A friend has asked me to make her a beach bag,all the ones i have shown her has not been to her likeing. I would love to make her one for christmas. Can you please help with some ideas or links. cheers Heather

I made ne and embroideed it with some flip-flops, which I found here...
Perhaps your friend would like it?

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by gothicmum 10 Aug 2012

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R0aWnMZ...

my picture-uploaddidn't seem to work, perhaps the direct link would work...

by noah 10 Aug 2012

great job hugs carolyn

by toet 11 Aug 2012

Very nice well done,it is going to be hard just to make one. Oh who needs sleep anyway,cheers Heather

here is another old acquaintant
have fun with all the info in all the posts

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by toet 11 Aug 2012

Thankyou for the link,so many bags,one for every day of the year,cheers

A big thankyou for all your helpful suggestions.cheers Heather

I purchased my Beach Bag pattern from "Sealed with a Stitch" it also uses Pet Screen. It has no fabric on the bottom so that the sand falls out so you don't have to take it home with you also has a small beg for the inside and directions to make a towel that has a hiding spot for your keys and such. My favorite one so far. Hugs & Stitches, Liz

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by toet 10 Aug 2012

Thankyou so much this sounds perfect.Love the idea of a hiding place for keys,I think i will make myself one.

Since you know where to go for the designs, I will tell you that we made totes for beach bags out of pet window screening. (It cannot be ruined by pets claws.) You can embroider on the screen or put a strip of solid fabric along the sides. Just be sure to use screening on the bottom so water can drip out. Use bias binding along the seams and top. EmbLibrary has a tutorial on it called "Fabrics 101: Embroidering On Screen".

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by toet 10 Aug 2012

This is a top idea i will log on to Embroidery libary and jot down some notes. thankyou for your reply.

Forgot to add the link, duh.

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by toet 10 Aug 2012

Oh yes i like these,thankyou.

Embroidery Library, once again. They have the most gorgeous sea stuff, here's the link to the section. If you're going to purchase anything, join their Christmas Club first, because that way you'll get credit from your purchases toward designs. Enjoy, hugs, Marji

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by toet 10 Aug 2012

thankyou again i will join their christmass club.

I have made one, with tropical fish and coral.
saw one on E-Bay from Lullu Guinness and it went for 130-00 pounds second hand.
so took pictures of it and have incorporated some of her ideas, with some small embroidered fish on it too, with some metal thread used and some small metal fish hand sewn on.Found those on E-bay for sale. Never made a bag before, so a challenge but Love it, too scared to use it now lol, incase it gets dirty.

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by toet 10 Aug 2012

Sounds very pretty,i think i will do a beach walk for some shells with little holes in them to attach. thankyou so much for your ideas.

If you go to the link below you'll find yourself drowning in patterns for everything under the sun.
Make sure you make yourself a cuppa and allow a couple of hours to browse and download.
Or just sign up for the newsletter and receive 10 patterns every day, such fun!!!
Hugs n roses, Meganne

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by edithfarminer 09 Aug 2012

Thanks Meganne for the link, will enjoy looking at it all on a rainy day

by meganne 09 Aug 2012

I keep promising myself that one day I'll open all their newsletter emails. LOL!!!!

by toet 10 Aug 2012

Thankyou so much Meaganne i can see that i will become 'the bag lady' this christmas. I have been making BBQ aprons with some very funny designs from Ricky's fun things. Have bought a new 'Babylock' overlocker,hopefully will be making some boxer shorts to go with the aprons. cheers Heather

by toet 10 Aug 2012

Hopefully i will be making boxer shors to match,for all the not so grown up men. he he

by toet 10 Aug 2012

Gosh i wish we had spell check.

A beach bag at Christmas, how about a palm tree with Christmas lights, just a thought he he Good Luck

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by toet 09 Aug 2012

Thankyou,my friend lives on the beachfront,there are many palms along the waters edge,we always enjoy a visit.