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July 20, 2012 by: admin

fly little butterfly

 

I gleefully posted up a photo on Facebook, of Butterfly’s vintage-bowling-ball-inspired overnighter that I designed/made, as I do with most things I make. And my notifications EXPLODED. Including a note from a friend – “So cute. I’ll order one in blue and one in green”. O.M.G. “Are you for real?” I asked, as in, wow, someone thinks they are worth buying? But of course, with the joy of the internet, my words were somewhat ambiguous, and she thought I was suggesting she was rude for even asking. We soon sorted that out though, and we worked out some details, and I got cracking. The green one was to be a mummy/nappy bag, and so I stared at my fabric collection, and tried to work out what I had that might fit the vision in my mind, or did I need to buy something? Then my eye fell on some Amy Butler, languishing at the bottom of a pile. I had ordered it for the quilts I made the boys, but what I thought was orange was indeed a peachy-rose colour, and not suitable, and so it got tucked away as I wondered what to do with it. Not really a quilters weight fabric, and truth be told, not really my style. But for this bag, it would be perfect. And for a fabric I wasn’t particularly enamoured of to start with, I LOVE it used like this. It just goes to show – every fabric has the perfect project to be matched to! I lengthened the straps from the first version, so it can be used over-the-shoulder. I also lined this one, and added an inside zip pocket for all those essentials that mummies need.

{please excuse the unstyled photos, I am lacking seriously in time, and I promised a sneak peek about three days ago!}

 

My to-do list is withering in the face of my latest onslaught, so hopefully I’ll be back to regular blogging next week. But for now, my sewing machine calls. The second bag. A lunch wrap custom order. A pencil roll custom order. A painting I need to finish, and a flash fiction to write. A cake to decorate. Bigger than Ben Hur, this cake is becoming. And of course, get prepped for Bloggers Boogie tomorrow night. Hip hip hooray, the weekend is here!

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Comments

  1. Netti says

    July 20, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    Its perfect and they just found out its a girl. Its super perfect thank you.

    Reply
    • LittleWhiteDove says

      July 20, 2012 at 1:52 pm

      So glad! Thanks again, it seriously made my day that you thought enough of it to order TWO xxx

      Reply
  2. Kristy says

    July 20, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    Oh in purple one for me?? lol

    Reply
    • LittleWhiteDove says

      July 20, 2012 at 1:51 pm

      I DO owe you a pay-it-forward, you never know your luck!

      Reply
  3. Cassandra says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    It’s gorgeous… congrats on the custom orders! Yay!!!

    Reply
  4. Amy @ MahliMoo says

    July 26, 2012 at 9:20 am

    Great job! You are a women of many talents 🙂

    x

    Reply

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Hi! I'm Rachel. I love making things & experimenting with new techinques & mediums. I am addicted to pretty paper, and make & sell letterpress stationery. Being creative is my sanity break from the rush of life as a wife, and a mother of four. I do a lot of my creating without shoes. This is the story of where my bare feet & creative heart take me.

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