April 5, 2014

Sugar and Spice for Something Nice






I got a call from one of my sisters with a great request.  Seems every year at this time she buys something to donate to a fundraiser for breast cancer.  This year, she wants to buy one of my bags.  She loves the Sugar and Spice bag I made for her, so that was what she decided she wanted.  She loves the look of black and tan.  She picked this fabric.  Not black and tan but black and cream.  I think it was a great choice.  I had a fabric that I thought would go well as the lining.  Of course it would have my go to croc vinyl for the upper and lower straps.



I love this Sugar and Spice pattern by Chris W Designs.  I never used rivets before Christine's patterns and I love the look of them.  With the right sized punch, installation is pretty easy.  They certainly make the bag look more professional.




I used store bought piping and used my piping foot to attach it.  I won't go on about my piping foot because you have heard me do that more than once but you won't believe how easy it makes this dreaded task.

This bag has plenty of pockets inside and out.




I love the peek of lining fabric by the recessed zipper.




This pattern remains one of my customers' favorites.

This bag will go on a table to be displayed with all of the other donations.  People will buy raffle tickets and will put those tickets into containers in front of the items they want to have a chance to get.  Let's hope the container in front of this bag is full of raffle tickets!  Thanks, Linda.

8 comments:

  1. Fantastic fabric choices! I love the look of this bag. I haven't made it before, yet I have seen so many others make this one. The croc vinyl is a great look too. Marilyn I hope there are a lot of purchased tickets for your lovely bag!

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    1. Thanks, Daryl. You should make this one. It is a favorite. Oh, and by the way, after hearing about your sewing machine, I bought a Brother Designio DZ 1500F today. I won't get it for about 10 days but I did it. It is very similar to yours but comes with a felting attachment. I had been hoping for an industrial machine but after looking at these, I think this is a better choice for me. I'll be sure to blog about it when I get it and play with it for awhile. I'm excited about it. We just received our tax return so the timing was good.

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  2. I love your bag and the fabrics are beautiful. It's definitely a winner. I started cutting out this pattern today for a customer also and the thing I hate the most is the piping.

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    1. You know how I feel about my piping foot :)

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  3. Now I am convinced you donT sleep!!
    The bag is beautiful!!
    Love the touch of faux croc!!

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    1. Thanks, Liz. I always love making this bag.

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  4. This is beautiful. I'm a black and tan fan too! I finished this last week. Take a look if you like!
    http://15septemberarts.blogspot.com/2014/04/sugar-spice-bag-by-chris-w-designs.html

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    1. Thanks, Ellen. Right back at you. Your changes to the bag are great. Nice job.

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