This idea has been in my head since November when a dear friend came by to visit. She had with her a wristlet that I made some time back. She said that she uses it all the time - I could tell. That thing was USED! Right then and there I wanted to make her another one. I think the next day I had a pattern drafted and the body cut out, but then I stopped. I don't remember why, probably something came up (or I got lost in knitting), you know how it goes. I finally got my chance to make it after the kids went to bed on Sunday night.
After seeing how much wear my friend's wristlet got, I wanted her new one to be sturdy, and not show dirt. T is very eco-friendly and a pretty cool gal, so all those things went into my decision making. The fabric on the outside is heavy canvas, which was acquired on one of my thrift store outings. As much as I love brown, it can be a bit drab, so I added some applique leaves in simple flower shapes (getting sick of those yet?). Because I always like a bright surprise, I lined it with a happy stripe.
Once it was all sewn up, it was still missing something. How about buttons? I sewed a button to each flower base, then a little cluster off to the side on the top band, just because. I was a little worried about that, but I figured if it didn't work I would always take them off. I think it works. Lily approved.
Some things I realized while working on this is that after not sewing for a little while, I get rusty. Seriously, I was having trouble! Or, maybe my fingers were frozen. Also, proper sewing machine feet help tremendously. My zipper isn't pretty, due in most part to a lost zipper foot. I'm so bummed about my missing zipper foot! Now that I've made this wristlet, I want to make more, but no zipper foot makes that kind of difficult - boo!
So, there you have it, a little appliqued, buttoned up wristlet for a friend. T, if you like it, it's yours - I'll pop it in the mail soon!!
