Wildflowers

I had a little bit of spare stitching time on the weekend, so I finally had a chance to whip up this lovely bag.

The colours are amazingly beautiful....

I'd pre-prepared the teatowel over a month ago when I made the 'shrooms bag. it's been hanging around keeping the ironing press warm, and mocking me from the corner of the room.

But, mocking me and my lack of time no more..... it's now in the shop!

Bursting

Finches Teatowel - Photo Courtesy Shiny Happy Art

I finished this project well over a week ago.... and I've been completely bursting to show it off!

 On my cutting table in pieces

But first, I needed to find a very large box to fit it into without crushing it.

Then I had to make sure that it arrived as a big surprise, while Anna thought that I was still working on it.

The thing that I love the most about making these bags is that depending on the size of the original teatowel, and the placement of the print, you never quite know what it's going to look like until it all comes together.

This one features couple of very happy accidents.....

When I cut the teatowel into pieces, I didn't realise it at the time, that when I was going to piece them back together, the blue border would become a lovely feature running along the front of the bag. It sort of looks like I've added piping running along the join.

On the other side, I managed to incoporate Anna's signature from her original artwork up the top....

I'm totally in love with this bag..... so isn't it lucky that I have another Finches Teatowel in the stash?

On Making Things and Flights of Fancy

I'm easily distracted. I like to flutter away on crafty flights of fancy. I like to just make whatever I feel like making.

At the moment, I feel like making Teatowel Handbags....

Not sure how long this little flight of fancy might last, but in the meantime, I'll just keep on fluttering.

PS - This one is in the shop.... but be quick, before I change my mind!

Chalk Filigree

Photo borrowed from Flowerpress Etsy Shop

Take one beautiful Flowerpress Chalk Filigree Teatowel

Fuse some nice heavy woven interfacing on the back....

Cut, sew, cut some more, sew some more, make some straps, a pocket, and an inner bag, and sew all together. Add a magnetic snap closure....

.... and what do you get?

A one-off personalised handbag for Susie's mum.

Hope she loves it!

In need of some colour?

I've been playing with linen tea towels again.

These ones were screaming out to be turned into something much more stylish than a cloth to dry dishes!

I can't seem to remember where these ones came from, but they're absolutely beautiful. (Edit: These were sent to me from the super talented Steph from Moo Bear - thankyou Steph!)
 It's one of those times when I'll take something to the market and secretly wish that no-one buys them.... just so I can keep them.
That's always my problem when I make 'one-offs'.

Photo courtesy of Becky Et Al

Just to prove that there are many more ways to use a tea towel - you must pop on over to read this post at Becky Et Al

* Handbags will be available at the Daylesford Makers Market - Saturday 27th November