[beattie]

Thank you Krisaby! 😀 I have some more bitsas to photograph tomorrow when we have some daylight.

[offcuts]

And I can spot the chalet curtains! I am lucky enough to have a whole bag made from that!

[beattie]

Once upon a time I had acres of chalet curtains, but quite a lot was really faded and tatty. I have another design that I bought four whole rolls of and there’s still some left unused, to be made up at some time.

[beattie]

We’ve been having a bit of a fight with a new computer that didn’t recognise an old camera, but finally have managed to upload some more bitsa bag photos.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/28356801@N08/16360500913/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/28356801@N08/16793135750/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/28356801@N08/16793136500/

At last the heap of scraps is going down!! 😀

[Krisaby]

They are splendid!

[beattie]

😀 Thank you Krisaby!!

[beattie]

I have some more bitsas to show off. The scrap pile is a lot smaller now, thank goodness 😀

https://www.flickr.com/photos/28356801@N08/16889873389/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/28356801@N08/16889874239/

I’m cheering because I have the kitchen table back!! Masterclock removed his lathe to the reorganised shed at last!! 😀

[Krisaby]

Marvellous bags! Everyone will be fighting to get one of those.
Congratulations on getting back the kitchen table!

[Agwen]

Another set of lovely bags. I note that you use a flat felled seam to join the pieces together, do you think an 4 thread over locked seam would be strong enough?

[beattie]

I don’t really know Agwen. I was given an overlocker and tried it out on the side seams of a normal bag, but we came to the conclusion that the seam had to be sewn again, French seam style, a second time, as the first seam (overlocked) wasn’t strong enough on its own. You could make a test bag and give it a jolly good try out.

[beattie]

I don’t really know Agwen. I was given an overlocker and tried it out on the side seams of a normal bag, but we came to the conclusion that the seam had to be sewn again, French seam style, a second time, as the first seam (overlocked) wasn’t strong enough on its own. You could make a test bag and give it a jolly good try out.

[Tintinabulation Wells]

They’re wonderful Beattie, you’ve inspired me to look at my scrap bag.

[JC]

Great bags, Beattie! Using a felled seam is perfect. Like Tintinabulation, I’m going to spend some time looking through my scraps.

[beattie]

Thank you Tintin and JC! 😀 The felled seams are tidy and strong, a bit like the French seams down the sides of the bag, but flatter.

I thought I was running out of scraps, then found a box of spare handle bits – just right for piecing together.
I also found a few squares that must have been left over from a patchwork project intended for a boy. They feature classic cars, and there’s a motorbike, a digger and a tractor as well. I think they’ll ZOOM out of our hands!

[Agwen]

Reporting back about the over locker for bits.
Yes it worked, sort of, but it gaped a bit and I felt it needed to be over sewn to give it more strength. I also felt this took longer than doing a felled seam from the begining. So not to be recommended on it’s own.

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