You'd think that if I were going to take another extended blogging break, I'd have something truly spectacular to post upon my return. Not so, unfortunately -- the summer's been preoccupied with gardening and camping, rather than sewing. However, I did spend the final hours of the Labor Day weekend making this experimental backpack out of a bag of old silk ties I got at our quilt guild rummage sale in April.
I didn't use a pattern or really have any sort of plan in mind with it at all. I just started putting ties side-by-side and zig-zagged them together with gold thread. It almost designed itself. I lined the whole thing with a gold and burgundy cotton, and stitched the wide, pointy end of another tie to the lining to form a cell phone pocket.
I have to say, I just love how it turned out. Bohemian, yet rather chic in a strange sort of way. Here's the back:
And because I had plenty of scraps left over, I made a little zippered makeup bag, too.
These will both go into the annual United Way silent auction at work, which always seems to inspire me to get off my duff and start letting the creative juices flow.
3 comments:
Interesting, where you get all your inspiration. The bags look great and there I thought you raided the mens closet and freed it from years worth of christmas gifts. :)
Love both of them!
I love the backpack!!
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