Sincere apologies to James Brown and Pigbag. Couldn’t resist.
Also apologies for the slightly surreal title and intro there. A week off has done me the world of good, as you can see.
But I genuinely did need a new pegbag. My old one was literally falling apart.
I used the old one as a template and made a paper pattern, which turned into paper-pieced patchwork, and then it all went a bit Mondrian:
Completely hand-pieced and hand-stitched, it went together pretty quickly really. It’s lined with medium-weight calico for extra strength and stability.
And the back:
I made its mouth a little less gapey than the previous one.
It’s full of pegs and ready for the next wash day.
I was even able to salvage some of the lining from the old one. This batik fabric was one of my favourites and I used the last of it many years ago. You can see the difference in colour and quality between the side that’s been exposed to the light and the side that’s been kept in the dark.
Jobs for next week include trying to get my new patchwork course videos recorded. The shop will remain closed while I attend to recording the lessons, and then I’ll try to dye/restock threads probably in September.
Always busy.