With much muttering, snipping, lots of newspaper, a set-square and a crayola easy-wash felt-tip I managed to make my own bag pattern, albeit a rather simple one. If I could have taken a photograph of the mess this created I would have, but the camera was buried somewhere beneath a mound of discarded paper (to later be recycled of course.)
I had wanted to create a simple, cute, kitsch little bag, big enough to hold just a few choice items for, say, a girly shopping trip without the kids. Something rather like this...
Please do not be overwhelmed by my digital drawing abilities, it is a gift.)
However my measurements weren't quite right (I really should have paid more attention in maths at school) and the pattern I did worked better the other way around, and so the Owl Bag was created...
The mustard fabric is another charity shop cushion cover and the red owl fabric, well it's just so very sweet...
But wait...look back to that first picture...what is that little taggy thing on the left side? Hmmm?!
My own tags! They are made by this very talented man on Etsy, I saw them one day whilst browsing and thought I'd treat myself to something totally self-indulgent. They look fab and they smell gorgeous too.
Having got the pattern measurements all skew-wiff the first time I was able to perfect it on the second go. It was hubby's mum's birthday this weekend, so on Friday night ahead of driving up to Norfolk on Saturday, I made this...
It is the first thing I have made where I can honestly say I was happy enough with the finish to be pleased to give it to somebody as a gift...
And I was proud to add one of my new little tags...
It is made with leftover Cath Kidston fabric (the flowery bit) and the rest is organic cotton. Inside hubby popped in some lovely goodies from Lush...
The birthday girl was very pleased!
That owl fabric is so sweet! I love your new tags.
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