February 23, 2014

What Does That Fabric Want To Be ???






Don't you sometimes look at fabric and think, "Oh, that would make a perfect ____" ?  (Fill in the blank with one of your favorite patterns).  Or "That looks like a ____.  (Fill in the blank as before).
My husband now gets in on the conversation.  "That would be a beautiful ____".  Don't doubt him ... he knows all of the purses I make by their correct names.  He is my go to person to confirm my color combinations and trust me he is not a "yes" person.  He has opinions!

Sometimes, though, I love a fabric for a variety of different reasons.  Sometimes it is the pattern or the combination of colors.  Or sometimes fabric is unique and you buy it but you are not sure what you are going to do with it.  What does that fabric want to be???  Here is one of those fabrics for me that I have had for awhile and I recently figured out what it should be whether it wanted to be that or not.


I love brown and green together, or black and green together....or just green!  I decided to pair this with a light and dark green fabric for the lining and my go to faux leather.  This is a crocodile textured vinyl that I have in both black and brown and I use a ton of it for straps.  I love the professional look of it when it is finished and I think it gives the bag a more expensive look.  It is not bad to work with.  I use my teflon foot and waxed paper under the vinyl to keep it moving through my machine.

So what did I think this fabric should be...a Bella by Christine of Chris W Designs.  I use a lot of her patterns because they look so professional when completed.  This is my number one best selling style of bag to date. (Thanks, Christine!!!!).




 
I wanted a bag that did not have a lot of pieces in the front or back so you could get a big look at the fabric.  I love the peek of lining that you get when carrying this bag.  If the outside fabric is mild, I use a wild lining and if the outside fabric is wild, I go mild on the lining.  One of the fabrics will catch your eye!
 
 
 
Here is the back.  I have been using the 4.5 bigger zipper for outside pockets because I love the long zipper pulls that they have.  It makes it easier to open the zipper and I think it is decorative, too.
 


The interior is roomy with lots of pockets.


And, how fun was it to find a green and brown button to match???

13 comments:

  1. I do the same thing. The fabric needs to go with the pattern. Funny that your hubby knows the bags by name. Mine doesn't. The Bella turned out beautiful. The color combo is fab.

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    1. Thanks, Norma, I knew I wasn't the only one that thinks that way. My husband gets involved. Many times, he goes fabric shopping with me and suggests fabrics for certain bag patterns. I love it !

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  2. Gosh MY hubby doesn't even know the bags name is Bella and I designed it! LOLL I am amazed at your hubby! LOL But yes.....the fabric needs to go with the pattern...When I used to make bears I had a large piece of brown mohair which made quite a few bears and funnily enough EVERY bear I made from that piece of fur turned out to be a girl....and I rarely made girl bears! They just looked like 'girls' and there was nothing I could do about it! LOLLL

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  3. We must all be on the same page. Fabric has to fit what you are doing. By the way, my hubby will also say, "You haven't made any ____ for awhile. Do you have enough of them?"

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  4. Marilyn I think those fabrics made a fantastic Bella! My husband knows the name of a lot of quilt block patterns, but he knows nothing about bag names, lol!!!

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  5. Thanks, Daryl. Quilt block patterns would be a foreign language to my husband and I!

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  6. Oh, I really like your Bella version! The faux leather tab accent is great, and the color combination goes really well together. Great work!

    Krista

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  7. Thanks, Krista. I think a little faux leather as straps and accent pieces make a bag more professional looking.

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  8. I love your bag and that button is the perfect finish :D

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    1. I was in the middle of making that bag when I walked by the buttons at the fabric store and there it was. It was meant to be.

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  9. I love this bag and I especially love the fabric. My kind of colours. Beautifully made, you did such a good job matching up the pattern design on the front pocket.

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  11. hello! :) do you make these bella bags for sale? if so, please email me jennisajoy@gmail.com Thanks! :)

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