Author Archives: Margaret Ford

Purple necklace

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Margaret Ford

Having rushed in to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to mind the WAFTA bag display without anything to do, I called round to the Dairing stand run by Teresa and Stephen Dair.  Teresa had been our guest speaker at … Continue reading →

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Purple phone bag

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Margaret Ford

And another one!  Made from a scarf in a deconstructed screen printing session with friends, I’ve added some hand stitching and some buttons.

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Freeform bag

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Margaret Ford

Yet again I’ve made a bag!  This time the inspiration was discovering that the WAFTA feature display at the Perth Quilt and Craft Fair from 22-26 May this year didn’t have a “traditional” freeform bag in it.  Conscious that followers … Continue reading →

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Project bag

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I seem always to be packing for a workshop from a large “requirements list” that includes staple supplies like sewing thread, knitting needles, bobbins and scissors as well as more specific resources like ribbon, organza, specialty yarns and carbon paper. … Continue reading →

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Trudi and Helena Pollard organised with Rose from Gwendoline Grace and Gatsby at http://www.ggghats.com.au/profile.php to present a workshop on making stiffened silk fabric roses today. We all had a ball.  Thanks Trudi and Helena!! I’ll do better next time….but in the … Continue reading →

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Margaret Ford | Leave a comment

Bag with crinkled tab

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I will be demonstrating a (relatively ) low tech method of wrinkling up fabric at the April meeting of the Contemporary Quilters’ Group of WAQA so I made this bag to show what you can do with the outcome.  The … Continue reading →

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Red silk bag

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Margaret Ford

In another attempt to master bag making I put together a packet of silk scraps bought years ago in Canberra. The good news was that they all co-ordinated.  The bad news was the pieces were so small I had to … Continue reading →

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Phone Bags

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Margaret Ford

My friends from MELD, Julie and Liz, had birthdays this month and I made each a little phone bag.  They hold a smartphone, a credit card, a $50 note,  a front door key and the gizmo that controls the locking … Continue reading →

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I Wish You Wings

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Margaret Ford

Had a great day with my MELD colleagues today.  We stitched and critiqued as usual but a highlight was the handover of the images that my fellow MELD member Louise Wells’ son, Josh,  had taken of our work. Josh Wells … Continue reading →

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FiguRED

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Margaret Ford

For the final piece in the Red series, I made a background from the fabric and thread scraps of the earlier pieces using the embellishing machine and a piece of black acrylic felt. After stitching it to emphasise the perspective, … Continue reading →

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