A Plethora of Peculiar Projects- Part 2 of ?

Laying out additional layers of wool...

 

...and felting with an 'open resist'.

 

Fulling the piece.

 

The finished felt bucket (blue side)...

 

...and (mostly) purple side.



Sewing a lining from PUL (polyurethane laminate).

 

Pinning the lining into place, prior to sewing. 

 

Despite being unable to serve its original purpose...

...my bucket has found new life...

...as a crafting supply 'catch-all' for my daughter.



Knowing that PUL is often used for lining cloth diaper covers...

...I thought that if I used it as a 'second skin' for my bucket...

...and put it in the dryer awhile (to shrink the stitching holes)...

...I might just end up with a leak-proof bucket!

Alas, PUL is merely water resistant, not waterproof...

...and when filled with water, it leaked. :(

Luckily, my daughter quickly appropriated it for her own use! :)

A Minor Foray into "Fabric Land" Part 2 of 2

Stitching a layer of denim to a layer of PUL...

...and sandwiching in a silken cord.

Turned right-side out and top-stitched...

...with the tie-cord now visible.

Sewing up the side seams.

The finished make-up bag with button and shortened (cut and tied) cord.

The open bag, showing its waterproof, PUL lining...

...and, now, peering inside.

The back side of the bag (opened up)...

...and the front, again, with all of its wrinkles! :)

My daughter had a pair of artificially wrinkled, skinny jeans...

...that had not held up well with wear.

She asked whether I could make a denim make-up bag from them for her...

...that would also be impervious to spills and inadvertent 'blush compact openings'. :)

Since I have a friend who sews her own cloth diaper covers...

...I knew exactly what to line the denim with...

...PUL (Polyurethane Laminate)!

For those of you who have never heard of it...

...it's made by laminating a thin plastic film to fabric...

...to make it washable and waterproof.

It's wonderful for things like re-usable cloth lunch and snack bags...

...but it also has some drawbacks, since it cannot be ironed or put into the dryer.

I stitched the denim layer to the PUL with right sides 'in', enclosing a cord and leaving an opening...

...then turned it right side out and top-stitched the entire perimeter.

I sewed up the sides to form a bag, trimmed the cord to the proper length...

...and attached a button that we had found in a small quilt shop in Bath, England.

It's always nice to re-fashion bits of fabric that seem unredeemable...

...and the detailing on the jeans made for an interesting design on the finished bag!