Creating is one of those things that I crave lately. I don’t know if it is because I seem to be at the computer more or what… okay that is so it. I love to pull fabric but I am a girl that sticks to lines together more than scrappy but I think with Heather Ross anything goes. I think all of her fabrics are so her and they all play well together. And I had a lot of scraps that I really wanted to use up because why hoard them? Duh because they are awesome to pet every once in a while but I shouldn’t admit that.
If I want to make a bag there is ONE name that comes to mind always – NOODLEHEAD! Seriously Anna is a genius and all of her patterns just make sense to me. I think she is such a sweet person as well so that defiantly helps and well my bestest sewing buddy, Chen, is her biggest fan! Okay she is totally a #fangirl!
I love that this bag is big enough that I can use it for a lot of purposes! I even made a second one for a friend who is expecting because it would be a great mom bag! I also like that I kinda just used every scrap I had to make the QAYG style front work. I am not by any means a perfectionist so there are some pieces just sewn on the front. Some are patchwork. I just love it.
I find that so often I don’t like using fabrics I love to much because what if I use them in a project I don’t end up liking. I guess I just knew that Heather Ross fabrics and a Noodlehead pattern were just not going to be a bad idea but it doesn’t always end up with such a happy ending. Sometimes I regret it but this time I think the end result was something amazing.
And let me be super honest. I really love when people walk in and see it and can’t believe I could make something like that. I think that is the cool thing about sewing… it kinda blows the socks off of some people. I don’t get to have that affect too much on people so I kinda like my quiet sneak attack of my handmade items. Right? Do you feel that way too sometimes?
Your bag is fabulous! That bag is on my “to do” list!
Wonderful bag! Glad you had that creative time! I’m kind of knew to your podcasts and I sure do enjoying listening to your interviews while sewing.