a bit of knitting, sewing and whatever else I throw in…
Twisted pleated project bag
I’m trying to catch up with my sewing projects as I’ve made loads of things but forgot to blog about them. I made this bag in November for Jacky on the Crafty Threads ‘n’ Yarns Forum in a birthday swap.
Twisted Pleated drawstring bag
It was a bit intimidating making her something to be honest as Jacky is an experienced seamstress whereas I’m still a bit of a novice. I spent AGES considering different patterns until I came across this:
I added a special touch to cover up the drawstring knots:
Japanese Flower trim
The use of pleats meant that it took a lot of fabric and a lot of sewing. I’ve never sewn pleats before and it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be:
Twisted pleats on drawstring bag
And another view:
bottom of Twisted Pleated drawstring bag
This bag was very well received and is now being used daily as Jackys’ knitting project bag.
3 comments
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>Lovely project & the picture of the bottom of the bag looks amazing.
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>Incredible! I'm soooo impressed.
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>Wow, that looks incredibly complicated.