it's been a looooooong time comin'. i picked up this fabric at fibers in motion in multnomah village so many months ago. it spoke to me! not the least bit surprising to me with the fabulous rich color combo! the fabric is from the designer series called 'jane's hothouse garden' by jane sassaman for westminster fibers. if you have never seen a quilt by jane, give her a google - when you've seen one, you'll never forget her and her style and use of color!! va-va-voom!
as usual, the fabric sat in it's bag (i'm not a person who limits their fabric purchases to specific projects, to say the least!!) waiting for that magic moment. lo and behold, that project reared it's head on the cover to the july '08 issue of threads mag - july, mind you! after moving the bag of fabric and the mag around 'my hole' (my beloved's description of my studio!) for many moons, i decided that enough was enough on a dismal, dreary, rainy fall morning. what better way to pick up one's spirits on such a dank day than with bright, vivid color! and so the adventure began.
i must say that the pattern, as is the case with many patterns i seem to come across, was lacking 'big time' in directions. once again, 'thank you, jesus', i'm glad i'm not a beginning seamstress or i would have been extremely frustrated! after multiple re-readings of what brief notes were included and deciphering sparse pictures, i was on my way. and, voila, above is the result - a delightful new knitting bag!
as is usually the case, it took longer to construct than i had anticipated but isn't that the way it always seems to go! and alas, as usual, some activities of daily living (i.e. cleaning, vacuuming, cooking) had to take a back seat - oh, soooooo sad! but, i guess i can apply the old adage that no creative person wants to see on her headstone: "she kept a neat house!". i'd rather have a bright new bag!
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