Cross stitched bag, pinkeep and pillow.


I decided to make my first cross stitched drawstring bag and use a cross stitch design that I finished quite some time ago, the Amitie design is a freebie from Martine's blog here 
The pinkeep and little pillow I finished for a friend some time ago, you can get the small pillow pattern from my blog here
 The free alphabet pattern is available from me via email in my profile.

I show how to fringe the edge in the photographs below.
On reflection I think I should have put the seam down the side, mmmm!

How to fringe the edge

Cut along the fabric edge 
Stitch the fabric about 1cm from the edge in a straight line

Pull the threads like this
until you get to the stitching and there you have it, a nice fringed edge!
Happy stitching!

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27 comments

  1. Margaret21 January 2012 at 17:32

    So beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial on fringing. I'd never thought of just sewing a straight line on the edge before.

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  2. Kellie21 January 2012 at 17:34

    Love this little drawstring bag!

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  3. Joysze21 January 2012 at 18:44

    Love the bag, Lynn. It's darling!!!

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  4. Thoeria21 January 2012 at 19:03

    You are a truely talented lady Lynn! This is just lovely :)

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  5. Mouse21 January 2012 at 20:12

    ooooo very pretty .. love the wee bag and the pillow and initial is lovely :) love mouse xxxx

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  6. cucki21 January 2012 at 20:41

    aww i love the bag so much..everything is so cute xx

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  7. Cole21 January 2012 at 20:54

    Beautiful finishes... as always!!

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  8. Lisa S21 January 2012 at 21:00

    Wonderful finishes Lynn!

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  9. Handmade By Aylin21 January 2012 at 22:16

    great designs, great work:)

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  10. Paige Knowles22 January 2012 at 01:45

    How gorgeous! I love the step by step photographs, very helpful.

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  11. mdgtjulie22 January 2012 at 03:16

    Grats on the finishes. They all look lovely. I have no idea how you finish things up so nicely. I frame everything (and I don't even do it myself, lol). Grats!

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  12. Christina22 January 2012 at 03:41

    Your work is beautiful as always.

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  13. martine29022 January 2012 at 07:30

    c'est très très beau, bravon Lynn et merci pour avoir brodé ma grille
    je t"ai pris la photo
    bonne journée

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  14. purple2422 January 2012 at 07:32

    Beautiful!!

    And thanks for the little tutorial.

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  15. ricketyjo22 January 2012 at 10:06

    What a beautiful bag, lovely finish - I quite like the seam down the back :)

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  16. Tatkis22 January 2012 at 10:22

    Great gifts! I love the bag - so cute and tidy!

    Hugs,
    Tatyana

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  17. hohla22 January 2012 at 12:53

    Lynn! I love all your embroidery!

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  18. StitchyDon22 January 2012 at 17:57

    Your projects are beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing the tips as well!!

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  19. Mindi22 January 2012 at 20:28

    Lovely finishes, and the drawstring bag is adorable.

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  20. Lynn23 January 2012 at 11:32

    Thanks for the tutorial Lynn. This is a beautiful set!

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  21. Bernadett 23 January 2012 at 17:03

    They are wonderful.:)

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  22. annemarie24 January 2012 at 02:15

    Lovely, lovely, lovely - what more can I say!! Thanks for the fringing tip - love your idea of stitching a line before fringing.

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  23. Elisa24 January 2012 at 09:58

    Beautiful finishes as always Lynn

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  24. Sally24 January 2012 at 13:41

    What a gorgeous collection!

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  25. Linda24 January 2012 at 21:46

    I love all your projects...very sweet! Have a great day!!

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  26. Krista26 January 2012 at 10:30

    very creative ideas!

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  27. Solstitches29 January 2012 at 21:22

    Gorgeous stitching and finishing Lynn.
    Thanks for the explanation on how to do the fringing too.
    Margaret

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Lynn B

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