Lavender Bags

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Managed to get three lavender bags made today. The bags themselves are a dark purple colour but look quite grey in the photograph.  They smell gorgeous and I plan to make more. 









The other week I completed these pin cushions, the left hand one is for myself as my old one has faded and looks a complete mess.  They are such fun to make.









What I love doing is choosing the buttons for the centre of the pin cushions, getting the right shape, colour and size. 

Comments

  1. Jane McLellanSeptember 14, 2019 at 10:07 PM

    Your lavender bags have worked out really well! Wish I could smell them. It’s quite a while since I made pin cushions like that, perhaps I should revisit them.

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  2. MichelleSeptember 15, 2019 at 6:11 AM

    The lavender bags are gorgeous!

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  3. MaureenSeptember 15, 2019 at 10:29 PM

    The lavender bags are lovely! What do you stuff the pincushions with? The only time I made one I used toy stuffing and it was an abject failure.

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  4. Kathy NiklewiczSeptember 20, 2019 at 5:48 PM

    Also find the lavender bags to be unique and a great idea! And I'm also curious how the pincushions are made and stuffed - they look so perfect! Great fabrics, too!

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    1. Sally KersonSeptember 21, 2019 at 6:35 AM

      Kathy they are just stuffed with polyester stuffing, which is light and flexible. I was given small bits of fabric which are ideal for them

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