Ah ha! I have remembered not to forget to show you the bag I'm taking to Duluth this weekend. Turns out it's a real pain to photograph. . . something to do with the subtlety of the fabric, I think.
-- Oh wait, did I say subtlety? What I meant was the opposite of that. Get a better look at the pattern here. Would you believe I thrifted some four or five yards of that? When I found it, I almost laughed out loud, wondering what on earth a person could use such a loud print (and on canvas, no less) for. Then another part of my brain, which must have been waiting for just such a find, shouted, 'Luggage! You must make luggage with this!' So I did.
-- Full disclosure: I Photoshopped something out of the photo above, because it was bugging me. Bonus points if you can figure out what it was (there's an obvious clue left in the photo that I couldn't be bothered to remove, which is why I'm mentioning it at all).
-- Would you believe -- after the fuss I made yesterday about never knowing what I feel like eating, I had a definite craving today. 'Party sandwich!' I think it was the same voice that shouted 'Luggage!' at me. I don't know where it comes up with these things. A party sandwich consists of processed American-style cheese (Colby-Jack in this case), lettuce, and tomato on a tiny, bland roll (an omnivore would also put slices of deli cold-cuts on his or her party sandwich). Disappointingly, the supermarket didn't have single sandwich buns in their bakery, but this bolillo was an acceptable substitution. Also, it should have been a pale, watery tomato rather than a robust Brandywine, but you have to make do with what you've got.
-- Later on, with my afternoon tea, I had a sliced apple with peanut butter in my newly thrifted face bowl. Let's hope the League of Vegetarian Superheroes doesn't change their policy from 'nothing with a face' to 'nothing in a face', or my application is sure to be rejected.
-- Not that you have any reason to care, but I can't find the remote for my DVD player (which is used to play CDs in my now-TV-less living room). It was in none of the three places I looked, so I guess it's missing for all time now. I suspect Beany's made off with it so she can listen to Glenn Miller in the middle of the night. She never remembers how to work the buttons on the machine itself.
-- On the topic of having irrational thoughts and suspicions about what Beany gets up to. . . I was moving boxes from one side of the basement to the other a while back, in preparation of painting down there, and as I stacked the boxes underneath the fusebox, I noticed that the door wasn't latched. 'Better close that,' I thought, 'or Beany will climb up here and start flipping switches.' I swear part of my brain actually thinks she schemes while I'm not looking. And I can't prove that it's wrong.
Lovely bag!
Was something really yikes! sticking out of a pocket? Don't forget to clue us in before you leave! I love your blogs and especially your sewing-you inspire me.
Lisa -- Uh, no. It's something not very interesting at all. And I'll almost certainly not remember to mention it before I leave first thing tomorrow morning!
That bag is incredible! Is it your own pattern? Also the fabric from a distance, looks a little Kaffe Fassett almost. :)
(finally coming out of lurking to say hi)
Thanks! Yes, I just made it up as I went!
I'm in awe of that bag!
No clue what you photoshopped out, unless it was the tops of books poking above the baskets?
Maybe your remote ran away with mine. It's just gone -- not under the couch cushions, behind the TV, on the kitchen counter, or anywhere.
I think Beany mailed both our remotes to Tahiti for a vacation.
What a fantastic bag. Where did you get the pattern from? I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fabric!.
Is it something that has made the shadow/reflection on the floor on the righthand side on the floor?
Lovely bag!
I can see the reflection in your flooring - is it a power outlet (no idea what these are called for you - they're powerpoints in Australia!) Anyway, I'm not really sure, but I can definitely see the 'clue' it left behind :)
*Love* the bag, btw!
Ding ding ding! Melanie's got it, though Alice gets runner-up points for spotting the reflection too. Yes, it was a powerpoint/outlet. So unsightly.
Thank you for all the nice comments about the bag!
I was just going to ask what pattern you used...but then I read that it was your own pattern. Amazing! I love the material you used! I couldn't figure out what you photoshopped out. Everything looked normal to me. Take care & enjoy Thursday!
xox,
Linnea
I made an Amy Butler bag that looks like this one, t was very very hard to sew the piping on! Yours has none of the tucks mine ended up with... I am impressed!
I am not a vegi superhero..just a vegi and in my world you bowl is fine. I have a very similar one, thrifted that has a mug and a plate too. When you stack them they make a body. I'll take a pic for you.
LOVE the bag--and I guessed wrong on the thing that was photo shopped out (I thought that something was photo-shopped out on the bottom part of your bench).
Very pretty bag!
The face bowl is so nice! Where did you get it from? And the bag is lovely too!
That bag is awesome. Thrifted fabric FTW!