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A busy time – New Etsy projects and gifts for friends and family too!

15 Saturday Aug 2015

Posted by carentaylor in Bags, Creative Patchwork and Applique

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New projects for friends and family ! This little hip bag/tote is perfect for everyday use when you need a small bag for just a few essential items. Lightweight and colourful too! Lightly padded and quilted with some simple embroidery detail and a few buttons to finish the look!

New projects for friends, family and Etsy too – like this latest design!
This little shoulder/hip bag/tote is perfect for everyday use when you just need a small bag for a few essential items! Lightweight, fully lined and colourful too! Padded and quilted with some simple embroidery detail and a few buttons to finish the look! It is completely reversible with an extendible base – just in case you find a little unexpected bargain on your travels!!!

The last few weeks seem to have had me lost in clouds…of….new projects…gifts for upcoming events…for both friends and family, and, I still have a couple on the go, but here’s the finished few 🙂

A little Baby 'Sprinkle' present

A little Baby ‘Sprinkle’ present! A little present for my Dear friend’s imminent new grandson 🙂

The first part of a handmade gift for my great nephew twins, some simple little decorations to hang in their bedroom - boy!!! were those little bunting flags fiddly to attach to the wire! The completed boats are only 3'' wide by 9'' high, so you can imagine how small the triangular flags are. I found some florist wire and a small mixed pack of balsa wood pieces, which have been residing FOREVER in my supply cupboard, so, a Stanley knife and some imagination, plus a couple of holes here and there, a few picture hooks, combined with some leftover fabric to match their cot quilts (I made earlier in the year) resulted in two little boat baptism gifts. I have two patchwork cushion covers also on the go to commemorate their precious day too - more on those soon!

The first part of a handmade gift for my great nephew twins, some simple little decorations to hang in their bedroom – buoy boy!!! were those little bunting flags fiddly to attach to the wire! The completed boats are only 3” wide by 9” high, so you can imagine how small the triangular flags are. I found some florist wire and a small mixed pack of balsa wood pieces, which have been residing FOREVER in my supply cupboard, so, a Stanley knife and some imagination, plus a couple of holes here and there, a few picture hooks, combined with some leftover fabric to match their cot quilts (I made earlier in the year) resulted in two little boat baptism gifts. I have two patchwork cushion covers also on the go to commemorate their precious day too – more on those soon!

Quilted heart tote. A little gift for my dear friend's grand daughter

Quilted heart tote. A little gift for my dear friend’s grand daughter. Hopefully big enough to carry essentials for a lovely day out with her grandma :-)!

PHEW! I have much to worry about….will they like them?? I hope so 🙂

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A SIMPLE..BUT STYLISH, Patchwork, Hand Quilted, Cotton Fabric, Flower Button Tote/Shoulder Bag

20 Tuesday Jan 2015

Posted by carentaylor in Bags

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After spending a whole day routing through my buttons, I decided that I would use some recently purchased little Flower Buttons....not really with any plan in mind I set about with two 6.5 x 6.5 inch square pieces of cream fabric and marked out a simple line design for the colours I'd chosen. As soon as I'd finished stem stitching and adding the buttons....all became clear they would be a feature on a new bag design! A Tote it would be them.... ;-)

After recovering from my last set of little creations, I spent a whole day routing through my buttons, Ahhh BLISS!!!  I decided that I would use some recently purchased little painted wooden Flower Buttons….not really with any plan in mind, I set about with two 6.5 x 6.5 inch square pieces of cream cotton fabric and marked out a simple line design for the coloured buttons I’d chosen. As soon as I’d finished stem stitching and adding the buttons….all became clear they would be a feature for a new bag design! No plan or pattern at hand, as ever, just develop it as I go along! Then, YAY! I found the perfect cotton fabrics to match in my stash as well….Maybe the stars had aligned ?? A Tote it would be then 😉 !! 

A simple but stylish, lightweight, hand-quilted, cotton fabric tote with tiny painted wooden flower buttons!

As they are always so useful, I added one of my little internal multi-pockets and sewed on the last two little coordinating buttons I had left, as a little detail :-)

As they are always so useful, I added one of my little internal triple multi-pockets and sewed on the last two little coordinating buttons I had left, as a little extra detail. Even hidden touches are important too! 🙂

My two little bordered six inch squares hide a little secret...even more storage! Instead of incorporating them into the body of the bag, this time I decided to bind them first and make an extra large full width external pocket which has the benefit of a little magnetic clasp in the centre to keep things all neat, tidy and safe!

My two little bordered, six inch squares, hide a little secret…even more storage! Instead of incorporating them into the body of the bag, this time, after first hand quilting them, I decided to bind them first and make an extra large full width external pocket which has the benefit of a little magnetic clasp(as shown above) in the centre, to keep things all neat, tidy and safe too!

The reverse of the little tote/bag incorporates the same top border detail as the front with a simpler bordered black block design which has also been hand quilted.

The reverse of the little tote/bag incorporates the same top border detail as the front with a simpler bordered black block design which has also been hand quilted with a diamond pattern. With a lengthy pair of straps it can be worn on one shoulder or even cross bodied too!! A great feature if you have much weight inside.

Almost finished.... Another noisy route through my treasured button collection, produced a one off vintage button, which matched perfectly !!!! As always, I still believe I have everything I will probably ever need to make a life time of new little creations (though it's still good to have an indulgent shopping trip every now and again just to make sure ;-D )  The final result a perfect multi-pocketed practical tote bag! .........Right, What's next ???

Almost finished….
Another noisy route through my treasured button collection, produced a one off vintage button, which matched perfectly !!!! It just begged to be sewn onto the little top, centre flap which houses another magnetic clasp!
As always, I still believe I have everything already I will probably ever need to make a life time of new little creations (though it’s still good to have an indulgent shopping trip every now and again just to make sure ;-D )
The final result…a pretty, stylish multi-pocketed, quite unique and very practical tote bag! 
………Right, What’s next ??? 😀

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/219116760/flower-button-tote-free-shipping-cotton?ref=shop_home_active_1

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