Showing posts with label bag pleated handbag "amy Karol" "Bend the rules sewing" sewing craft hobby red applique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bag pleated handbag "amy Karol" "Bend the rules sewing" sewing craft hobby red applique. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 January 2010

Another birthday present sorted





Well that's another birthday present sorted!  Just hope my friend Jo likes it.

What I want to know is what did I do with all my time before Cat brought me the "Bend the rules Sewing" book by Amy Karol for my birthday??  Answers on a postcard to.......


Monday, 18 January 2010

Hope dad doesn't want his shirt back!



There was no snow, no ice so I thought I'd make the treck over to Shrewsbury to buy some more fabric.
To be honest I was dissapointed, I only brought three different fabrics.  One I fell in love with straight away, that I shall make myself a skirt and bag with, once we get some warmer weather.  Another fabric to make this design bag  (Pleated Beauty Handbag from Bend the rules sewing by Amy Karol) for a friends birthday and the red fabric you can see above.

I really wanted to get some fabric to make some cushions for my lounge, I quite fancied some retro 70's design in brown and creams, but there was nothing in brown at all.  So instead I thought I'd try this pattern out before I make it up for my friend.  I dug out an old shirt of my dads, that had a rip in it, for the contrast and the lining.  I then added the flower to "finish" it off.  I think next time I make the bag I shall make the straps wider as they seem a bit narrow for such a large bag.  But overall I'm really pleased with the way it turned out.