I would like you to use “motoandnutty” as my nom de plume when you publish names.
I had such fun making this small duffel bag.
I dove deep into my fabric stash and found the perfect heavyweight silk moiré for my base fabric, and sixteen different coloured scraps of silk lining fabric for the applique parts of my eighteen blocks.
Because I wanted every block to be different, I “mix’n matched” in some of the beautiful freebies that I have gathered from the pages of BFC-Creations.
For the tops of the inside pockets I modified the applique half of block #34 with a selection of the coloured silk scraps.
The adjustable shoulder strap was made from a single strip of the moiré, with the metal bits re-claimed from a redundant luggage strap.
For the draw-strings I used a purchased dressing-gown cord, so that I would have two ready-made tassells, and an additional length of the same cord “by the yard”. I re-made the tassells (with added strings of glass beads), to join the ends of each of the cords once they were threaded through the eyelets.- To make them more durable, I capped these tassells with cones made from triangles of the moiré, lining each with a different coloured silk.
For the embellishments I rummaged around in my button jar for mother-of-pearl buttons, charms and beads that have accumulated over the years for just such a project.
My daughter has already claimed it as ‘hers’, to tote her class-work when she begins her coarse in fashion design at University this September.
It looks as though I will have to make another one if I want one for myself.
I sure don’t blame your daughter!!! Suz
