I think I should be probably more ashamed than I am that all of my Christmas sewing has been done post-Christmas. Ah, well - at least I'm getting it done before 2007. ;)
I just finished this tote bag, made using SewBaby's Double Duty Bag pattern with some modifications -- I eliminated the row of pockets and used the pattern for the outside of the bag for both outside and inside so it would be truly reversible.
My one regret about these prints is that they don't photograph as well as they look in person -- they really do look wonderful together in real life, but the camera washed out the flowers on the red and made the yellow more yellow-seeming. In reality, both the yellow and the flowers on the red have the same tone, which is much more beige-y gold than bam!yellow or washed out as pictured. I chose these prints because my mother-in-law apparently loves red as much as I do. :)
All in all, this is a good pattern -- well-written, simple, easy to follow. I was finished within four hours of tracing the pattern onto Pattern-Ease, and that's including a break for lunch and several breaks for separating bickering kids/giving hugs/going to the bathroom, etc. Not too bad.
I've bought her some Burt's Bees shower gel for MIL as well (she's very hippie-crunchy) and am about halfway done knitting her a washcloth (red cotton, double seed stitch, certainly nothing fancy or worth its own post) and that will all be her gift. Am making coq au vin, fresh bread, and some kind of cake or quick bread for our belated Christmas with the in-laws tomorrow. Should be fun. :)
[this is good] Wow! Sweetie you're one skilled lady! Sounds like the colours are great - the bag looks spank-tacular! :D xxxx
Posted by: Georgie | 01/04/2007 at 11:54 AM