Sun 19th Dec - 12th International Morsbagging Sunday!

[sazziej]

Excellent total - well done everybody.

[I bag you]

I am so happy Ippopod joined us today!
You're absolutely right Sazzie, excellent total indeed
Well done to all of us and thanks to Offcuts2 for being so productive!!!

Morsbags made in our 1st year of International Morsbagging Sundays:

January: 249
February: 163
March: 612
April: 256
May: 323
June: 100
July: 174
August: 161
September: 98
October: 305
November: 130
December: 274

Total: 2845

[loopy's bags]

Diagonal labels are in vogue this week!

Mine are always diagonal Offcuts, even if I'm trying to sew them on straight!!! I just cannot for the life of me get a label on straight - even tried sewing along a line in the pattern, but it still went wonky. It's now a feature of my bags....

[Offcuts]

Its nice when offcuts2 introduce a few design features. I think usually Maddie doesn't encourage too much deviation (not that diagonal labels are deviations!) because it spirals out of control. They do for the bits and pieces that they sell for charity I think. I had mobile pockets and all sorts this time. Sometimes I have little notes like 'made by Simon' or 'you are doing a good job my friend' which is lovely. Its only occaisionally that someone tries something unsuitable like sewing the whole bag in zigzag! I shall be storing most of these bags but 50 of them are going to a lady I met who is a Samaritan, she is going to give them to all the volunteers at the centre where she works

[beattie]

I love your official bag inspector Offcuts! He looks as if he's spotted a fault - maybe some dangly threads or a cockled label. Someone's name is going to go down on his list, I can see. How sweet of the bag makers to send you little notes that say such nice things.

Chiara, thank you so much for thinking up and organising a whole year's worth of International Morsbagging Sundays. It's incredible that, between us, we've made 2845 bags on those Sundays once a month. Great effort, everyone.
*Pats everyone on back, shakes hands all round*

[I bag you]

I'm going to attempt at least 3, but all will be 'sans label' for about 3 weeks as my stock are in UK at present, and I'm not !!!

Let me know if you need some labels for your bags! I can send them from Frankfurt and you should get them in a couple of days

[b.steadman]

Thanks Chiara. They will be fine until I get back to UK. I didn't manage to make mine on the day, but 6 have since been completed (less the labels )

[hslc]

I didn't manage to get any done - been too busy making curtains for my mum. Will make the effort to catch up at some point before the schools go back though.