an amy butler christmas and new shop item!
so around the end of november i went through another amy butler phase. i have been in love with amy butler fabrics since her first collection. but i don't sew. i have a few bags i made with my mom, gosh, like 3 or 4 years ago? i basically was just collecting her fabric. so after showing my mom a project bag on etsy i kind of liked things got out of control pretty quickly. in a good way! you saw the bag i got for my dec. 1st gift, here is the bag i got on christmas!
ab's frenchy bag. one of my favorite patterns by her. i just love it!
not only that, but she made me pj bottoms and pillows for my bed (which inspired me to go a completely different direction with my bedroom, but that is for another post).
now back to the project bag. i was looking for the totes that carry a small project that you can use as a wristlet or clip on your belt loops. i showed my mom one, and from there she came up with her own pattern. i knew about these before christmas (she couldn't wait to give me one) and then i hired her to make 3 others for some knitting friends. they all loved theirs and i told my mom i wanted 5 (kind of joking). so look what i got for christmas?
let's just call these perfect project bags. one, they are amy butler (the outside fabric at least) and two, they have all the perfect features of a project bag. a wristlet, handy clip, drawstring top and a yarn feed inside that can be unsnapped so you can take your project out if you wish (with a lot of bags out there you have to commit to having your project in it until the end because the yarn feed is attached to your project at one end and the yarn ball inside the bag on the other).
want to know why i am telling you so much about them? well you can get one of your own on the shop blog. probably tomorrow or monday. just a few choices first go around to see how they do, they aren't the ones above (those are ALL mine!) but there will be 3 or 4 and they will be made with amy butler fabric (on the outside for sure, the lining varies). we dove into my "vintage" stash and also used some of her new. we will be selling them for $22.95 plus shipping (about $2.50 or so).
i'll post on the shop blog and here when they go on sale.
ab's frenchy bag. one of my favorite patterns by her. i just love it!
not only that, but she made me pj bottoms and pillows for my bed (which inspired me to go a completely different direction with my bedroom, but that is for another post).
now back to the project bag. i was looking for the totes that carry a small project that you can use as a wristlet or clip on your belt loops. i showed my mom one, and from there she came up with her own pattern. i knew about these before christmas (she couldn't wait to give me one) and then i hired her to make 3 others for some knitting friends. they all loved theirs and i told my mom i wanted 5 (kind of joking). so look what i got for christmas?
let's just call these perfect project bags. one, they are amy butler (the outside fabric at least) and two, they have all the perfect features of a project bag. a wristlet, handy clip, drawstring top and a yarn feed inside that can be unsnapped so you can take your project out if you wish (with a lot of bags out there you have to commit to having your project in it until the end because the yarn feed is attached to your project at one end and the yarn ball inside the bag on the other).
want to know why i am telling you so much about them? well you can get one of your own on the shop blog. probably tomorrow or monday. just a few choices first go around to see how they do, they aren't the ones above (those are ALL mine!) but there will be 3 or 4 and they will be made with amy butler fabric (on the outside for sure, the lining varies). we dove into my "vintage" stash and also used some of her new. we will be selling them for $22.95 plus shipping (about $2.50 or so).
i'll post on the shop blog and here when they go on sale.
6 Comments:
I love those bags. Ab fabric is so pretty. don't tempt me with those bags, but I'm sure they'll be gone like hotcakes when you put them up.
Yea! I was one of the 3 lucky reciepients. I love the bag - I'm using it all the time. So cute, yet stylish! Go Amy's Mom! Thanks again Amy!
Amy Butler & Mom's that sew are the best! I've been hording & collecting her fabrics for a while now. I save every tiny scrap. Especially, the Nigella line. She got a great throw in her book that's made out of decorator weight fabric. So a little here & a little there, may just do the trick.
You should enter these in the Amy Butler contest being held by Craft magazine and chronicle books (more info at craftzine.com/blog)
I love the frenchy bag! It looks great. Those little project bags look perfect too - but I would love to see the inside - maybe I'll stumble across you at VYT sometime. g
Very, very cute project bags! I love them!
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