Even more make-up bags :)

I had seen some make-up bags on Anne-Grethe's blog, and thought I would try to make some too - unfortunately, I was unable to track down the book that she uses, "Lapp på en to tre" by Annie Eikenesso, so armed with a dinner plate and Anne-Grethe's picture tutorial, I thought I'd have a go and make a "Mumma Foreman" version.....  

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.....firstly with some beautiful batiks that Eva gave me when I went to stay with her - 3 different fabrics have been used for this bag, and I quilted this using a varigated blue King Tut thread in a cross-hatch design.....

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.....and I used Pellon wadding to give the bag more shape - I'm really pleased with how this turned out.....

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.....then it was time to cut up this fat quarter bundle that I'd bought a few weeks ago from The Pretty Birdcage - the red floral fabric looks like lace, but unfortunately does not show up very well on the photograph.....

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.....then I thought I'd have a go with just one piece of fabric - this was from Quilters Haven and is so pretty. I just simply quilted it with cream thread in a cross-hatch pattern, and used cream curtain lining for the backing.....

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.....this really does look lovely now it is finished - I might use some lace and ric-rac to trim another one using the same fabric.....

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.....these are very similar to some I had made a few weeks ago, and I been left a comment on my blog about these little make-up bags, and whether I had a pattern - well, I was given a template for these ones by some Norwegian ladies, and there is a tutorial for a similar makeup bag on Timotei's blog- it is in Norwegian, but the pictures are very easy to follow, and I do use google translate alot!!

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