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Think Pink Tote Bag

15 years ago

I made this tote bag as part of a "Think Pink" exchange at Treadle On. I made a quilted fabric with free-form peacock feathers in variegated pink Sulky thread on a black tone-on-tone fabric. The lining is pink batik. As always, completely quilted and sewn on a treadle sewing machine.

Annie

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calliope
15 years ago
I really like that! The embroidery is very effective.
vicky4x4
15 years ago
Somebody has to TEACH me how to make bags! I love them. Yours is very nice.

Vicky
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The easiest way to post pictures is to open a Photobucket account--it's free and really does make the process easy. Once you have the PB account, download the pictures that you want to share into the account. Now, here's how to get them here: 1) Go into the message box and compose your message. When that's done, hit the return key so that you are starting on a new line. 2) Open another Tab or Window and go into PB. 3) Find the picture you want to share. If you look at all the information underneath it you will see a line called "HTML Code". Click on it and little box should pop up that says "Copied". 4) Come back here, go into Edit on your toolbar and click Paste. A whole lot of computer gobbledygook will appear. This IS what you want. 5) Now hit the "Preview Message" button as you would for any other post. Your message should come up with the actual picture now. 6) If everything is as you want it, hit Submit and your message will appear with your picture. BTW--You can insert as many pictures as you wish into a message, but always hit the Return key between pictures so that they are on their own lines. I usually limit it two three, posting a second message if I want to post more pictures than that. Annie
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Gillian, I have been washing my fabrics because the cotton duck canvas I've been purchasing for my bags say "dry clean only". No way!!! So I wash it in warm water first to make sure it does it's shrinking/fading...whatever it's going to do so it doesn't get all wonky if I wash it later. I made a dress many years ago with rayon dry clean only fabric & thought hey...I can wash this in cold, right? Nope. The blue bled all over the pink. This was AFTER I had finished my dress. Wish I had prewashed that fabric.
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athomesewing
15 years ago
That is BEAUTIFUL!
gerizone5
15 years ago
It's beautiful Annie.
solstice98
15 years ago
Annie,
Your quilting is, as always, amazing. I'm glad you gave us the close-up so we could see the black on black quilting too. It's just... Wow!

When you do your feathers, do you do any marking before you start? I'm just starting to try these beautiful patterns and it helps me to mark the curve of the vine or feather before I start or I tend to lose my way. I'm curious how you do it to make it looks so fluid.

Kate
damascusannie
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks everyone! Vicky--the bag is just a pattern I got at Walmart. It's a McCalls 3136. The bag was REALLY easy.

Kate--I didn't mark the feathers, but then I've done so much FM quilting that I don't often mark patterns. As a beginner, go ahead and draw as many markings as you need. Drawing the center vein on a feather or vine is a good way to help you see where you need to go next. While I don't draw the vein, I do sew that first, make the loop at the end and then lay in the feathers along the line. When I get to the bottom, I go up the other side of the vein, then back down with the feathers.

Annie
mary_c_gw
15 years ago
Annie, gorgeous as ever!

Mary
nanajayne
15 years ago
Your work is always remarkable. It would be so wonderful to be able to do that kind of work. Your stitches are interesting to see close up. Thank you for the lesson on how you do your feathers. TFS Jayne
bopeep
15 years ago
WOW !!!!
I Love That !!!!!
bopeep
Nancy Morris
15 years ago
Annie,
As always your work is beautiful. Nancy
suellen_delawares
15 years ago
WOW. I love the feathering.

I have a treadle but have not had time to finish cleaning it up and putting the belt on.
You are inspiring me to work on my treadle.
Suellen
damascusannie
Original Author
15 years ago
Suellen--looks like you have a nice Singer 27 with Sphinx decals. They are very good machines.

Annie
redpenny
15 years ago
Nice bag!
damascusannie
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks for the nice comments everyone!

Annie

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