These two mini totes are our first attempt at embroidery! We took one pattern from Sublime Stitching(the dog!) – and the bird and the girl are from two different Japanese craft books. Oooh we are having fun with our hoop-la-ing!
We traced the motifs from the Japanese books onto baking paper.. and then just traced over that straight onto calico with a craft pen (this one fades in natural light over a couple of days – or you can just wipe it off with water).
It really only takes a little while – maybe half an hour to embroider each bag – then another 15 mins to make the bag up.. and voila! These ones are fully lined – one has a long strap and the other a shorter strap. They are made with a calico panel – and then a lovely heavy florally linen I found at an op-shop in Moe. Really lovely fabric.
The one with the girl is going into Mikes today for some lucky gal to snap up! It reminds me of Kat McLeod’s gorgeous illustrations.. (and I think she should design some embroidery patterns! Go on Kat! How GORGEOUS would they be?!)
xx mikes
I love this stitching – so impressed that you just went ahead and did it. just found what I will be doing this long weekend! Thanks for the inspiration – if I make anything good, will pop in and show you.
Sivonne
ps. do you know donna?
http://thefabricofmylife.blogspot.com/
hoop-la is one of my fave words. i often sat it to myself. hoop-la!
HERE I AM in my proudest of proud forms, for you! i am proud of you! mmm fresh stitched totes… sounds alot like Fresh Stitched Toast… i would like to stitch a toast to you today and say hooray! and now i am a blogess too! like you! piperoo. and sim sala bim (esp) i am off to bed!! sparkles and birthday candal wax tastey to you cup cakey! xo
Oh Pip you have done a great job! The bags look fantastic and what a quick way to jazz them up! The material is great as well – fab opshop find!
I just started embroidering too, looove it.
Wonderful what you did in such a short time!
I want to make little embroidered patches to use in a quilt for my daughter, I am afraid that I’m seeing things too big!