the MONDO Bag! (not quite done)
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| Fitting the lining... still needs straps and pockets - |
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| The Michigan ladies all made one and I had to make one for myself. This thing was holding a lot of stuff. |
I picked up a batik strip set at Erica's on the way home... You know the part of the pattern where it implores you to "Read ALL instructions first?!" wehell... I tried but didn't quite get it all. This increased the level of difficulty quite a bit. Loved the fusible piecing - made that part of it really easy and hard to bungle.
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| Some of the strips cut down to 2.5" squares. |
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| Adding 2.5" squares to the fusible... all the work that goes in to making it look random... |
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| All four fused 'gridded' panels... |
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| Just previewing how it will be sewn together. This shows the four panels after fusing but before being sewn. |
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| This is where it was really fun. You just keep folding over the sewn part and sew the new seam. Really fast. You do the short seams and then the long, then clip and press. |
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| One of the gridded panels partially sewn. |
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| After the panel has been sewn. |
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| The cool square bottom after sewing the bottom edges of the four panels together. |
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| Had to go back and repair this seam. I am not sure what I did the first time. This looks bad but it lays flat now. |
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| The four lining panels fused to the fluffier fusible. This is the step I skipped. You were supposed to cut the lining panels to fit the finished size of the gridded panels. I had already sewn the outside together before I caught my mistake so I went by the size they were supposed to be then had to resize it a little. Hopefully it will fit. : / |
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| The lining coming together. This fabric is to die for. |
Am soo glad I'm not the only one who loved the bags and jumped in w/o instructions! Yes, I saw the light and ordered the pattern before I assembled. Silly me,I saw the bag at several vendor's booths at my guild's quilt show,one had the grid on sale so of course I had to buy some. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWish I could find this grid in Canada!
ReplyDeleteSew Crafty in Rideau Ferry just outside of Smiths Falls Ontario....$11 for the 4 panels needed to make the bag. They also have the gridded interfacing for the Midi Bag.
DeleteWhere do you live ?
DeleteWhere do you live ?
DeleteSew Crafty in Rideau Ferry just outside of Smiths Falls Ontario....$11 for the 4 panels needed to make the bag. They also have the gridded interfacing for the Midi Bag.
ReplyDeleteVorrei in Italiano grazie
ReplyDeleteThe panels are 10x30. You can draw your own grid on the panel. Try it!
ReplyDeleteI bought my grid and pattern from Amazon. They didn't tell me before ordering that I needed fusible batting for lining to help it stand up. I have 5 inch squares and I
ReplyDeletewanted to do it with them instead of 2 1/2 inch squares. Is that possible?
Yes it is possible to use 5"quares
DeleteYou can iron your blocks on fusible interfacing and maneuver it .a bit of patience required.
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