Pink and paisley bag

Hmmm...

I love this bag pattern from Etsy. I made a lovely pink version before which does very well for carting pre-schooler bits around on day-trips.

But I didn't quite pull this one together. I feel that the pink fabric is too deep and has too much red in it, it would have been better with a lighter more bluey pink, to match the paisley swirls.


I quite like the embroidery though. I am generally a perfectionist but the detail on this bag isn't quite up to scratch, hence the lack of close-ups. The thread kept snapping and I had to unpick the top-stitching several times. By the time I finally got everything working I was so fed up I just wanted to finish and go and find some wine.

I had better luck with the little bag I made with the off-cuts of my bucket bag though. The leftovers got turned into a mini bag for my little lady, who proudly marched around the shops with it this morning...


It is reversible like mine...


And it has plenty of room for every three-year-old's essentials...