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Friday, 28 March 2014

project bag

Now, I've got a lot of WIPs.  What's that?  You had no idea?  You thought I was project-monogamous?  Nah, sorry to disappoint, I've got a LOT of WIPs.  They need sorting and taming.  I'm not sure what's wrong with me lately, I can't seem to help myself organising.  I'd spotted this tutorial  by the lovely Vera of Negligent Style and knew I needed to make some.

Some vinyl, a scrap of fabric, a zip and a piece of ribbon... 10 minutes later it was done.  Yes, really 10 minutes.  I've never sewn something in 10 minutes in my life, but this is really quick.

I didn't neatly finish the zip ends, mainly because I really just couldn't be arsed, but also because I can't find a nice way of doing it that doesn't squash the ends in.  I've added some ribbon for hanging.  Vera uses snaps so the loop can be opened, but me and snaps don't get on, so I used ribbon.  I'm going to hang them using those opening book ring thingies, or I'll hang them on a hook.  Yes, them, there will be more.

This one is in use already, in the living room, for my goldwork kit.  It's much tidier than just having it all slung all over the settee, and it's prettier than a plastic bag.

Expect to see a rainbow of these, very soon.
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19 comments:

  1. Sarah28 March 2014 at 07:55

    This looks great! I might have to get hold of some vinyl

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  2. Sarah in Stitches28 March 2014 at 10:41

    Love it! It's a pretty and handy little bag. Great job! :D

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  3. Rachel28 March 2014 at 11:16

    I've ended up using old office boxfiles, and didn't even have time to pretty them up before I used them!
    Still, whatever works...

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  4. pennydog28 March 2014 at 11:31

    These are nicer than the plastic document wallets I use too!

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  5. Uve28 March 2014 at 12:11

    Very good idea ... a few bags of these would go very well for me to get organized

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  6. JoJo28 March 2014 at 12:42

    Nicely done. I just keep using ziplock baggies from the kitchen!

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  7. Anonymous28 March 2014 at 15:10

    very cute and useful! How gratifying to have such a fast finish!

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  8. Sandra :)28 March 2014 at 15:14

    That's a great idea --- I suspect that most of us could use a few ... dozen!! ... of those, lol!

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  9. Vera28 March 2014 at 20:51

    Cool! I see you made it your way but that is fine with me :-) Don't you just love the see through :-)

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  10. margaret29 March 2014 at 06:43

    what a good idea, I keep mine i boxes but this is much better as you can see what is in each one

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  11. Jane29 March 2014 at 06:56

    It's brilliant, keeps everything together, but you can still see what's inside

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  12. Celtic Thistle29 March 2014 at 07:25

    Project monogamous is a great description, although obviously not of you :) A 10 minute make is always a good idea but when it results in being more organised too, well it doesn't get much better than that!

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  13. Maria29 March 2014 at 09:19

    These are great. I've been meaning to make some of these for ages and still haven't got round to it, they're really useful.

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  14. Chrissie29 March 2014 at 10:05

    Great idea, pretty, versatile and very useful and even better for being such a quick make

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  15. Jo Ferguson29 March 2014 at 16:32

    I'm not project-monogamous either and now I have a name for it...lol. That's a great little bag and I could use a few of them to tame some of my smaller projects, as well.

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  16. Sparklyjools29 March 2014 at 18:18

    What a brilliant idea!

    (Project monogamous - that has to go into the dictionary!)

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  17. SoCal Debbie31 March 2014 at 04:50

    I'm not project monogamous either! LOL! I'm like JoJo and use ziploc baggies from the kitchen, but they're not as fancy as your project bag with fabric AND a zipper AND a hanging loop of ribbon! Great job!

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  18. Lorna McMahon2 April 2014 at 17:10

    This is perfect! Keeps your project organized, looks pretty AND you can see what's in the bag. I love see through storage! Great job, Wendy.

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  19. Lorette3 April 2014 at 11:09

    Lovely project! You're on to something there with this 10 minute project!

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