So beautiful! Of course, being a Newfie, I *am* biased. 
Take care,
Donna |
User: dmoses
Member since: 02-22-2002 Total posts: 964 
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 09-13-2006, 08:23 PM (19 of 21)
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Hey Donna...great to see you around. I didn't realize that you were a Newfie. You're lucky that you had good weather & made it back home. Today Nfld is feeling the effects of the latest hurricane. Saw pics on the news and it is not nice weather there! Take care & don't be such a stranger! TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366
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From: Tummy
Date: 09-13-2006, 10:53 PM (20 of 21)
| That is very nice. I would use a bag like that and I am NOT a bag kinda girl. |
User: Tummy
Member since: 06-03-2006 Total posts: 81 |
From: scrappy
Date: 09-14-2006, 11:52 AM (21 of 21)
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Scrappy, it isn't a hard bag. There's no zipper but you can put a loop and button if you want. The pattern specifies using prequilted fabric but I quilted my own and made my own binding for the top edges. One thing the pattern suggests is that you can do a French seam when you sew up the sides. Did that when I made the first one and made a note not to do that again. The seam is so thick where the pockets are that it was extremely hard to sew. Give it a try. Thanks for the tips, I will give it a try. There is nothing like the Voice of Experience,haha |
User: scrappy
Member since: 01-03-2001 Total posts: 12 |
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