Fabricated

Fabricated

Hallo There!

Lovely day again.  What's

the weather like where you are?

Whatever it is doing, it is always

sunny here on the Blog

Today is no exception - you

should get yourself some

refreshment and find a comfy

seat before you go any further

Angela Radford is here today

and oh my, has she got a

fabulous project to share...

 "Hi Angela back again! 

Sorry yet another lengthy tutorial but 

hope you enjoy watching as much as I 

enjoyed making it. 

To start with here is the collection of 

Starlights Textiles paints I used for this project:

Put a small amount of paint into a palette 

and spread it so that you don't have too 

much paint on your brush.

The fabric is the Calico that Sandy stocks 

and I used a full width by 45 cm but obviously 

this depends on what you decide to make when 

this stage is complete. 

Using Tim Holtz stencils apply the paint 

by dabbing gently through each one. 

I made about six or seven of each one

 I used, covering the whole length of fabric.

When you have finished the stencilling 

allow these to dry and iron on the wrong side. 

Complete instructions are on the jars. 

I used scissors to begin cutting them apart 

but actually ripped them as I wanted

 the frayed edges to show.

Now it's time to start attaching them 

to the backing. 

I used a batting fabric for this as I wanted 

a quilted effect but another piece of the Calico 

would work too.

And here is the finished piece. 

I've used several different stencils and 

different stitches too. 

This is definitely a grungy style 

with the frayed edges showing.

 I removed a small section at the end to use

 for the closure and then you need to sew the 

sides of the main fabric and lining.

 I like to box my corners when making a bag

 but this is up to you.

Here you can see the finished corner, nice and neat.

It's a good idea now to iron the seams flat 

before continuing. 

I would cover this with a piece of 

muslin before ironing.

 Place the lining inside the bag with the 

wrong sides together and pin.

Machine all the way round.

I cut a strip of the Calico to go all the way 

round the top of the bag and machined 

it in place on the inside and then 

folded it out to the front.

Tack this in place to cover the top edge 

and then machine all the way round.

Here is the flap ready to be attached at the back

Cut two lengths of fabric to the length and 

width you prefer and sew these inside out 

with interfacing attached and 

then turn the right way round.

And here you have the completed bag. 

I wanted this to be large enough to 

carry a 12x12 journal so it is quite big.

Here you can see the inside with the flap 

attached at the back and the handles securely

 sewn in place.

I left the flap open at the top as it can be used as a pocket.

I used velcro as the fastening for the closure

 but again this is just preference. 

So that's your lot my friends. 

Hope you enjoyed that and see you soon.

 Angela xXx"

Materials Used:

Stalights Textiles Paints

Calico

Lining Fabric

Batting

Tim Holtz Stencils

Velcro

Interfacing

Thank you Angela

What can I say?  I am absolutely

speechless - I need to go back

to school and repeat the

Use of English course I did

way back when........

Maybe this will cover it:

Wunderbar, die Tasche ist 

enfach super! 

Bis Morgen!   oh sorry....

Till tomorrow

Mickie xx