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Mystery Bag Revealed.
Ok. So it really isn't a mystery. But it might have been a mystery,
if I could have completed it as one. Let me explain. This Large, Shoulder Tote/Weekender bag, started out to be a Back Pack of the Bergen Rucksack type. I bought a bunch of heavy weight cotton canvas for the structural foundation of the bag and started out. I did the outside quilted pattern and then quilted it to the canvas inner liner, along with a high loft wool batting, (nice stuff that). Then I started to assemble it into the semblance of a rucksack. By the time I got about 3/4 of the way through assembly, I was having difficulty passing the elements through the pressure foot of my Bernina treadle. There were, at times 6 layers of heavy cotton canvas along with the batting and outside quilted piece. I realized I would have to have a larger height pressure foot to complete the rucksack, so in a flash of brilliance, (desperation), I converted the whole thing to a Large Shoulder Tote/ Weekender bag, and said finished. It is probably a good thing that this happened, as if I had finished the rucksack, I would have probably had to make a "Dirndl" for Lois to wear, so she could sing "Edelweiss", and do the whole thing properly. That was a visual I didn't need to visit, so as I say, it was a good thing I didn't complete the rucksack. The Weekender description was given by Lois, and I think it is a good one. It will swallow a large amount of stuff, which should suffice for an overnight getaway. Anyway, it is what it is, and here it is. This is the final one of this series, as I am bored to death doing any more of these things. I have a couple of different items I am working out the particulars of, so I am not done with these objects just yet. But no more of this pattern for now. http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...44712975791282 John |
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Mystery Bag Revealed.
That IS smart. Looks lovely.
It would also make a great 'dump Bag' for carrying a hand quilty project around. You are rightly proud, and I don't blame you one bit for deciding to do something else, now. I made a bag of similar stuff and I love it to bits, but boy! was it a pig to sew! And I kept adding bits, and then decided to do pockets that disappeared into the fabric. Next! Nel (Gadget Queen) |
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Mystery Bag Revealed.
I love it! As usual.
Claudia |
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Mystery Bag Revealed.
Looks great! And I bet Lois would look good in a dirndl -it flatters
most women. Roberta in D, where Oktoberfest is coming up fast! On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:58:40 -0700 (PDT), John wrote: Ok. So it really isn't a mystery. But it might have been a mystery, if I could have completed it as one. Let me explain. This Large, Shoulder Tote/Weekender bag, started out to be a Back Pack of the Bergen Rucksack type. I bought a bunch of heavy weight cotton canvas for the structural foundation of the bag and started out. I did the outside quilted pattern and then quilted it to the canvas inner liner, along with a high loft wool batting, (nice stuff that). Then I started to assemble it into the semblance of a rucksack. By the time I got about 3/4 of the way through assembly, I was having difficulty passing the elements through the pressure foot of my Bernina treadle. There were, at times 6 layers of heavy cotton canvas along with the batting and outside quilted piece. I realized I would have to have a larger height pressure foot to complete the rucksack, so in a flash of brilliance, (desperation), I converted the whole thing to a Large Shoulder Tote/ Weekender bag, and said finished. It is probably a good thing that this happened, as if I had finished the rucksack, I would have probably had to make a "Dirndl" for Lois to wear, so she could sing "Edelweiss", and do the whole thing properly. That was a visual I didn't need to visit, so as I say, it was a good thing I didn't complete the rucksack. The Weekender description was given by Lois, and I think it is a good one. It will swallow a large amount of stuff, which should suffice for an overnight getaway. Anyway, it is what it is, and here it is. This is the final one of this series, as I am bored to death doing any more of these things. I have a couple of different items I am working out the particulars of, so I am not done with these objects just yet. But no more of this pattern for now. http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...44712975791282 John |
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Mystery Bag Revealed.
