I actually made this bag a few months ago. But at the time I didn't want to post photos until Tiffany had received it because by complete coincidence she also ended up being my Pretty {little} purse swap partner. If you remember this is the purse I made her:
So since I coordinated the fabrics for her, I didn't want to post any pics of my goodie bag because she'd guess it was for her!
Here are some more pics of the bag:
The back...
The 2 inside pockets... (sorry - terrible photo!)
Me trying it out...
I really REALLY liked this bag once it was finished. So much that I'm going to make myself one exactly the same. I already bought the fabric ;) Well maybe not exactly the same. This time I will make it the same way I made the trial bag, which worked a little better at the top.
- I was not concentrating when I sewed this one & forgot to leave a turning hole in the lining so ended up amending the pattern a little & turning it through the top. It didn't work as well because the denim was a stretch denim and it made the top sit a little wavy. To overcome this I ended up putting the button closure on.
All that extra work just to avoid having to unpick the turning hole in the lining. What am I like!!??!!
It ended up with a happy ending because I really like the detail the the self covered button gives, but that's a bit beside the point. I think I need to get over my dislike of my unpicker. It would save me a lot of avoidance "shortcuts"!
I hope Tiffany likes her bag & purse. Unfortunately I will never know as she dropped out of Flickr & her blog after I'd already sent this swap. We all hope she's ok!
It's kind of a bummer not to hear from your swap partner after you spend so much time making them something. These things happen though I guess...
6 comments:
The goodie bag looks great! I guess I'm glad you didn't want to open the lining seam back up because I LOVE the button!!!! lOl
I hope your partner lets you know when she gets it - she's bound to like it. :D
Gorgeous bag! Shame about the partner - I do hope she is okay!
The bag is gorgeous and I am sure that whether or not you ever hear from her she is still loving it. I am lucky because I just did my first swap (with the Brit girls) and everyone was so nice and participated, leaving great comments, etc. It was a huge moral boost all round. And made we want to do another one soon.
I am really sorry she dropped off the face of the planet. You did a fabulous job on both items! We emailed and Flickr mailed her like crazy to try and get a response! My guess is that something really serious is keeping her from responding because this simply isn't like her. I know the DQS has tried to contact her as well. I'm not sure if anyone knows what's going on. I hope she's ok!
I was in the Tokyo Subway Map swap with Tiffany, and she vanished from that too. Someone said that there might have been a death in the family (a nephew maybe?), so I'm sure she'll really appreciate the adorable bags you sent!
I love that you made the matching one, great bag!
LOL at your non-unpicking journey, I'm the same. Anti-reverse-stitching right here. If it's for me, I never unpick, I just change it. If it's for someone else I see if there's another way like u did. But sometimes you're just destined to meet with the unpick...
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