A pattern and a bag
I’ve been making up the pattern I’ve been working on and with a few adjustments here and there, it’s become a bag.
The Drop-In bag
It’s made out of Patty Young’s Mezzanine fabric (Gothic Wave), using the fabric pattern widthways across the bag band and lengthways in the bag body. The lining is Heather Bailey’s Swirly buds in Lime… just to keep the pink green theme going.
Inside the bag
This time I’ve attached the handle using fabric tabs and ‘o’ rings just to liven things up a little.
At the moment I seem strangely compelled to add flower type embellishments to things. All kinds of things. This one is made out of a covered button (38mm) plus a couple of simple to make fabric leaves. (They look black in the photograph but they are really a very dark green.)
Simple flower embellishment
I think the flower picks up the colours in the bag and really sets it off. I’ll confess that it’s actually in a ‘blog ready’ state as I can’t decide whether to add it as permanent fixture to the bag or sew on a brooch back so it can be removable and used on other things….
Right now though I need to write some instructions to go with the printable pattern and then it’ll be finished. What do you think to it?
1Jessica
wrote on 19 November 2009 at 13:40
Its very cute – esp like the metal rings. I can see this in black with a broach attached which would make a cute evening bag
2Jane
wrote on 19 November 2009 at 15:18
I like this very much. I love the effect you get with using the material widthways next to the same material lengthways. I like the rings – they class it up!
3Eileen
wrote on 19 November 2009 at 15:53
I like it, and I like the flowery embellishment on it. Its lovely.
4Christine
wrote on 20 November 2009 at 10:09
Very nice. I like the fabric and the soft gathers.
5Judith
wrote on 20 November 2009 at 10:37
I like it. It would look good as an evening bag or as a large version to carry on ones shoulder. A very versatile pattern.
6nadine
wrote on 20 November 2009 at 14:09
So cute. Please try to make the pattern idiot proof because I’d love to make it
Nadine xx
7chickadee cards
wrote on 21 November 2009 at 14:37
Oh, I like it!