Need help for very special project!
01-03-2014, 06:46 AM
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Our hospital wants wheel chair bags, and asked volunteers to make some. The directions are to use a piece 20 inches wide by 28 inches long. Fold that in half, line it if you wish, and attach handles (3 1/2 inches wide by 21 inches long, folded to make a strap 1 inch wide). Use Velcro to attach.
As for color, I would use a neutral background with a pink, purple, fuschia pattern in it.
As for color, I would use a neutral background with a pink, purple, fuschia pattern in it.
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01-03-2014, 06:50 AM
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My 9 year old granddaughter has recently been relegated to a wheelchair for the forsee-able future. On the bright side, she has just received a fuschia wheelchair made just for her! My DD (a non-sewer) was thumbing through a Nancy's notions catalog and got the idea that I could make her a quilted book bag to hang on the back of the wheelchair. We live 1000 miles apart, which makes for not too good communication. Do any of you know of a pattern that could be altered for this purpose? I believe what she liked was made out of a jelly roll. So I need a pattern and the suggestion of a good jelly roll that would go with a fuschia wheelchair. I have to shop on line, so I can't tell about colors very well. I did see Daisy Mae by Benartex, but can't tell if it is hot pink or fuschia. Any help would be appreciated. TIA!
01-03-2014, 06:54 AM
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Wheel chair bags
Another type of wheelchair bag was requested a few years back. It attaches onto the arm rests and could hang inside or outside of the chair. I would put mine on the inside. LOL Very easy for user to get at contents.
These could be as long (wide) as the chair handle would accommodate and as deep as you like. Six inches or so seems about right. Ours were held on with four straps that tied.
These could be as long (wide) as the chair handle would accommodate and as deep as you like. Six inches or so seems about right. Ours were held on with four straps that tied.
01-03-2014, 07:23 AM
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Should have said: This strap holds the bag onto the wheelchair handles. So it would be cut into four pieces. Or maybe two pieces Velcroed to the bag at one end. Sometimes I sew a line down the middle or to one side of the bag to create two pockets.
01-03-2014, 07:38 AM
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I would look at McCalls/Simplicity patterns on line, because I have seen patterns to make such bags. My prayers for healing for your DGD and hope she isn't in the wheelchair for long - but I think she has a hot one in fushcia. I'm sure there are great fabrics out there that would really jazz up the wheelchair.
01-03-2014, 07:54 AM
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My 9 year old granddaughter has recently been relegated to a wheelchair for the forsee-able future. On the bright side, she has just received a fuschia wheelchair made just for her! My DD (a non-sewer) was thumbing through a Nancy's notions catalog and got the idea that I could make her a quilted book bag to hang on the back of the wheelchair. We live 1000 miles apart, which makes for not too good communication. Do any of you know of a pattern that could be altered for this purpose? I believe what she liked was made out of a jelly roll. So I need a pattern and the suggestion of a good jelly roll that would go with a fuschia wheelchair. I have to shop on line, so I can't tell about colors very well. I did see Daisy Mae by Benartex, but can't tell if it is hot pink or fuschia. Any help would be appreciated. TIA!
01-03-2014, 07:56 AM
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Another type of wheelchair bag was requested a few years back. It attaches onto the arm rests and could hang inside or outside of the chair. I would put mine on the inside. LOL Very easy for user to get at contents.
These could be as long (wide) as the chair handle would accommodate and as deep as you like. Six inches or so seems about right. Ours were held on with four straps that tied.
These could be as long (wide) as the chair handle would accommodate and as deep as you like. Six inches or so seems about right. Ours were held on with four straps that tied.
How do you hand a bag over the wheel and not create a huge problem with movement? Even hanging inside--couldn't be very big and wouldn't allow for more than a couple books
01-03-2014, 07:58 AM
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Our hospital wants wheel chair bags, and asked volunteers to make some. The directions are to use a piece 20 inches wide by 28 inches long. Fold that in half, line it if you wish, and attach handles (3 1/2 inches wide by 21 inches long, folded to make a strap 1 inch wide). Use Velcro to attach.
As for color, I would use a neutral background with a pink, purple, fuschia pattern in it.
As for color, I would use a neutral background with a pink, purple, fuschia pattern in it.
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