I have made 2 cross stitch bags for Christmas presents this year, one for my grand ma and one for my mother in law. I did the cross stiches and then made them into front pockets for the bags i made to go with them.
The peacock bag is the second one I made, the pattern is from Lesley Teare's Oriental cross stitch. The cross stitch it's self took me about 2 months and the bag took about 3 hours to complete I used plain coloured cotton for the outside and cream calico for the inside and handles.
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| The peacock half finished |
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| The peacock finished |
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| Peacock bag |
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| close up of finished product |
The First one I completed was the Willow pattern Bag the pattern was taken from a book called blue and white cross stitch, I don't remember the author. I borrowed the book from the library. The materials for the bag are the same as above except I used white cotton lining for the lining and handles. The cross stitch took 1 month and the bag about 4 hours as I was working out the design.
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| Willow pattern bag |
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| Close up of the cross stitch |
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