Wednesday 10 October 2012

Tote in a tree

Hello all, it's still a hive of boxes and bubble wrap in this neck of the woods so sewing has been taking a back seat. I have managed to make the tote for my partner in the Mouthy Stitches Swap though :) This was my initial fabric pull; grey linen, 2 grey klona solids,a pale brown klona and a print from Anthology.
When I decided on my design I realised the pale brown was just not going to cut it so I swapped it out for a darker brown. I drew these "trees" on bondaweb then fused them to the brown fabric, cut them out and set to work. I cut tiny little leaves from the green solids in the same way.
 I free motioned all the pieces in place then had the joyous task of burying all those threads!
Here's the finished article on an Autumnal cherry tree in the garden :) It was a super easy bag to make using this pattern. I'm hoping my partner will like it! Just got to make a key fob now and then I'm miraculously ready to send on time :)  

Hope all is good in your corner of the world. Catch you soon x

15 comments:

  1. Oh this is lovely! I really love the autumnal theme and the colour palette. It's beautiful.

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  2. What a fantastic tote, love those tiny leaves

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  3. This is fab very sophisticated!

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  4. Love the colours, and the Autumn theme, plus the design of the trees!
    wendy

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  5. Oh your burying skills are next to none! (That's the good comparison right?!). Lovely xxx

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  6. Oooo this is lovely, you have a very lucky partner x

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  7. OMG! That is sooooooo cool. I love it!

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  8. Great idea to do autumnal trees. The bag is lovely. Di x

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  9. Wow Reene that is incredible - I love it

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  10. Love the clean lines and the apparent simplicity of this.

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  11. This is such a beautiful bag!

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