"The Craft Group" plus...

Beverley S doesn't just crochet, she creates! Making-it-up-as-you-go is sometimes the most fun way to do craft. Here is the bag Bev created. So fun! You are a clever lady! Thanks for sharing your project and your skills with others!

The Craft Group's Swap Shop always holds treasures. When someone decides they are not going to use something in their 'stash', they bring it and put it in the "Swap Shop". Anyone can help themselves to the items for free but then bring something else to replace it when they have a clean out. It works well. It worked really well for Georgina who found this fabric and turned it into a great bag! I love all those pockets! Lots of pockets inside and out! Lovely fabric, discarded from Lydia's cupboard and finding it's purpose in life via Georgina. Beautiful and beautifully made bag Georgina!

Rita gave me this cute bag. She said the Winnie The Pooh meant she didn't use it.  But the bag is padded and fits my laptop in it perfectly! Bye bye Winnie The Pooh. Hello pretty crocheted flower by me! And another fun fact about my new bag... I used tapestry wool which I found on our "Swap Shop" at The Craft Group a while ago. Spare tapestry wool is hard to reuse in other tapestries and is too small in quantity to use in other crochet projects (and maybe doesn't wash well) but is perfect for crocheting flowers!

A project a day! I have so many photos of lovely things which have not yet appeared here on the blog. So, I am featuring a new craft item every day for 2 weeks, all made by ladies at The Craft Group. To continue… Project 13: Patchwork bags by Elaine T Elaine has been our patchwork teacher for years. She just keeps coming up with projects for ladies to make. Over the holidays she purchased 2 bag patterns and made them up to show anyone who would also like to make one. Sorry the photo is not all that clear. They are patterns from  The  Riverdale Collection  by Sally Giblin. "Mrs Pickle" and "Little Princess". We had a lovely morning tea last thursday and this thursday "The Craft Group" starts up again for the year, so there will be many more lovely things to show you!