Right now I’m just in the middle of cooking a yummy roast dinner for my housemates and me, but whilst everything is in the oven and I have just a few minutes to myself, I wanted to show you something I made recently.
I love love love this pattern. It’s called ‘Blossom’ and was designed by the very talented Amy Butler and has been sitting in my pattern box for more months than I care to admit, merely because I thought it looked too complicated to make myself. Now, some of you may remember my warning in
this post about not scaring yourself with pattern instructions because everything becomes clear when you are actually making it. Clearly, I do not take my own advice! Once I had cut out the pieces and taken a few deep breaths I realised that Miss Butler really has a fantastic way of explaining the necessary steps and techniques so that once you’re making, the pattern isn’t too complicated at all. The first one of these that I made was a birthday present for a close friend of mine (and she loves it!) that I made with just cotton batting to help hold the shape and it turned out as quite a soft bag. For the second one I made (pictured) I used a heavy weight interfacing instead, and although it was a complete pain in the arse to turn the right way out/manoeuvre through my sewing machine, you can clearly see that it is sturdy and holds its beautiful shape really very well. I love this bag and made a second for myself, as I couldn’t bear to
sell the only one on Etsy and not have another! The outer fabric is a heavy curtain/upholstery fabric with a cute strawberry print cotton lining.
Anyway, dinner is nearly ready so I’ll leave you with some photos!
Until next time xo
