Of course the positive side effect of all this new sewing is a) a whole bunch of rather nice scraps and b) a good excuse to buy fat quarters, and who doesn't need more of those in their life? :)
I am though, at heart, a knitter. So what's a knitter to do with all this fabric? Make project bags of course :D
My first was the one on the right made from two fat quarters, some very thin batting and a zip. Total cost, about £5. Not the cheapest thing in the world but it is perfectly customised to me. It fits one full 100g cake of yarn with space for the inevitable pair of socks, stitch markers and an A4 pattern folded in quarters. I tend to magic loop but it also fits a set of 15cm DPNs if needed. Just inside at the zip end are a set of loops that I'll eventually be able to hang crochet style markers on. What really gives this one it's strength though is the quilting. I'm most way through quilting all around the coastline of the pattern and have been amazed the difference it has made.
The second bag was almost completely made from scraps. The only 'new' materials are the zip and again the batting. I've not quilted this one as it's pretty robust in its own right, especially as the inner is a smidge too large. Personally I've always doubted the use of the pyramid bags as they seem to waste a lot of space. This one was constrained by the size of my scraps but I think it should prove useful for 50g cakes of sock yarn, for those Cookie A patterns where each sock is a mirror of the other :)
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