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Dec 9, 2008

Sidetracked

I have plenty of Christmas sewing that needs to be finished quickly, but I got myself sidetracked big time with a personal project. For a while I’ve been giving thought to making myself a new tote….what pattern, what fabric, etc. Around and around in my mind it goes. Then, Jackie’s black and white challenge got me to thinking in terms of black and white. Hmmm…this could be fun. I started playing with my fabric, just to see what looked good, but then, of course, I couldn’t stop and spent two days deeply involved in sewing myself a tote. This is what I came up with. I added yellow as an accent color, after all it is my favorite color. The pattern was challenging but I loved every minute spent on it.


Now back to Christmas sewing…only 2 weeks left!

12 comments:

  1. Purple and PaisleyDecember 9, 2008 at 6:56 PM

    wow! annette, that is just a beautiful bag! great job!

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  2. PaulaDecember 9, 2008 at 7:03 PM

    Looks great! I love the fabrics you chose. You did a great job on it too!!!

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  3. Mary Grace McNamaraDecember 9, 2008 at 7:04 PM

    I love bags too and that is a really nice one! Yellow is a perfect accent color for black...makes it so cheerful. Nice job!

    MGM

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  4. UnknownDecember 9, 2008 at 7:06 PM

    Annette, I absolutely love the bag!! What is the pattern, I would love to make that as a gift for someone?

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  5. AnonymousDecember 9, 2008 at 7:58 PM

    Oh, I love that tote! Did you come up with the pattern?

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  6. BetsyDecember 10, 2008 at 1:12 AM

    lovely bag.Looks much better than a tote. I would call it a purse. Your workmanship looks outstanding.

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  7. Simone de KlerkDecember 10, 2008 at 1:13 AM

    Wow, I love the bag Annette! I joined the Black and White Quilt Challenge too. My colors are going to be the ones you have in your bag!

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  8. CathyDecember 10, 2008 at 2:09 AM

    Love your bag!! Im a black and white fan, and your yellow looks great!! CAthy

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  9. Sweet PDecember 10, 2008 at 4:50 AM

    Love it! Great job on a Challenge project.

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  10. Nanette MerrillDecember 16, 2008 at 4:07 PM

    Super super cute! Love all your ideas. Back to sewing for me too!

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  11. Vacuum QueenDecember 19, 2008 at 11:31 AM

    Holy smokes. Everything in your blog is wonderful. You have serious skills. I'm very impressed.

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  12. AmandaJanuary 10, 2009 at 8:30 PM

    It's beautiful. I love black, white, and yellow.

    I'm in the black and white challenge, too. I'm not sure,yet, what I'm going to make. I have seen several ideas, such as your bag. I may have to make me several black and white projects!!

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