fish tote
Written on 21 April 2005 | Posted in fabric & sewing | 16 Comments
More fun with the sewing machine:
I’m rather proud of this one. I used Mariko’s tutorial, which is very clear and helpful (moreso than all the tutorials I have been browsing on craftster over the past couple of weeks) and made complete sense to even me, a sewing illiterate. I was leery going into this project since I have an uncanny knack of messing up the measuring and cutting of fabric (regardless of how many detailed measurements I take and diagrams I draw) and I didn’t want to waste a scrap of this fabric (even though I bought it off eBay for a song — and four yards at that!). I can’t say for sure whether it was a fluke, beginner’s luck, attention to detail bordering on neurosis, meticulous instructions, or a hearty combination of all four, but this bag turned out perfectly, no puckering, no bunching! I am positively smitten with it, it’s the perfect size for what I needed (schleping files and other reading material to & from work), and the cats seem to be enjoying it too:
Must be all that sushi.
Wow, that is just fantastic, and the perfect use for your material too. Great job.
21 April 2005 @ 11:24
That bag is awesome Amanda! I WANT one! I love the stripey inside too! Did you get that fabric on ebay also? It rocks
21 April 2005 @ 12:50
Excellent–another success at Etc.! Have fun with the schlepping.
21 April 2005 @ 12:51
I love the bag! very nice! And the cats are simply adorable.
21 April 2005 @ 13:35
great bag. love the fabric. i’ll have to try her tutorial.
21 April 2005 @ 15:05
aw look at the lil babies! how ‘dorable!fabulous bag dahling! you’re going to have to start your own label
21 April 2005 @ 15:19
Hi there,
Welcome to RAOK. Your cats are really adorable. Love the bag too!
21 April 2005 @ 15:19
Awesome creation! are you selling these? I agree with Andrea, I want one too!
21 April 2005 @ 21:02
I absolutely love it. The fabric is fantastic, too.
21 April 2005 @ 23:10
your bag is great! the cat photo is hilarious.
22 April 2005 @ 08:49
Oh that is wonderful! And it’s hilarious that your cats are so interested in a bag with sushi all over it.
22 April 2005 @ 13:21
Cute! I’m using that same sushi fabric in a quilt. I love the striped fabric you’ve put on the inside.
22 April 2005 @ 13:48
Gee, my tutorial must really be good, since your bag looks fantastic! Ha! Great job. Hope you get a lot of use out of it.
22 April 2005 @ 16:46
Awesome kitties!
I cruised on over because of your librarian-or-knitter dilemma on the TKC page…. WE DON’T HAVE TO CHOOSE DO WE?
23 April 2005 @ 01:03
Your bag is just fantastic! The sushi material is so funky. Great job on the sewing skills Amanda!
23 April 2005 @ 10:32
Amanda,
Pam and I are looking at your bag for the 100th time – great job sweetie. How about one for me? Love your fantastic work – we did something right with this offspring eh !! Love you .. Mum
24 April 2005 @ 11:20