I have returned to sewing with a vengeance. Here is my latest tote WIP. At the moment I am ready to quilt the bag and handles. Tonight I found the wadding I needed in the garage and as soon as I finish sewing the binding down on Dragonfly Horses I will start on the quilting. Am thinking pink perle cotton in a largish stitch.
In the background are our new Marie Claire mix and match dishes. My nerve damage was affecting my hands so badly we had to get a different dinner set. I had been using Corelle the shatterproof servingware but when I dropped the dishes etc, which is often, the things exploded upwards and remnants richocheted almost blinding me on several occasions. So the solution, mix and match porcelain which is a reasonable weight and does not explode when dropped.
The fabric I used for this bag is Moda Soiree which I won from Miss Mabel Studios some months ago in a giveaway. It was a charm pack and easily went together in this bag as the work of choosing co-ordinating fabrics was already done for me. Unlike the Marie Claire seringware which took two shopping trips …one to the city and one to Bondi Junction!
This bag is for a silent auction at my friend’s son’s high school in October, the bag should be just right for Summer 09.
4 Comments
I just love how twh colours work in this one … lovely
The bag is coming together nicely, and I love the fabrics! Sometimes using fabrics from one line ends up looking flat and too matchy-matchy (to me), but that is not a problem with these fabrics! Very pretty!
really nice ~ I like the colours. The crockery looks good too.
Yes – great bag – great crockery!