Friday 24 August 2012

A Summersville addiction....

So I think it's time I sought treatment for my Summersville problem.....

Having first not been sure about it, and then having been converted at FQ Retreat, where I bought some fat quarters from Lucie, the lovely Summersville has been sitting on my stash shelf winking at me occasionally while I totally lacked inspiration as to what to do with it.  

At the last LMQG meeting at Tricolette last month, however, I saw it in large quantities and it clicked - bags!  I've already blogged the go anywhere beauty and fabulousness that is the red wallet, and before I went into hospital I had cut out the makings of this Noodlehead tutorial.  

I'd used Scandi in black for the outside and pocket, and the same pattern in orange for the lining, and I had some natural webbing for the strap.

It was a bit of a faff to make, with the grommets, and I certainly realised I should have been much more circumspect with the interfacing - it made the fitting of the grommets a right to-do!  And I discovered I needed to stitch the strap to the bag as well, because unless you make a slouchy (non-interfaced) version, it seems to be too heavy for the grommets to hold it right.

But it's a bit quirky, and I like quirky!  I really like the orange lining!


I think for now I might have made enough bags!

I'm currently washing a new red sheet that I bought to be the backing of the raw circles quilt, and judging by the pink foam amassing in the machine's porthole, pre-washing it was a very good plan!  All I have to decide now is whether to machine or hand quilt it....

I'm linking up with TGIFF on Crafty Shenanigans today.

9 comments:

  1. It's nice, actually. Glad you like it after all the grommeting around!

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  2. What a cool bag - Summersville certainly looks fab in everything doesn;t it!!? Oh - and didn't anyone tell you? You can never have too many bags(or shoes)(or fabric)(or chocolate)(or cake)..... THANK YOU for linking up - you rock!

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  3. I love the bag, and you can never have too many. I also have a bit of a summersville addiction, I love how its worked on this project.

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  4. very cute bag, can a girl have too many? I love lucie's designs - even the sticky tape!

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  5. I love the bright pop of orange for the lining!

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  6. The more I use this range the more I love it, good choice to make the bag.

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  7. It looks great! Nice and roomy :) Thanks for linking up to TGIFF :)

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  8. Cute bag. Congrats on the finish

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  9. I only briefly saw that bag at the last LMQG meeting and was mightily impressed. It is abs fabs !!

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