If that sounds like I'm tooting my own horn, it's because I am. I had the idea for making a tote bag with this awesome crewel embroidered owl. I even had the stuff sitting on the table. Then I got Amber's email with the stuff that she loves, and I knew I must have been channeling my psychic powers. I couldn't not make it for her.
The owl was embroidered onto a piece of linen. I fused it to the bag, which didn't actually work that well because the back of the embroidery was so lumpy. It did help hold it in place for me to double stitch it onto the bag.
I made the bag out of canvas and interlined it with flannel, and it felt so nice- soft and sturdy at the same time.
It's lined with a vintage sheet. There is a good chance that I used the last of my yellow and white sheet on the pocket and front decoration for this bag. I originally planned to line it with that sheet but could only find a little bit. I did send some of it out for the vintage sheet FQ swap, but I was both surprised and a little sad to discover that it was almost gone. It was one of my favorites!
I love this bag so much that I included a note instructing Amber to let me know right away if she didn't love it with all her heart because I would have been happy to get it back and make her something else. It turns out that she loves it, so I'm just happy that it found such a warm owl loving home.
In other AWESOME news, the Denver Post put a picture of a Hot Butter wallet in an article yesterday about the Horseshoe. Check it out!
4 comments:
What a fabulous tote! And congrats on the wallet pic...We're almost famous ;)
I love it!!!!!
This big is cute!!!
"bag", not "big", of coruse.
sorry
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