Can you tell who keeps me company in my sewing room? Sophie has fabric clippings on her bottom. She did have more, but they fell off. She can move pretty fast when she wants to, but somehow, moving out of my way when I’m trying to walk is SO hard. She loves to look at me like I’m causing her great inconvenience.
This gives my favorite nickname for my corgis, Fuzzbutt, a whole new meaning.
And speaking of my sewing room, I’ve completed two more wallets and a bag with another bag on the machine.
Yet another Necessary Clutch Wallet in a farmyard fabric with two complementary plaids.
This (above) is the Marichel Hobo by RLR Creations.
I love to make bag linings with light fabrics to make it easier to find your keys. This one is especially bright. I’ve said before, I’m not a “pink” person. I had this left over from my granddaughter’s quilt (which I’ve put aside for awhile) and it matched the flowers on the outer fabric so well I had to use it.
And my newest creation is a Rozy Wallet by Serial Bagmakers.
The outer fabric is cork. I had my doubts about how strong it would be, but the cork is super thin and is backed by a supple, but thick and sturdy knit. It has a wonderful hand. It seems to be very durable and is undoubtedly beautiful.
I also had some doubts about the hardware. I’ve never used a bag frame before, but it went on great. I had to finagle a bit with an awl to get the wallet into it to suit me, but it wasn’t hard, really. I stitched two lines of stitching close to the edges and it held the wallet down making it thin enough to slip in easily. A little glue and eight tiny screws later I had my first cork-and-bag-frame-hardware wallet.
One day I will take the time and have the lights to set up a good photography area so I can get better pictures. Until then, I’m sorry about the dark photos. I’m doing the best I can right now.
I’ll leave you today with a few pictures of my flowers. It’s been raining so much lately that I can’t get out very often. I didn’t even get ONE raspberry this year. There were a lot of them, but the critters and birds got most of them, and the rain beat off the rest. Oh, well, maybe next year.
