Friday 12 June 2009

Don't Like To Rush Things

Well it's only taken me about 5 years to get around to making this bag. First I got the remnant of white material from fabric warehouse 5 years ago and then on my first trip to Sewing for Pleasure at the NEC I fell in love with this huge cerise pink button. I cant tell you how many times I looked at that button in my button tin but couldn't bring myself to use it but a couple of nights ago I thought that's it, I can't keep keeping all this lovely stash just to look at, it defeats the object, so out came the scissors and within a couple of hours I had a new beach bag (I did think of selling it on Folksy but just couldn't part with it). We're off to Spain again in a couple of weeks so I will use it then.








Yesterday I popped to one of my favourite fabric shops, House of Sanderson, in Brierley Hill, they sell the most gorgeous curtain fabric, and a small selection of dress fabric at the best prices I have ever seen, remnants are just £1 per metre. Well I couldn't resist, I spent under £10 and look what I got. The green floral is my favourite, (feel another bag coming on!) and the one with the fruit on. I could have brought more but had to resist, the ceiling will fall down with the weight of all the material I've got up there waiting to use.






6 comments:

Funkymonkey said...

Love the bag - and that button is wonderful. I'm afraid I do have a weakness for buttons.

Tracey

Indigo Blue said...

A shopping day well spent I think. Oppps, sorry for that dreadful pun!!

Tracey said...

Fantastic bag and fabric! I LOVE the button.

xxx

Jo said...

the bag looks great and you did well to spend under £10 for all that lovely fabric!
Josie x

Unknown said...

And I thought I had a big fabric stash!! Ha ha!
Congratulations JO - you've won my Birthday Giveaway! I need your addresss then I can get it to you - can't find an email for you.
Hope you like what you have won! x Vicky x

Unknown said...

I love your bags and little clutches.. they are fantastic!!! speaking of fantastic.. what a fun place to visit. I know I would be hours in that very packed fabric shop :)
M