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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Success at last!


Actually, success was last week, but after dancing like a madman around my sofa I put it away carefully and forgot to take pictures.

What am I babbling about? Why this:



Ages ago (October to be precise) I mentioned that I was trying to make a patchwork bag which wasn't working out too well. Meari demanded pictures, I nodded my head, and ... didn't follow through (I'm sorry, but it's all done now~~~)

A short while ago, I whined about my Space Invaders having problems. A lot of people told me to buck up and take it like a man. (OK, no. They said that 3rd time's the charm and they were right!)

I went back to my patchwork and finished it~



The "S" in the middle is from Passione Ricamo's free Arabesque alphabet. It's on 18 count aida with two strands of black. The dimensions of the bag are 10.5" x 11/5" x 2.5"

It has a layer of heavy sew-in interfacing so it stands up by itself, even with the heavier-than-they-look handles. It has one pocket inside, which I placed a bit too low. I also cut the inside and the outside to the exact same dimensions, but when finished the lining is actually a tiny bit bigger, so it's a little loose on the inside. Next time I'm going to make the lining smaller, so that it fits properly. I forgot to take a picture of the inside, but it's the same fabric as the handle loops.The handles can be slid out of the loops so I can switch them onto another bag.

I haven't actually taken this out of the house. It's getting colder here, and I like to keep my gloved hands in my jacket pockets, so no handbags in winter. But when summer comes this will be going places!

7 comments:

Annie said...

That is fabulous! Looks very professional. Must feel great to have a finish like that.

Kathy said...

Your bag is gorgeous. Prettier than anything you could buy.

Chiloe said...

Wow !!!!!! What a great bag !!! It's beautiful: you are very talented ;-)

CindyMae said...

You should be very proud of yourself. It is gorgeous!!! I love it!!!!!

Pumpkin said...

Fantastic bag Blu!!!! I'd say that was a project well done :o)

Deb said...

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today and leaving a comment because now it's enabled me to see yours! I love your bag. I don't know the whole story behind it, but it's wonderful. I don't blame you for not wanting to take it out in the winter, but when the warm air starts up again, I think it would be the first thing I pulled out! It's gorgeous!!

Myra said...

OH, very pretty. I love the oriental feel it has. Great job!