This is my 5th bag. I’m still waiting for some labels so that they are officially Morsbags.
This one I made from part of Darryl’s quilt cover from when he was little… awww.
I am really enjoying making these bags. They are not perfect, but who cares?! I started making this one last night and had to finish it today after work.
Front.
Back.
I’ve been up in my little craft room today with Radio Cambridgeshire on, making another two bags. I got on better today despite the machine having a bit of a fit over it’s tension after it had been working perfectly. Nevermind.
So… I made another orange/purple bag from the curtains from yesterday, and a purple bag made from an old duvet cover of mine. Here’s the result… both need ironing still and a Morsbag label putting on… still waiting for the labels though.
What is a Morsbag I hear you ask…
A Morsbag is a bag made from cotton – old duvet covers, curtains etc to use instead of a plastic carrier bag. The idea is that you make them in the cheapest way possible and you must give them to people for free.
So today I went to the local Heart Foundation charity shop and bought a lovely pair of curtains, complete with pelmet, lol, and turned it into a bag!
My sewing machine is a 20 year old Singer FeatherWeight Model 100. So it’s only tiny. I realise now that I should have cut off the old hems from the curtains, coz my little machine didn’t like the thickness of it. The blue cotton I was using was far too cheap and snapped easily, but the cotton I’d got on the bobbin was very strong. I had to rethread the needle so many times because of the cotton breaking, the little clamp thing flew off, and I broke a needle! LOL! But, I had a fab time making it! I shall make some more.
Have a look over at Morsbags.com and have a read for yourself.
Not bad for never really using a sewing machine…
Here is my little sewing machine, and it really is tiny.
