This week I have been sewing more shopping bags for the Christmas fair at my daughter’s school.
This is a great stash-busting project! I am only using new fabric from my stash, and I’m absolutely flying through the yardage! What fun! And I have discovered that my “what was I thinking when I bought that” fabrics are making the very cutest bags! 🙂
I’ve been trying out some different patterns for variety, but my favourite for “quick and easy” sewing is this free pattern from Morsbags. Tipnut blog also has a list of 35 free bag patterns.
Stash Report for Week 48
Bought this week: 0
Used this week: 28.125
Bought Year-to-Date: 24.875
Used Year-to-Date: 120.5
Net Used: 95.625
Please visit Judy’s blog to see how others are getting along with their stash busting this week.
Happy Quilting!
Well done busting some fabric!
Great usage…. and you are right about those crazy fabrics making good bags. They sure have personality and I’m sure they will be bought up fast.
liz
Nice job with all the bags! I’ve made five or so of them, and sadly, usually forget to take them with me. But they’ll make great gifts, indeed! 😀
Wow, lots of used fabric. Great idea for bag usage also.
Great idea–and just at the right time. We do a gift exchange in our family at Christmas–and the gift can be silly, useful, whatever we think. Hmmm–some bags are going in my packages! Thanks for the great idea. (and it will bust some stash!)
Wow, you really are just flying thru the yardage..good job!