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Style Stitches Monthly Bag Challenge 2011- June's Bag

Goodness, it's a week into June!!  Well, you seasoned Style Stitchers know what to do, but, I'll go over it because I want to do it each month!  Can you believe that we are on out sixth bag for the year?  Every bag has been put to good use.

We will be making the TEARDROP BAG from Chapter 6.  

Fabrics for TEARDROP BAG---

Yardage requirements are the same for both size bags, please refer to the finished sizes to decide what is best for you, I am making the large bag.

You will need one print for exterior main panels:  3/8 yard

5/8 yd of a coordinating solid/print for the exterior bands, handles, and handle extensions

1/2 yd of a second print for lining

 Here are my fabrics:

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES:

We will need 1 1/2 yards of 20" wide FUSIBLE woven interfacing.  The testers in the book used Shape Flex by Pellon SF-101, just make sure that it is fusible and intended for light to mid-weight fabrics.  I am in love with SF 101, that stuff is an interfacer's dream!

1 magnetic snap 1/2" in size.

**There is some errata on page 84, please refer to this link to see if you need to make a change before you begin sewing your bag!  I have made notes in my book 

You can purchase interfacing at your local shop that sells fabric.  

Are you new to using interfacing?  Kathy Mack at Pink Chalk has a helpful guide to fusible interfacing that you may enjoy.

 

Style Stitchers, this is what we need to do for June:

• Select/order fabric and notions
• Show us the fabric that you are using on the Flickr group page, if you desire
• Cut out pattern pieces for TEARDROP BAG
• Make bag following instructions from book
• Ask questions if you have any (you may use the discussion board on our Flickr group)
• Look for a sew-a-long??
• Take pictures of your TEARDROP BAG and upload them to the FLICKR GROUP.  Alternatively, you may e-mail them to me and I will upload them to Flickr.  
• Meet back here on 1 JULY 2011 for details for the next bag and to see a few of the photo-submitted bags and find out who won gift certificates to this month's sponsors:
•  Above All Fabric ($25), 
•  Fat Quarter Shop ($50), 

 

IF YOU WANT A CHANCE TO WIN A GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM OUR SPONSORS, PLEASE READ!

--TEARDROP BAG pictures must be submitted by 30 JUNE 2011 to be eligible for the gift certificate drawings.  The winners will be randomly selected.  

--Once the winners are announced, the first person to respond gets to select the gift certificate that they want. I will give further instructions on the 1 JULY 2011 post. 

 

Questions?  Comments?  Did I forget to mention anything?

**New to the challenge?  You can read all of the details on this post & then get sewing!**

Here's a button with the code below:

Now, go get your bag started, mine is already cut!

Perfectly Pleated Clutch--Completed and 2 Winners

I am in disbelief that May is gone, really, it's already summer break here!  This is the second month that I completed my bag before the middle of the month, which really surprises me, I have many projects going on at once.  I am still carrying my bag for now and smile a little every time that I look at it.  Yes, I sure do.

There was a lot of variation with the pleated clutch, some had no stitches across the pleats, some had no pleats at all, and some had long tails for handles!

I loved seeing how pretty much every bag had a floral embellishment on it, I had intended for mine to go on my dress, but I wore a cardigan with it's own decor, but that rosette took around an hour to make by hand and it was not going to go unused!  

 

If you missed my post, here's my clutch:

Highlights:

Tiny pleats, she took her time...

Elegant bags, loving the solids.

 

If you want to put a big flower in something, make it a purse, not a baby's head...

 

This is a great idea--piece your fabrics before starting, you will not need so much of one fabric by doing so.

I know that some of the stitchers were dreading the pleats and there were a lot of them, but once you get going on them, they are not bad at all.  I've done a few dresses for my daughter with less pleats but much longer in length--these were easy!  Congratulations on making your bag!

 

For May, The Style Stitches Monthly Bag Challenge 2011 sponsors are:

 

Above All Fabric, who is awarding a $25 gift certificate!  Also, if you sew for little girls, she has a sew along starting on the 18th of June.

 

 Fat Quarter Shop, who is awarding a $50 gift certificate!  There's always some quilting going on at their blog!

 

 

 

Now, let's announce the 2 winners for this month's challenge.

I used Random Number Generator to select the winners...

Jansie!

and Wildwags!

 

Congratulations, ladies!  

Now, you must SEND ME AN E-MAIL TO CLAIM YOUR GIFT CERTIFICATE.  The first person who sends me a message gets to pick first, the second person gets the alternative gift certificate.  You can reply to this post if you like, but you must send me a separate e-mail to claim your prize.  

My address is jemelliahilfiger AT yahoo.com.  I suggest copying and pasting it to get it correct.  

If you have not e-mailed me within 7 days, I will draw for another winner.

 

Congrats to everyone who made a bag for the challenge, told someone about the challenge, or both!

 

A very big thank you to our May sponsors!

Fat Quarter Shop and Above All Fabric!

 

Check back tomorrow for June's bag post. We will have an extra sponsor!