I've finished another Christmas gift. This one started with my Washing Day pattern.
When the pattern first came out, Hanne emailed me and said that she was going to use the stitchery to put onto a laundry bag that she could take with her when travelling. At the time I said to her "Wish I had thought of that".
I've been thinking about it for a while and thought it would be a nice gift- a handy drawstring bag with the stitchery on it.
I had this lovely fabric in my stash. I think the range is called London Cats and I originally bought it with a bag in mind so I had some larger pieces. I chose the purple fabric for the main and the checky fabric for the lining. I also had the tea stained calico left over from Nice People Nice Things quilt and decided to use that for the stitchery. The thread is DMC 3726 and I added some green ric-rac braid to give it some contrast.
I made each twisted cord with 3 skeins of DMC thread - 2 green and one purple.
You could make the bag any size you wanted - mine is 24" x 14". I made it with travelling in mind but it could easily be much bigger.
I'm pleased with the end result and think I will have to make one for myself. (Thanks for the idea Hanne.)
Until next time
Lyn