this should comes as no surprise to many of you, but i was not the type of little girl who wanted to be a princess or dreamt of fairy tales. but there was just something about heather ross' far far away fabric collection that i couldnt resist. maybe the harsh reality of the past year, makes me yearn for fairy tales, make believe and princesses. whatever the reason, i was smitten with the collection and made this bag over the weekend. and i love it!
its even reversible!
the pattern was a little frustrating at times( i feel a post coming about pattern writing) and after ripping out the handles at least 3 times, i tossed the pattern aside and trusted my gut! i will be packing this bag with knitting, a good book and my
ipod when we leave for
greece in a few weeks. i think it will be the perfect travel companion. a bag filled with a princess and the pea, frogs who turn into princes, unicorns, fields of flowers and dreams of far away lands, whats not to love?
Love the bag - the fabric looks perfect. What pattern did you use? I'd (maybe) like to attempt to make one of those...
ReplyDeleteOh, and I am insanely jealous that you are going to Greece!
the pattern is one i bought at my local quilt shop called 6 pack stack.
ReplyDeleteAh yes....instructions! Sometimes I think they are written by people for whom English is a second (or third!) language...at any rate, the bag is absolutely wonderful. Can't believe how you are taking to this sewing thing like the proverbial duck to water. Good for you! It's a lifetime skill you can enjoy almost forever, and unlike cooking, what you produce is not consumable, so you can enjoy that part of it too!
ReplyDeleteLove ya....Kay
This bag is the cutest...you always thought and still do that you are a princess....and that a unicorn would come take you away...I am happy to see that some things will never change...XOXO Mom
ReplyDeleteI must do one of these!! Love the fabric to!
ReplyDeleteLove your bag! Patterns never work as well as just plain intuition, as far as I'm concerned. (That & a piece of paper in planned size, so I can fiddle and fold.)
ReplyDeleteDee
okay you need to do a giveaway so I can win some of your amazingness that I dont have - - i cant sew to save my life!
ReplyDeletei absolutely LOVE this bag, you have serious talent. i don't know much about fabric but this material looks very similar to something i once saw; with sweet girlie bikes with baskets on it. do you know the fabric? i saw a sweet tote made out of it and can't stop thinking of it. perhaps it is a heather ross' design. am not sure, but it was adorable, you'd probably like it too.
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