Posted by MosaicMadness on 2006-11-18 23:03:49
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The items I saw in Ohio looked like the pieces of felt were appliqued. Does that help? Thanks for your patience (sewing/fabric is foreign to me!) and help y'all! I really want to learn how to do this. =)
Posted by alate on 2007-02-14 23:29:39
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I don't know if this helps, but when I was in high school I used to make purses out of old jeans. I would go to thrift stores where they had $1-a-Bag sales and stock up. Little kids' jeans (without elastic in the waistband) make the cutest bags. To make the bag, you just cut off the legs and sew the leg holes shut, and use the leg fabric to make the straps--how you do that is up to you, because you decide how wide or long you want them. Then I'd decorate the bags by sewing fabric into the pockets, or lace over solid fabrics, or old fishnet stocking pieces over fabric, I'd use fabric paint, patches, embroidery, all kinds of embellishment.
These bags are admittedly not everyone's taste. I will admit I stopped making them because I got tired of them...though I still have one I occasionally use. The one I used as a bookbag in high school was crazy--rainbow tye-dyed with all kinds of patches.
They're good bags, though, because they're strong, have a large opening, and LOTS of pockets.
Posted by goddesshanna on 2005-09-02 09:30:19
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I had a similar problem when I hadn't used a sewing machine for a while. The only thing I had done wrong was put the thread through the wrong side of the needle. Start with the basics and check to make sure the thread it going through all the guides properly and that you don't have the tension cranked up really high or something then check with your local sewing/fabric store if things still don't work right.