On Sep 2, 6:15*am, Roberta Roberta@Home wrote:
Looks great! And I bet Lois would look good in a dirndl -it flatters most women. Roberta in D, where Oktoberfest is coming up fast! On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:58:40 -0700 (PDT), John wrote: Ok. So it really isn't a mystery. But it might have been a mystery, if I could have completed it as one. Let me explain. This Large, Shoulder Tote/Weekender bag, started out to be a Back Pack of the Bergen Rucksack type. I bought a bunch of heavy weight cotton canvas for the structural foundation of the bag and started out. I did the outside quilted pattern and then quilted it to the canvas inner liner, along with a high loft wool batting, (nice stuff that). Then I started to assemble it into the semblance of a rucksack. By the time I got about 3/4 of the way through assembly, I was having difficulty passing the elements through the pressure foot of my Bernina treadle. There were, at times 6 layers of heavy cotton canvas along with the batting and outside quilted piece. I realized I would have to have a larger height pressure foot to complete the rucksack, so in a flash of brilliance, (desperation), I converted the whole thing to a Large Shoulder Tote/ Weekender bag, and said finished. It is probably a good thing that this happened, as if I had finished the rucksack, I would have probably had to make a "Dirndl" for Lois to wear, so she could sing "Edelweiss", and do the whole thing properly. That was a visual I didn't need to visit, so as I say, it was a good thing I didn't complete the rucksack. The Weekender description was given by Lois, and I think it is a good one. It will swallow a large amount of stuff, which should suffice for an overnight getaway. Anyway, it is what it is, and here it is. This is the final one of this series, as I am bored to death doing any more of these things. I have a couple of different items I am working out the particulars of, *so I am not done with these objects just yet. But no more of this pattern for now. http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...erest#55120447... John It wasn't the effects of the Dirndl, that I was worried about, but the singing of Edelweiss, while wearing the Dirndl. You have never heard her sing. Truly an occasion to be missed, as is my doing the same. Not the Wearing of the Dirndl, which would be mildly entertaining, but the singing. John |
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Mystery Bag Revealed.
Not to worry, nobody here in Munich would dream of singing *anything*
from Sound of Music, which was pretty much a teetotaller film ;-) Roberta in D On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 04:30:25 -0700 (PDT), John wrote: On Sep 2, 6:15*am, Roberta Roberta@Home wrote: Looks great! And I bet Lois would look good in a dirndl -it flatters most women. Roberta in D, where Oktoberfest is coming up fast! On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:58:40 -0700 (PDT), John wrote: Ok. So it really isn't a mystery. But it might have been a mystery, if I could have completed it as one. Let me explain. This Large, Shoulder Tote/Weekender bag, started out to be a Back Pack of the Bergen Rucksack type. I bought a bunch of heavy weight cotton canvas for the structural foundation of the bag and started out. I did the outside quilted pattern and then quilted it to the canvas inner liner, along with a high loft wool batting, (nice stuff that). Then I started to assemble it into the semblance of a rucksack. By the time I got about 3/4 of the way through assembly, I was having difficulty passing the elements through the pressure foot of my Bernina treadle. There were, at times 6 layers of heavy cotton canvas along with the batting and outside quilted piece. I realized I would have to have a larger height pressure foot to complete the rucksack, so in a flash of brilliance, (desperation), I converted the whole thing to a Large Shoulder Tote/ Weekender bag, and said finished. It is probably a good thing that this happened, as if I had finished the rucksack, I would have probably had to make a "Dirndl" for Lois to wear, so she could sing "Edelweiss", and do the whole thing properly. That was a visual I didn't need to visit, so as I say, it was a good thing I didn't complete the rucksack. The Weekender description was given by Lois, and I think it is a good one. It will swallow a large amount of stuff, which should suffice for an overnight getaway. Anyway, it is what it is, and here it is. This is the final one of this series, as I am bored to death doing any more of these things. I have a couple of different items I am working out the particulars of, *so I am not done with these objects just yet. But no more of this pattern for now. http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...erest#55120447... John It wasn't the effects of the Dirndl, that I was worried about, but the singing of Edelweiss, while wearing the Dirndl. You have never heard her sing. Truly an occasion to be missed, as is my doing the same. Not the Wearing of the Dirndl, which would be mildly entertaining, but the singing. John |
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Mystery Bag Revealed.
On Sep 1, 1:58*pm, John wrote:
*Ok. So it really isn't a mystery. But it might have been a mystery, if I could have completed it as one. Let me explain. This Large, Shoulder Tote/Weekender bag, started out to be a Back Pack of the Bergen Rucksack type. I bought a bunch of heavy weight cotton canvas for the structural foundation of the bag and started out. I did the outside quilted pattern and then quilted it to the canvas inner liner, along with a high loft wool batting, (nice stuff that). Then I started to assemble it into the semblance of a rucksack. By the time I got about 3/4 of the way through assembly, I was having difficulty passing the elements through the pressure foot of my Bernina treadle. There were, at times 6 layers of heavy cotton canvas along with the batting and outside quilted piece. I realized I would have to have a larger height pressure foot to complete the rucksack, so in a flash of brilliance, (desperation), I converted the whole thing to a Large Shoulder Tote/ Weekender bag, and said finished. It is probably a good thing that this happened, as if I had finished the rucksack, I would have probably had to make a "Dirndl" for Lois to wear, so she could sing "Edelweiss", and do the whole thing properly. That was a visual I didn't need to visit, so as I say, it was a good thing I didn't complete the rucksack. The Weekender description was given by Lois, and I think it is a good one. It will swallow a large amount of stuff, which should suffice for an overnight getaway. Anyway, it is what it is, and here it is. This is the final one of this series, as I am bored to death doing any more of these things. I have a couple of different items I am working out the particulars of, *so I am not done with these objects just yet. But no more of this pattern for now. http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...erest#55120447... John John, Awesome job like always! You paint a great picture with your stories...love them. I had to laugh about the singing....that about sums it up for me too! Launie, in Oregon |
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Mystery Bag Revealed.
