maxermoo

Okay...I admit it. You had me at "origami." Love, love, LOVE the interfacing idea, especially since I'm a seamstress who has had an origami addiction from the age of 7.

One of the coolest things I ever saw was in a Threads magazine over a decade ago showing how to make origami handbags. These were fabric that you stiffened with Mod Podge and then ironed. I made a very small pyramid shaped one but it didn't hold up to even a set of keys and a lipstick after carrying it a few times.

I'm wondering if there's a way to incorporate your interfacing idea with some heavy paper and maybe some sort of shellac or covering to produce less flimsy, more usable origami bags. There's some absolutely beautiful origami paper available (frankly much better than current fabric selections) that I'd love to be able to carry as a handbag. Thoughts?

Thanks for joining Equine Quilting today! Here we've used six inch squares with 1/4 inch seams for a lovely saddle blanket...