An Accessorised Bag

Here are a couple of pictures of my Big Blue Bag complete with the accessories I made - the Bow and the Rosette. I have also attached a keyring from the British Heart Foundation charity shop. It is so cute and totally appropriate! If you look closely you can see that every other petal is shaped like a heart.

Here are the links to the tutorials explaining how to make the bow and the rosette:

SIMPLE BOW TUTORIAL

ROSETTE TUTORIAL

How to Make a Simple Rosette

Here is yet another decoration for my big blue bag! I have attached a pin to the back of the rosette so I can move it around - the same as my simple bow. I had lots of fun drawing out the instructions for making both of these accessories. Paint is a fantastic programme! If you look at the scrap book page you can see some of my other drawings that I have done using paint.

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I have been looking on google and apparently broach is a variant of 'brooch' which is by far the more popular spelling. I have always used the spelling 'broach' and I didn't realise that there was another spelling... you learn something new every day!

Finished Rosette Broach with dark blue ribbon

How to Sew a Simple Bow

So I wanted to make some things to decorate my big blue bag. I decided that it would be a good idea to attach a broach back to the accessories. This way I can move them around on the bag or even use them separately.

I decided to start with a simple bow accessory:

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Now you can sew it onto your item or like me, use a glue gun to attach it to a broach fastening.

I used rather thick cord fabric when making my bow - if you choose a thinner fabric lightly pad the bow before you stitch up the gap and wrap the strip of fabric around the centre.

The Finished Bow Broach