Bag made from round table coasters

January 10, 2020March 24, 2020 / Susanoo / Leave a comment

Straw bag is the perfect outfit addition that just says “now it is summer, let´s go to the beach, summer markets and on holiday”

My bag is made out of two round table coasters from H&M home.

Bag is hand sewn together with thick cotton yarn, the seam was too thick to sew with sewing machine.

I made the shoulder strap out of an old suede belt and attached it with an o-ring to the sides of the bag. Round decorations and the fringe around the bag are made out of leather. Lining is an old tablecloth with traditional pattern.

attaching leather fringe deco to straw bag

round leather decorations attached to a straw bag

round leather decorations to a straw bag

Kurume kasuri goku masu

July 2, 2018July 31, 2018 / Susanoo

Bought Susan Briscoes book Japanese quilt blocks to mix & match from a craft fair in Finland few years ago and the amount of inspiration it`s given me! This denim bag started from the idea to have just one big quilt block instead of several small ones and the pattern is called Kurume kasuri goku masu- five squares.

Susan Briscoes book about japanese quilt techniques qnd my plan for the quilt bag

planning and scaling the denim quilt bag

Susan Briscoes book about japanese quilt technoques and ready made patterns for the bag

Struggled a bit with the scale but finally got it right!

cutting out pieces for my denim quilt bag

pattern called "kurume kasuri goku masu"- five squares

Kurume kasuri goku masu- five squares pattern from the reverse side

Super happy with the end result! All denim used are from old jeans, shoulder strap is old leather belt and the lining is made out of old skirt. So again 100% recycled!

"Kurume kasuri goku masu- five squares" patterned denim quilt bag with second hand belt