Monday, May 25, 2015

Feather project bag

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A while a go I did some small feather blocks in an effort to learn foundation Piecing. I really enjoyed doing them even though my iron broke. I wasn't sure what to do with them. I thought I might combine them with my fractal blocks I am making. Then I decided that perhaps I should make Rachel a project bag for her birthday. I have been amassing lots of purples, linens and stripes thinking that I might make something log cabiny / half squarey like this by Brooke.

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I decided to use my fabric pull - hark at me knowing all the terminology - and make Rachel a bag. I am such a nice friend. These are such precious fabrics that I almost can't bear to use them. I just love looking at them. I love the Kaffe Fasset shot cotton, it's so soft.

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So I cut into my stash deciding not to be so precious and haordy. I just cut some strips and put all the fabric away. It makes everything a lot easier. I do love improv log cabin in that way. So refreshing after all those precise points in the Jitterbug.

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I was a bit worried it would look rubbish to be honest. I never really know if fabrics go together. I feel blind sometimes. Even though they were all a similar hue I still felt blind. I reeeealllly like how this block turned out. I want to keep it and hug it and have it always.

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I am really pleased with how the green fabric held up against the purples. I love it. I want to make a whole quilt like this now.

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Front and back together.

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And specially because I love her, I am going to break into my uber cool zips I got at the quilt show. They are the perfect colour.

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I backed each external panel with wadding, quilted them a bit randomly and trimmed them to 13 x 12".

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I toyed with not quilting them at all but I did in the end as it makes the bag stiffer and allows you to do some stitching on top.

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Here is an idea of the size. An ipad fits in with room to spare. I think I'd rather use it to store rulers and scissors and bits of a project. I reallllly want to keep it. The sign of a good present.

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I'm really pleased with the muddy yellow lining. I wasn't sure it would go but I love it.

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And I even put a little felt in to store needles. I am very pleased.

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