Friday 10 May 2019

Another One Bit The Dust ...

As I mentioned the other day I have been finishing up some projects ... started and abandoned ... my attention span can be very short sometimes (wink wink), and I have a tendency to jump around from project to project.  
Eventually, one has to finish a few of them to get back on track, so to speak. 
So here is something I'd like to share with you.  I really enjoyed putting this one together ... the colors of these batiks I used were so pretty and with the addition of the vintage lace, well it just comes across as very Victorian to me.



 
Front
 


Back 
 




 
A few close up pics.
 
 
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.
Hugs
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Time Flies .... and May is here!

Where on earth did April go ... just flew right by.  I kept meaning to stop by here and post a project.  There have been a few new ones and a few unfinished ones  that I pulled out of the archives to finish off.

I couldn't resist taking Kathy Shaw's free online Shabby Chic bag class.  Such a cute little frilly bag.  We started off by pulling from our stash some soft pastel color fabrics, thread, lace and embellishments.  Plus had to source out the perfect image for the center of the crazy quilted flap of the bag.  This is what I started with and then the bag evolved like magic:

 
The beautiful floral fabric in the center is what I choose for the main part of the bag.  A lovely piece I picked up at my local thrift store.  I pulled as many colors from this piece to assemble the crazy quilted flap with.
 
 
The image I choose for the center of the block I copied onto a piece of silk printable fabric and was perfect for this project.


 



 
The embellishments I played around with for several days finding the perfect fit.  It's nice to have a big selection to choose from.
 





This one ... or


... this one....
 

And finally picked this one and stitched up the seams with some pretty stitches and added some lovely silk roses.  So fun!
 

 
And then it was time to make all the pieces of the bag.  I added a nice pocket to the back  and used a pretty pink taffeta for the lining and the strap.
 
 
 
Voila a beautiful Shabby Chic Bag has been created. A one of a kind original which I gifted to my dear friend Mary for her 65th birthday the other day.
 
 
Thank you friends for stopping by and having a look.  I wish you all a lovely day.
Hugs
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"Autumn" is the name of this pretty Heritage Keepsake Journal

Some time back in the summer I purchased this pretty Keepsake Journal kit from Georgeanne on the Facebook group page called "Damsels in...