So at the last minute I made a new bag - same as every other bag I have made for about four years, but this time with thicker PVC. Kind of dull and boring and practical - but saved by the awesomeness that is my favourite Ink and Spindle fabric ever, long discontinued and hoarded until now.
Ahead of me on this three day weekend, is some papercraft........yep never thought I'd be putting that word on my blog. A bit of Red riding hood tweaking, a bit of rag rugging, all the general domestic godessing and (fingers crossed) the final final finishing of these as yet unnamed fellows below.
ooh , and the first postcard arrived at school yesterday, (Thanks Catherine) correctly addressed to the awesome Library chick......accompanied by the statement from the office ladies - "Jodie's been writing letters to herself again"
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Love that bag - yep great fabric, is that one of Nikki's. I will investigate if you can get Bridgetown posrcards.
Ooh, nice bag! And such cute little fellows, can't wait to hear and see more!
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My postcard should be arriving very soon too Jodie, I hope you get hundreds! Love your new bag, and your cat and dog are TO DIE FOR! I am so looking forward to the cat and dog being finished, Are they going to be patterns? They look finished to me! I bet the kids are happy to see you.
Those cats are fine fellows. The one in the centre looks very self-confident without being smug.
Yep, it's that time of year...I too have bought not one but two of Nikki's patterns. I am looking to take this to a whole new level. Your new one is lovely - I didn't even know PVC came in more than one thickness!
Oooooh, look at those cute new little animals - I can't wait to see more! LOVE that awesome new bag!!!
Oohhh I totally love those little cats and dogs. Quick write up the pattern so we can all have some.
Rebecca
How about Wynken, Blynken and Nod for the animals. Or Tom, Dick and Harriet.
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, although then you might need to add a mouse called d'Artangnan (Musketeers.
Larry, Moe and Curly
Groucho, Chico, Harpo
Ok - enough, back to sewing.
Love the bag by the way that material is fabulous!!!!!!!
Your new bag looks great. I am glad you wrote about the fabric being discontinued, other wise I would be trying to locate some. I am also making a new bag, as my current PVC bag has fabric exposed at the bottom corners and cracks around the top edge. It has done well though as I made it in May 2009 and have used it for at least 9 months of each year since. The pattern I used at the time was by the very talented Emma at Ballarat Patchwork and was called 'Emma's PVC Bag'. I am using this pattern again.
** Also, look out for my postcard from the exotic and far away land of ....(drum roll please)....Ararat!!
Love ya work, Jod! And los of love to you and Annie - the two most glamourously accessoried, too-cool-for-school chicks .... ahem... at school.
Wait till more come... Then they will start worring about you... with the different handwriting and places... they will start thinking there is more to you than they realise...
The three amigos?
oh my goodness, Evie is going to DIE when she sees your cats...... I see her sewing machine is going to have a lot of useage in future days..... hope term has started well, Dx
hermoso el bolso y los gatitos.
un beso
Natalia
The bag looks lovely, but what a shame the fabric is discontinued.
I do love the cats and dog - I look forward to seeing the finished characters.
Awesome bag, Awesome Library Chick!
Hoarded fabrics must be used for worthy projects, and yours is worthy indeed. Great bag, kinda small for me, my school bag is huge!@!! But not as pretty! How long does it take you to make that? You are one talented book lady! You don't want post cards from US right? not yet?
Great bag and wonderful new characters Jodie! What papercraft will you be playing with? Lucy xx
lol, it probably amuses the office ladies to see what comes in the mail. ;p
Those keys look so similar to the keys in Sandi Henderson's secret garden line. Only hers aren't as black. Anyway, love the little kitty stuffies, can't wait for Little Red, and love the note from the office ladies.
Gorgeous! I think you've done an awesome job on that bag. You're right... the fabric definitely makes it spectacular!
Hey Jodi, I love the bag and softies. The cat looks rather familiar but not familiar. I feel like I know him but I know I have never seen him before. I can't wait to get a pattern for him!!
I agree, pretty awesome fabric--I've never sewn with PVC before. Seems there are few things you haven't sewn with in your crafting!
Love the kitties, can't wait to hear their names.
I just found your blog and really like your bag. Do you have a tutorial for it?
It never fails! It always seems I chuckle out loud when I read your blog! (I've learned not to drink milk when reading...)
Luv the bag, and the softies.
Let us know when you want to give up this jingoism, and send out a call worldwide for postcards.
Jodie that is gorgeous!!!!
And I love your little friends, too. (If you ever need international post cards, I'd love to send you one from Canada.)
Frank the feline and Callum the canine are looking good (the only canine name that came to me was Kent but I felt that with some clumsy typing it could be just a little bit wrong so I let it go).
Keep a tight grip on that fabulous bag - it could walk as a result of it's extreme awesomeness...
Love the bag and I'm glad the postcards made it ok.
LOVE THE CATS!!
I am really interested to see how your postcard project goes. I would send you one but I am in Germany. Poop!
Discontinued?!?!!! what were they thinking?! Bring that fabric back im-mediately!!!
The cats...Growltiger, Rumpleteazer and of course, Macavity... from Old Possum's book of Practical Cats... and even tho' in this picture Macavity IS there!
When you decide to include the rest of the world let me know... o awesome library chick.
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