I’ve been making my first lined patchwork tote bag with interfacing this week from my bargain curtain collection. Following a YouTube video. Making the patchwork was pretty exasperating as I chose the wrong fabrics - one of which frays badly 🫣 I have completed my first inner zip pocket, and the lining is from the curtains I chopped up. Lining also seems to be significantly bigger than the bag it fills 🙈. The bag is not as tall as it should be - I think my seam allowances weren’t generous enough! Also, I managed to sew the handles inside the lining 🤦‍♀️ So have had to take them off and just need to put them back on to finish. Lots of lessons learned and I’m quite pleased with myself regardless!

I’ve made two bags from ‘so crafty’ mainly just to get confidence with using my machine and its stitches etc. I want to chop up my wedding dress to make a decorative patchwork, either a quilt or a piece I can frame. The dress has sequins, tule, satin etc to play with.

@Charmonix du Venage I will, thank you. It’s quite a big dress and very heavy so storing it long term is not ideal!

Love this!

@Suan Landman it’s lovely fabric. I bought a heap of various curtains to play with and projects. Gutted the shop is closing but I got a stuffed carrier bag of curtains for £13!

Thank you all for your lovely comments. Next project just finished coming up 🤪