On Sep 3, 9:24*am, simpleseven wrote:
On Sep 1, 1:58*pm, John wrote: *Ok. So it really isn't a mystery. But it might have been a mystery, if I could have completed it as one. Let me explain. This Large, Shoulder Tote/Weekender bag, started out to be a Back Pack of the Bergen Rucksack type. I bought a bunch of heavy weight cotton canvas for the structural foundation of the bag and started out. I did the outside quilted pattern and then quilted it to the canvas inner liner, along with a high loft wool batting, (nice stuff that). Then I started to assemble it into the semblance of a rucksack. By the time I got about 3/4 of the way through assembly, I was having difficulty passing the elements through the pressure foot of my Bernina treadle. There were, at times 6 layers of heavy cotton canvas along with the batting and outside quilted piece. I realized I would have to have a larger height pressure foot to complete the rucksack, so in a flash of brilliance, (desperation), I converted the whole thing to a Large Shoulder Tote/ Weekender bag, and said finished. It is probably a good thing that this happened, as if I had finished the rucksack, I would have probably had to make a "Dirndl" for Lois to wear, so she could sing "Edelweiss", and do the whole thing properly. That was a visual I didn't need to visit, so as I say, it was a good thing I didn't complete the rucksack. The Weekender description was given by Lois, and I think it is a good one. It will swallow a large amount of stuff, which should suffice for an overnight getaway. Anyway, it is what it is, and here it is. This is the final one of this series, as I am bored to death doing any more of these things. I have a couple of different items I am working out the particulars of, *so I am not done with these objects just yet. But no more of this pattern for now. http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...erest#55120447... John John, Awesome job like always! *You paint a great picture with your stories...love them. *I had to laugh about the singing....that about sums it up for me too! Launie, in Oregon Lois took great umbrage with the bit about her singing. I think she is in denial. I am more open about that failing, in myself, and have no pride left to loose. I think it is why I didn't pursue a career as a singer in those folk/bluegrass groups I played with in the 60's. It was always a case of being in the background and playing an instrument, or being asked to not let the door hit me in the rear as I was leaving. John |
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Mystery Bag Revealed.
You are a hoot, John!
But I love the bags! The new drawstring one is fabulous! amy in CNY (but only for 34 more days-Woot!) and who can't sing either.... |
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Mystery Bag Revealed.
On Sep 1, 3:58*pm, John wrote:
*Ok. So it really isn't a mystery. But it might have been a mystery, if I could have completed it as one. Let me explain. This Large, Shoulder Tote/Weekender bag, started out to be a Back Pack of the Bergen Rucksack type. I bought a bunch of heavy weight cotton canvas for the structural foundation of the bag and started out. I did the outside quilted pattern and then quilted it to the canvas inner liner, along with a high loft wool batting, (nice stuff that). Then I started to assemble it into the semblance of a rucksack. By the time I got about 3/4 of the way through assembly, I was having difficulty passing the elements through the pressure foot of my Bernina treadle. There were, at times 6 layers of heavy cotton canvas along with the batting and outside quilted piece. I realized I would have to have a larger height pressure foot to complete the rucksack, so in a flash of brilliance, (desperation), I converted the whole thing to a Large Shoulder Tote/ Weekender bag, and said finished. It is probably a good thing that this happened, as if I had finished the rucksack, I would have probably had to make a "Dirndl" for Lois to wear, so she could sing "Edelweiss", and do the whole thing properly. That was a visual I didn't need to visit, so as I say, it was a good thing I didn't complete the rucksack. The Weekender description was given by Lois, and I think it is a good one. It will swallow a large amount of stuff, which should suffice for an overnight getaway. Anyway, it is what it is, and here it is. This is the final one of this series, as I am bored to death doing any more of these things. I have a couple of different items I am working out the particulars of, *so I am not done with these objects just yet. But no more of this pattern for now. http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...erest#55120447... John Wow. I love it. Sherry |
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