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<\/a>Tables loaded with items from members’ studios – destash night.<\/p><\/div>\n
The tables were loaded!\u00a0 In the bottom right hand corner of the photo (above) you can see some bamboo purse handles.\u00a0 Another member and I each picked up a pair of these round bamboo handles.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Bamboo handles<\/p><\/div>\n
After some discussion and joking around, a challenge was born – first person to finish a bag with their handles and post a picture to the guild’s Facebook page…<\/p>\n
I worked the next day so I couldn’t start my challenge right away.\u00a0 My challenge partner – Christine – is retired and she was able to start her bag immediately – Friday morning.\u00a0 When I got home from work on Friday there was a picture to taunt me on Facebook with the caption, “Pattern cut, now to sew.\u00a0 How is your bag coming along?”<\/p>\n
<\/a>Christine’s bag in progress<\/p><\/div>\n
I got up early Saturday morning and got to work on my bag.\u00a0 I worked through the day, checking Facebook frequently to make sure Christine hadn’t finished her bag yet.\u00a0 I managed to finish my bag late in the afternoon and I got a picture of my finished bag posted to our guild’s Facebook page before Christine.<\/p>\n
In the end, I am not sure who really won the challenge.\u00a0 Although I was first to post a picture of a finished bag, Christine outdid me by finishing a total of 6 bags before she called it quits.<\/p>\n
My bag was The Great Granny Bag<\/a> which is a free bag tutorial on Emmaline Bags’ blog.<\/p>\n The Great Granny Bag<\/p><\/div>\n The Great Granny Bag – side view<\/p><\/div>\n I modified the pattern by including a zippered pocket on the inside of the bag.\u00a0 This was a new-to-me technique.\u00a0 I made 2 pockets (not intentionally) before I got it right.<\/p>\n The Great Granny Bag – inside with zipper<\/p><\/div>\n This\u00a0 bag will be perfect for transporting projects-in-progress as it is very roomy inside.\u00a0 The elastic on the sides gives it almost unlimited expansion room.<\/p>\n Thank you to whoever provided the bamboo handles on the destash table – they provided entertainment for a friendly challenge and the beginning of a very useful bag!<\/p>\n Because Christine and I were posting our progress to our guild’s Facebook page, other members were watching with interest.\u00a0 The member who organized our destash night made a comment about being inspired to create a challenge for next year – January destash and February challenge.\u00a0 It sounds like we can look forward to some more fun next year in conjunction with the destash.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our modern guild meeting was Thursday, February 8.\u00a0 Our annual guild destash usually takes place at the January meeting.\u00a0 Because many members were unable to make the January meeting because of a snow storm \/ freezing rain, we had Part … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a>