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I fear I may be waving to you from the cutting room floor, figuratively speaking! The production team were working on episodes 5 & 6, but only 4 appear on the TV listing, the last one having been shown last night and I can’t find it in next week’s TV schedule. Oh well!! 😕
Thanks for doing the test and reporting your results Agwen.
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!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.
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.
I have some more bitsas to show off. The scrap pile is a lot smaller now, thank goodness 😀
I’m cheering because I have the kitchen table back!! Masterclock removed his lathe to the reorganised shed at last!! 😀
Hi JC! I missed a day too – don’t stress about it, you still made lots of bags! I find giving the bags away the most exciting part.
I’m sure you’ll find ways of speeding up production. If the material is suitable (duvet covers are good) you can make a cut to start it off, then rip the fabric apart. I hate ironing, so don’t iron the kits I make (unless they’re for newbies to make up) I just fold and sew. The sewing part takes fractionally longer but you save on ironing time.
What great timing Dartfrog! More fabric just when you’re able to use it – you’ll be inspired! 😀
Totally superb!! 😀
I was amazed to be the first to post, Krisaby 🙂
I’ve started using my new labels and I have to say that I do like the very faint grey line separating each label – saves cutting twice, as like Tori, I didn’t like the bits of blue line that ended up on each label. Thanks for making the change! 😀
Yay for handcranks!! We like to use them at events, they attract attention (almost everyone of a certain age reminisces about “helping” their granny/ mum/ auntie by turning the handle for them as a child. Also they mean you don’t need an electric supply (can be expensive, if it’s available at all) or PAT test.
I’m looking forward to hearing how it goes 😀
Hello Mad Old Crone – from another one!! 😉 Welcome! 😀
I also hate waste and that’s what keeps me addicted to morsbagging. I love to take something that would have been thrown out, make it useful, and then, best of all, give it away FREE!!
It sounds as if you’re all organised, even down to the distribution – excellent!! One thing we sometimes find with charity shop assistants is that they can’t turn down the opportunity to make a little extra for their charity, so it can be really hard to convince them that morsbags have to be free.
“But it’s for ——–!”
“No, it’s free!”I’m sure you’ll have a stream of tablecloths with one stain that you can work around and duvet covers with felt tip ink in the corner – that are just the ticket for making bags.
I’m looking forward to hearing more and seeing some photos in due course. 😀
Krisaby, after last month’s “red face” incident, I double checked carefully to make sure that I hadn’t left you out again!! If you add them now you’ll definitely appear in April’s list.
😀 Thank you Krisaby!!
Great idea Sazzie. We might change the date of our handout by a day or so too, as we’ve found Bank Holidays a bit awkward – not many shoppers around & that’s what we want people to associate their bag with.