I had an e-mail from Ruth the other day. My bag has arrived!
I made her something "so nice, you would like to keep it yourself", as part of the Spring Suprise Swap.
I am pleased with the result, but initally, I liked to make a zippered pouch into the lining. Even with the aid of my sewing teacher, I had no luck and after spending two lessons in vain, I quit that option. So now there's just a simple pocket on the inside, although lined with a piece of blue silk.
To complete the outfit, I also made a keychain and a tissueholder. For the keychain, I used the fabric of the straps and some felt. The tulip matches the tulips on the bag. The bird on the tissueholder is an applique.
Since I had never made these items before, I had to experiment a bit with sizes and construction. I came up with my bankcard as an ideal size for the keychain.
For the holder, I used an example given by me a long time ago by Mirre from KissKus.
I added two fat quarters of fabric,
wrapped it all up, wrote a cart,
and off it went.
I'm told the bag is now a home for a new crochet project of Ruth. (She teaches at her collegues, too.) What a great match from the both of us.
All of it is so pretty..lucky Ruth.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenMooi gedaan hoor!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHet is allemaal echt super mooi!!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI totally agree!! Very lucky me :) Ria's work is so cheerful and very precisely sewn. I love the color combinations.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThanks again, Ria ... from Ruth
Ladies, thanks for the comments. And Ruth, it was a real pleasure to sew for you. Who would have thought when we were younger that we would be able to connect so easily? (I wrote my thesis on a typewriter!). I think that doing projects like this (sending our crafts out into the world) is such a good way to make the world smaller and more human.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWat een mooie verassingen heb je voor Ruth gemaakt. Die tas is echt geweldig! Fijne Paasdagen Ria!
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