A Project for my local Hospice:

You may have seen my post asking for guidance on the application of bias binding. Well, that was all connected with a project I volunteered for which was to make some cheerful satchels used in the Hospice and outside for patients who are connected via an subcutaneous feed line from a drugs syringe driver. The syringe driver supplies a cocktail of drugs to the patient continuously over a twenty four hour period. The syringe driver is held securely in the satchel and worn around the neck where patients are mobile.
Essentially, the satchel is a simple padded bag with 'D' rings to attach the halter and a velcro-type closure to keep the syringe driver secure.
The Hospice staff had asked that the satchels be cheerful and based upon a seaside theme. The material used was chosen specifically with the seaside in mind and the satchels then embellished with machine embroidered images with a range of coastal scenes, all local to the area covered by the Hospice.
The embroidered images were taken from a local company (Registered Trademark "thecardshed") with their written authorisation for use of the images for this specific project. This company produces greetings cards formatted to appear like old advertising posters used by the railway companies. The photographic images (some twenty in all) were digitised by Vicki of basketkasedesigns who made a fantastic job of everything and was so much help throughout the process. I cannot thank her enough.
The rather poor quality of my machine sewing skills hopefully is not too glaring but I must learn how to sew straight.
I have put up a number of pictures showing some of the satchels (some close-up of the embroidered images), an example of the syringe driver and lastly one of my good lady wife modelling one of the satchels.