I have been keeping busy making QAYG hexagons by hand, generally just keeping my hubby company at night watching TV together.
I had become quite reclusive after my cancer operations and so with the advice of my cancer psychologist, I joined a very active craft group that supports Illawarra Cancer Carers by having frequent craft stalls. It has been very therapeutic and I feel that what I am doing is worthwhile.
One of the donations to the craft group was someone else's UFO (Un Finished Object) which was a QAYG hexagons. The fabrics were all cut and just a couple of patches were complete. I offered to give it a go. I basically followed the excellent tutorial by knitsnquilts found on the Always Quilting blog, though I had to make a couple of adjustments being someone else's pattern and cutting. My bag is different, but she is the one that gave me the inspiration to make a bag instead of a quilt.
I think the original purpose of the hexagons were to make them into a quilt but I decided to make at least one bag with some of the patches. This is how it turned out. Making the handles were very challenging. I couldn't find any fabric that was close to the colours without over whelming the bag. In the end I decided to twist his cord that was also a donation to the Carers and make my own rope.
I am quite happy with how it turned out! I am happy to make more bags if there appears to be a market for them.
I had become quite reclusive after my cancer operations and so with the advice of my cancer psychologist, I joined a very active craft group that supports Illawarra Cancer Carers by having frequent craft stalls. It has been very therapeutic and I feel that what I am doing is worthwhile.
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| The bag minus the handles |
I think the original purpose of the hexagons were to make them into a quilt but I decided to make at least one bag with some of the patches. This is how it turned out. Making the handles were very challenging. I couldn't find any fabric that was close to the colours without over whelming the bag. In the end I decided to twist his cord that was also a donation to the Carers and make my own rope.
I am quite happy with how it turned out! I am happy to make more bags if there appears to be a market for them.
Lovely work.
ReplyDeleteThanks you for the compliment. I have never made a bag before It might be the first of many different ones!
DeleteThe bag turned out really well. It looks really professional.
ReplyDeleteThank you. The ladies on the stall think it will sell and have asked me to make more! :)
DeleteI am so glad you are getting out again after all the disappointments you have gone through. Cancer and being let down by so called friends and work colleagues
ReplyDeleteIt was not a nice road to travel. The cancer was bad enough but to be ignored by so called friends is what sent me to a psychologist. I had such a low self esteem after their thoughtlessness. But the good news is that I am getting better and I have left that group and started meeting new people with the hope of making new friends!
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