Thursday 8 March 2012

Class Mug Bag

I teach sewing/patchwork at 2 local Community Houses and we have a project every month - we've actually just kicked it off and the very first project was a little bag to hold your mug - it protects the mug when you take it to class.  I don't know where the pattern originated - I just rejigged the instructions (which were simply typed on a piece of A4 paper) to make them a little easier to understand.  Well, my gorgeous ladies have been beavering away at their mug bags and they've created a riot of colour...

a couple of these weren't quite finished when I took the photo - but they all are now and they're fantastic.  The blue/purple bag on the right has a beautifully embroidered cup of coffee on the front - unfortunately it's obscured by the handle - sorry Barb!

Some opted for a pieced centre - and there was a lot of vintage buttons used - sensational

One lady supersized the dimensions to make a tote bag - the original size is on the right - way to go Mary!
The ladies did a wonderful job - and we're now onto our second project.

The second project takes the dilly bag created by Jeni of In Color Order (and generously shared by her through a tute on her blog) and I've added a foundation pieced panel - the ladies wanted to have a go at foundation pieceing on a small project...


I'm really enjoying the classes - the ladies are wonderfully enthusiastic - and they're very forgiving if how I teach something doesn't work for them - I'm actually searching out all my notes made when learning all about adult education (it was soooo long ago!) so that I can incorporate new methods.  I'm loving my new life!

7 comments:

  1. Good for you1 You are obviously getting it right ... projects completed ... and they come back for more ... doesnt get much better than that xx

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  2. Fantastic, glad you are loving the classes, they sound like fun.

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  3. I love having a mug bag for class, these look amazing. So glad the teaching is going really well for you. xo

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  4. Your new life sounds fantastic. And obviously your ladies are enjoying the classes and turning out some fabulous items.

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  5. Love the idea of mug bags, what a great way to start.

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  6. Glad to hear you're enjoying yourself.
    And those are great bags

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