Sunday, April 20, 2008

Vogue 8506


I'm, I guess, content with my bag.  It looks good and is functional, but I get so frustrated by the 'home-sewn' quality of notions that I can get my hands on and my lack of experience sewing bags finely.  My bags always look home-sewn to me.  Gah!  

I think it's a combination of materials chosen, notions available, sewing machine techniques and pressing equipment.  I've seen a very few beautifully sewn bags on PatternReview, but they've been rare.  I just wish I could make that skill leap. 



Happy things instead.




I've been gathering Rowan yarns for a Kaffe Fassett cardigan from Rowan 31.  This is it on Ravelry.  It's a lovely combination of wide stripes of purples and reds.  A lot of the colors are discontinued, so I'm approximating madly.

They're like candy kisses.

3 comments:

  1. I think your bag looks very pretty. The fabric is beautiful and the shape classic. Your skills will improve with each new incarnation of this bag (assuming you'll make more).

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  2. This is just darling. Great fabric and I love all the details!

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  3. LOVE the bag. I just started sewing 4 days ago. I can't wait for it to get easier. :o) Very very pretty.

    Amy
    http://growinginsewing.blogspot.com

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