Mindful Reuse
A treasured Japanese fabric pouch undergoing a remake to create a more practical item yet still preserve the beauty of the original fabric.
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Sharon Prigan
Jun 301 min read
Crumb Quilted Pouches
Well I finally sat down and finished stitching the crumb quilted fabric pieces.
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Sharon Prigan
Jun 41 min read
Crumb Patchwork Pouch
Zippered pouches are my go to gift. They are practical and pretty. I created a zippered crumb patchwork pouch to be gifted
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 71 min read
Rustic and Floral
I love working with flowers, I don't like wearing them as much, and I don't like appliquing them on bags that I use. I made an exception...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 21 min read
A Quiet Safe Place
I am working on another bag tutorial. The floral appliqued bag. I have one example in combat colors and wanted to create another with...
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Sharon Prigan
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Floral Boho Bag
Yesterday I felt like those artists that one reads about. They wake up and go straight to the studio, not even taking the time to make a...
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Sharon Prigan
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Practical Pouches
Who says pouches that are practical can't be pretty. I have been working in these colors for the past month together with my students. I...
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Sharon Prigan
Nov 7, 20231 min read
A study in colors
In our zoom meetup this week students worked on zippered pouches. I showed them different zipper techniques and we worked together on...
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Sharon Prigan
Sep 30, 20232 min read
From Pants to a Bag
Whenever my cargo pants, those that have many pockets, can't be worn as pants anymore and need to move on to their next life they become...
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Sharon Prigan
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Bag for a Baby Stroller
My neighbour asked me to come over this week and showed me her stroller bag and asked if there was any way to fix it. I told her there...
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Sharon Prigan
Sep 4, 20232 min read
Carnival Boho Bag
I was creating with carnival colors last week. A new fabric technique. This time it can used for art but lends itself to practical items...
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Sharon Prigan
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Wave Quilt Patchwork Zippered Pouches
When I create something. I keep all of the pieces. The experiments, the offcuts and all of the small remnants. I find something to do...
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Sharon Prigan
Aug 14, 20231 min read
New Tutorials
As I said before, I am on a roll. All those ideas and techniques that I have in my head are being created and then put down on paper or...
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Sharon Prigan
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Sharing
I don't know how to receive a gift without reciprocating. My neighbours share produce of the best kind with me. I don't add sugar to...
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Sharon Prigan
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Practical Things
Holidays are coming up soon and its time to think of gift bags. I use zippered pouches for that. My supply is running low so I decided to...
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Sharon Prigan
Mar 2, 20231 min read
Quilted Patchwork Pouch
Yesterday they finished their large quilted patchwork pouch for all of their sewing supplies. The purpose of this lesson is to teach them...
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Sharon Prigan
Feb 16, 20231 min read
Pinks
They are making a large quilted patchwork pouch for all of their sewing supplies but it takes a while to complete it. In between I like...
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Sharon Prigan
Feb 12, 20231 min read
Marine Time
He always comes to class with a set idea of what he wants to create, even down to the colors that he wants to use. I know my students, so...
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Sharon Prigan
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Arty Bags and Clutches
It is fun to create art. It normally goes on the wall. I love it when art is given that added value factor by being incorporated into a...
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Sharon Prigan
Aug 24, 20221 min read
Floral Garden
Last week a student chose all of the floral fabrics that she could find in the scrap box to create a wave landscape patchwork piece. From...
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