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* Two Lola pouches for Mam
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* Black/turquoise pouch
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* Black/turquoise pouch - the other side
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* Knitting pouch
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* I didn't know these two lines would meet up on Lola's bottom, but I'm glad they did!
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* After tips from @quirkygranolagirl and @jeifner, I used fabric glue to fix the zip tab before stitching it and I'm really pleased with how well it's turned out. Thanks for the tips!
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* Glimpse
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* Needle book and Lola pouch
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* And the back! The straight line quilting is Aurifil 12wt in 1154 (a fabulous weight thread for things like this) and the running stitch on the binding is coton a broder 25. #lolapouch #2016fal #FALQ3Archiewonderdog #ridiculouslylongFALlist #ridiculousl
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* I've managed to get a better photo of my latest #Lolapouch (pattern by @sotakhandmade) and the colours are more accurate than the one taken the other night. • I started this embroidery at a paisley shape workshop (where we designed our own embroidery af
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* When you're having trouble getting to sleep, received wisdom says to lie patiently and wait for sleep to come to you, etc. It does not say to get up and pin the side seams on your latest #Lolapouch. It certainly doesn't say to then stitch those seams,
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* Trying to decide whether to add another row of stitching to the binding or leave as is. Joining @charmaboutyou for the #saturdaynightcraftalong, thanks for hosting, Lucy!
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* Thanks for all your opinions on whether to add more stitching - in the end I did half a dozen yellow stitches to see how it looked, decided I liked it and carried on. I also added a row of the lighter blue above the yellow. This is another finish for m
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* Ready for assembly. I decided the back was going to be a bit plain so I've added some straight line quilting in Aurifil 12wt 1154 (I love this weight Aurifil for things like this and am going to put some other colours on my Christmas list), which has th
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* Ready for fusing. I'm having to cobble together the interfacing because I daren't cut into my large piece because I need some of it for my everyday blouse and don't want to leave myself short. I've also found a remnant of fusible wadding which is just l
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* I'm hoping to get this embroidery made into a #Lolapouch today, I just need to choose a zip. The binding will be the same Irish linen (thank you, @justjudebelfast!) and will be sewn down with a visible running stitch in one (or more) of the coton a brod
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* And a fourth finish from my #ridiculouslylongFALlist for this quarter! I do love making a #Lolapouch! (Pattern by @sotakhandmade) #ridiculouslylongfallistgang #2016FAL #FALQ3Archiewonderdog
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* Using the fabric glue trick again on the zip tabs for the Lola pouches I'm hoping to finish today. Off to top stitch them now. #Lolapouch
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*Lola pouch
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* Small Lola pouch made from shweshwe scraps
Archie the wonder dog:
* Small Lola pouch made from shweshwe scraps