Thursday, December 18, 2008

Yay, a new bag for me!




I decided two days ago to make myself a bag before heading off to Adelaide on Monday, and I just finished it today! Perhaps Jett had to watch a little more Baby Einstein than he normally would (not that I think he minded!), and sure, he may have been a little attention deprived - but hey, I have a new bag! YAY for me! I used left over fabric from our dining room chair seat covers for the outer and strap, a vintage linen tablecloth for the lining and on the strap, and a salvaged fabric sample from Reverse Garbage for the cuff.

I actually started two at once as I couldn't decide which fabric I was going to like better - the other should be finished tomorrow/tonight so I'll upload a new pic once completed. Amazing how much you can get done when you're procrastinating cleaning the house and packing... :P





I also finished this bag last week for my mother-in-law for Christmas. It's probably photographed a little brighter than it actually is because of the flash... I love the blue wool on the outer and strap, and have teamed it with a vintage sheet for the lining, and used an upholstery sample on the cuff. I hope she likes it! I almost feel like handing it over and saying 'if you don't like it I'm happy to keep it and make you another'.

Is it normal to get so attached to the things you make, even when you make purposefully for someone else???

2 comments:

Bec said...

Oh yes it is. I get attached to everything!!!! I'm so glad I've got to see both bags in real life before we all go away. You've really done an amazing job on them. Somehow I think you're going to become known as the 'pleating queen'. You're super good at it!!!
XXX Bec

Melanie Gray Augustin said...

Both bags are lovely! And yes, I get really attached to each piece I make! I'm sure your mother-in-law is going to love it!