Sunday, February 20, 2011

Bag making

I am on a Bag Making Frenzy!

Lately, I have been busting out some Amy Butler bags and my new favorite a Bari J. bag!  My friend Jackie (click on Jackie and it should take you right to her purse) made a bag back in January that I loved.  I thought it was so cute and went on with my life.  Then a couple of weeks ago Leslie and I were at the Super Bowl sale at one of our favorite fabric stores in the city and I started looking at books.  I found Bari J's and realized that it was the same book Jackie got inspired to make her super cute purse. 
 I loved being able to use things I had in my stash of fabric for this bag instead of feeling guilty every time I look at it yet never use it!  lol! The flower on top and the blue bird are made out of wool.
 I embroidered my blog name onto it.  Holly wrote it on there for me because I couldn't write it as pretty. Unfortunately,  I did not give it the justice that Holly had put into her gorgeous hand writing.  I go to her ever time I need something to look eloquently written!
 As usual my work looks very "handled", but I love that it looks so homemade nonetheless:)
 The process Bari uses is just layering fabrics and free motion appliqueing it on.  What I love so much about this bag is that I got to make it really unique to me and use as much creativity as I wanted.  I even enjoyed adding a few bugle beads.
 I also made another birdie sling for myself.  This one is out of some of the new Parisville fabric that I am now in love with.
 This is also an Amy Butler bag.  It is her market tote and it is huge.  I am going to save it for our Disney cruise.  I bet I can cram a lot of my kids junk in this for our days on the beach (which really sounds like fun to most people but a lot of work to me!!! lol!)

12 comments:

  1. I love them all but that first one is unreal!

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  2. I love your personal HL&I purse! It is perfectly suited to you and I can't imagine any other for you and only you. XOXOX

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  3. Your new bags are wonderful. Especially the personalized one in the top photo. Brilliant!

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  4. Love love love the bags!! Looks like you've been busy! Hope all is well. (Disney cruise sounds fun!) Happy Day! Micah

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  5. Amazing all. I really love the Bari J. collage. Oh lord do I need another book? Another challenge?

    Dang...

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  6. Wow! You did it again. I love your bag! I think your name on it gave it that extra touch!

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  7. Soooo cute! Loving the bird in its cage!

    Hey, has your magazine article come out yet? I want to make sure and get it.

    Jill

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  8. Your quilting and sewing makes me swoon. Beautiful, as always.

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  9. LOL I loooove that you find things you can put your own spin on ... they always turn out so well.
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  10. Your colorful bags look great, you certainly have been busy! What a feeling of accomplishment, to make something useful and beautiful. Have a good weekend!

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  11. I wasn't able to leave a comment on your birthday post. I noticed too that the title of your post isn't clickable . . wonder if that has something to do with it?!

    Anyway, it sound like you had a wonderful birtday. Oh, my, I didn't know you had had a heart attack and you're so young! I know it can happen at any age but that is truly frightening.

    Sending you a belated birthday hug!!!

    xxoo
    Marsha

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