My mother is coming to town for Thanksgiving and gets here tomorrow. I finally got around to making her the tote that she requested the last time I saw her. I only get to see her about once a year, so it’s not like I didn’t have time!
Nice and simple:
My mom is a Zen Buddhist priest (yup!) so keeping it nice and simple and slightly Japanese-ish was the way to go. This was my first time working with linen and boy am I in love! I see much more working with it in my future…
I got lots and lots of replies about where to get a whole bolt of kona cotton and batting. The consensus on batting was that Joann’s with the 40% off was the way to go. The cotton got more complicated… there were many replies – thank you everyone! While Joann’s with the 40% off was mentioned as well, there were also other sites. I haven’t had the chance to check out all them, so I’ll just list them here:
http://www.hancockfabrics.com/
http://www.fieldsfabrics.com/
http://www.fabricdepot.com/
http://www.fabricshack.com/
I need to take the time to look through them!
Lastly, Ashley is having a lovely give away over at her blog, Film in The Fridge. It’s such a great blog and what great stuff she made! AND some fabric! You can’t beat that!!
very pretty. i worked with linen for the first time a while ago too…i loved it! it’s so nice that your mom is coming for the holiday. she’s going to love this bag.
I love the tote very Zen. I love simple it lets the design and fabrics speak for themselves. I haven’t worked with linen in years and forgot how great it is. I think I need to get back into it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Very nice bag Alissa… Zen Buddhist hey?? Love it!! Enjoy the time with your Mum… Lx
Beautiful. I recently worked with osnaburg and love it.
Nice bag. I love linen too, it just makes the printed fabric pop. If you haven’t seen it, check out the flickr “Sewing with Linen” group. Amazing stuff. Enjoy the time with your mom and happy Thanksgiving too.
Great bag – I love it with the linen. I’m dying to make something with linen, but haven’t found any I like around here. Thanks for the link to my blog!
Have fun with your mom! She’s sure to love that tote
Lovely! Very zen. I love grey and indigo together. She’ll love it.
Tina
What a lovely bag. You mom is a very lucky woman.
i have a love hate relationship with linen. have fun with your mom!
The bag is beautiful. Have a wonderful holiday with your mother. I, too, only see my mother about once a year … we live on opposite Coast.