I've been lamenting to myself my lack of a tote to carry around on the weekends, going with the girls here and there abouts. If I look hard enough around the house, I'm sure to find one but a girl can't have too many a bag. So out came the yellow elephant fabric that Joy gave me from her last trip to Japan.
First off, a tote in the simplest form. The perfect carry-all for the weekends. Inside pockets would be very helpful so I sewed a whole row of it. But then I forgot the magnetic snap, so this tote is without one.
Then the idea of a fold-over bag for CY came about and so one is made but of course I forgot something else, and that is the button loop.
And I thought to myself, bah, it's not important, and of course the bag stare back at me and asked for one. So the notions box was opened and the black leather strip got chosen to do the job of fastening the bag while the precious red chicken ribbon does the perfect job of hiding the leather strip ends.
JY definitely needs a yellow bag of her own too and she drew me a sketch of what hers should look like. And I had to think a bit how to do it.
It should hold her sketch book and should have to have the slots for her colour pencils.
I made it messenger bag style with a flap to cover the colour pencils.
Since CY's bag has the red ribbon, so must JY's. I thought it clever of me to put it off centre and when my sil saw it, she remarked that it looks kinda like Prada and now I'm feeling a bit phoney. Oh well. I think it must be in my sub-consciousness. Anyway, JY loves it and brings it everywhere with her.
The best part is, everything is from stash!
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all three bags are adorable! i love the fabric. and it just goes to show how far your stash will take you sometimes!
Posted by: Allegra | Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 10:04 PM
totally cute bags!!
Posted by: carolyn | Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 10:39 PM
so great, these bags! Makes me want to sew some too. How can I get a boy to want one?
Posted by: Christine B. in Quebec | Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Well I love them all too. I especially love how each one has it's own personality using all the same materials. love it.
Posted by: Peacock Chic | Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 11:39 PM
This is a fabulous family of bags. My fav is JY's, and I love that she sketched it!
Posted by: SoKnitpicky | Monday, August 18, 2008 at 01:58 AM
Those are both so beautiful! I want to make a tote now too!
Posted by: erika | Monday, August 18, 2008 at 02:40 AM
Adorable,both-I want to make one now!!!
Posted by: theresa/t does wool | Monday, August 18, 2008 at 08:05 AM
You are an amazing woman! I love the messenger/artist bag!
Posted by: sherral | Monday, August 18, 2008 at 09:14 AM
Sew cute! I wish I have my sewing machine with me to try (not that I'm good at sewing, hehem). I wonder if those $200 little sewing machine on the street vendor works?
Posted by: mindy | Monday, August 18, 2008 at 10:03 PM
They are some mighty cool bags!!!
Posted by: Linda | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 05:49 AM
Love them all! Super nice! Wonderful details!!!! have a great week!
Paty
Posted by: Patricia Fontes | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 10:19 AM
It's always a joy to see your FOs. How i wish i can sew beautifully just like you.
Posted by: jackie | Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 01:17 PM
I love those bags!!!!Great job!
Posted by: gold | Friday, August 22, 2008 at 12:07 AM
I totally love this!!! The chick ribbon accent all the way to the slot for all those pencils!! Ingenious! Especially the part that you had it from your stash, kinda makes it free (for the most part).
Posted by: Leslie | Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 12:18 AM
They're all adorable! It sure pays to have a fabric stash, better start building mine!
Posted by: yuvee | Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 04:17 PM
Wow! I love the bags! Wish I cld sew like you.
Posted by: kwf | Wednesday, September 03, 2008 at 08:50 PM
It's lovely!!! I like that elephant pattern very much. The whole design is just great.
Posted by: Shrek | Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 09:30 AM
I think the drawing tote is genius - everyone always makes these as pencil rolls and you're stuck taking two pieces - I love the all-in-one - genius! I also wanted to write to say I wish (!!!) you had an Etsy shop so I could get my hands on all your cool accessories. If you do open one, please let me know - I'll buy everything!
Also, I just posted about you on my blog:
http://gussiedup.squarespace.com - I used a couple snaps from your site, but everything links right back here. Thanks for being a great inspiration!
Posted by: christi jensen | Thursday, October 02, 2008 at 09:35 PM