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Build-a-Bag: My fabric has arrived! (Part One)

August 30, 2012 by Abby 2 Comments

My Spoonflower order arrived yesterday but I realised I mucked it up!! I’m so annoyed at myself. After getting the test swatch I decided that I wanted the sunflowers a bit smaller so that I don’t end up with just one on the bag, but I must have got my numbers back-to-front because I made them bigger! So I’ve had to order another yard of the sunflower print for the outside of the bag. Unfortunately, this means that I won’t be sewing my bag up any time soon and we will all have to wait just a bit longer to see the finished result. Boooooo!!!

The fabric does however, look fantastic! The sunflowers are big and bright and really look amazing.

I’m planning to make a Big Tote Bag with the extra yard I have. The huge sunflowers will work great on the bag.

The scribbles print also came up great and the cotton-silk looks so gorgeous in yardage. I also ordered a yard of the scribbles in Kona for no particular reason, but now I can use it for the inside of The Big Tote Bag! Interestingly, the shades of blue come out a lot more in the cotton-silk, but the yellows come out a lot more in the Kona.

Also in the Build-a-Bag series:
Build-a-Bag: I’ve Finished! – take a look at my completed bag
Build-a-bag: The little extras – take a look at all the other items you need to get when making a bag
Build-a-Bag: My swatches arrived – so how do my swatches compare?
Build-a-Bag: The Pattern – take a look at the pattern I’m using to make my bag
Build-a-Bag: Let’s Start at the Very Beginning – designing fabric with Spoonflower

Filed Under: Build-a-Bag Tagged With: Build-a-Bag, Sewing, Spoonflower

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  1. Janelle MacKay says

    September 2, 2012 at 5:31 am

    The fabric looks gorgeous, Abby!! Sorry to hear you are going to have to wait though. Boo!
    Janelle

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