Now, THIS is more like it! When I came up with the idea for my last bag, this is more of what I had in mind. Trying to stay away from light colors (I get light colored bags filthy) and the matchy-matchiness of the previous fabrics is what threw me off course.
Learning from that experience, I knew that I wanted wider strips of fabric for the patchwork and less of it. I also wanted them all to be of a similar color value. I think the effect is much more pleasant.
It wasn't until I was ironing this bag that I realized how similar it was to the Phoebe Bag. Duh! I could have saved myself a whole lot of time and energy, but no, I started this one from scratch. It isn't exactly the same as the Phoebe, as it's a bit larger, but it's pretty darned close. I've since gone back and tweaked the pattern some more to make it even more different. What's the point of having two patterns just alike?
Details:
The exterior is linen, the lining is an Amy Butler Ginger Bliss print (it's been in my stash for a while).
I decided to get fancy and use some hardware for the straps. I like. My next one might even get a zippered pocket.
I'll probably end up putting this one in the shop because it's a little too small for me (gotta have room for my camera), but the next version has my name written all over it. It'll be a Happy Mother's Day/Happy early Birthday gift to myself :-) There's nothing wrong with that!
