Wednesday, March 2, 2011

52 Week Challenge - Week 9

A friend from church gave me some knitted fabric (lets just say a LOT of knitted fabric) that she inherited from a manufacturer of knit clothing who recently retired.  I will no doubt be making lots of different things from this material in the future.  These bags are the first project I've used it for.

My eldest granddaughter modeled for me
I found some nice leather handles, lined them with coordinating cotton fabric, put in three pockets, and a magnetic snap.  A bonus to the project was that I got to use my new serger.   I am  pretty happy with the way they turned out.  My granddaughter has already claimed one of the purple bags (her favorite color).

Can't wait to see what you have been up to this week? 

Let's get busy,





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13 comments:

  1. CremeMagnoliaMarch 2, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    I love what you did with your new fabric, the bags are so cute! Your newest follower from EBT, welcome.

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  2. StitchinByTheLakeMarch 2, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Wow! What a wonderful way to use the fabric. The bags are beautiful. blessings, marlene

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  3. GloriaMarch 2, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    These are just the right size and the handles are sweet!

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  4. Orangies AtticMarch 2, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Those are so cute!

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  5. Kathryn DycheMarch 2, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Those look great, you must have been made up to receive all that wonderful fabric.

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  6. Lulu GreyMarch 2, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Those are really cute. I love the handles. Following you from the EBT.

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  7. Playing with ShellsMarch 2, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Those bags are neat, I love them. The leather handles are great! I'm following from EBT!

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  8. Emily ClaireMarch 2, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    These are adorable! You have done a great job. I especially love the little flower shape of the leather underneath the button!

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  9. weird amigaMarch 2, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    I have a weakness for fabrics that look rusty or silvery... They look like chainmail, a little! :)

    (Found you through EBT!)

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  10. Sea Flower StudiosMarch 2, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Love the detail the leather handles add! Great job!

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  11. Judy NolanMarch 4, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    I can't wait to see what else you do with this fabric. Makes me think about alternate uses for fabrics I had intended to use for garments, but now have no interest in making.

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  12. RoseMarch 4, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    How lucky to receive such wonderful fabrics! The bags are great and I'm like Judy can't wait to see more!

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  13. UnknownMarch 4, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Very nice bags! I definitely like the fabric!

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