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7th October
2009
written by JAK

The pattern is Buttercup Bag by Rae.

It’s in sage and brown cotton poplin (Alexander Henry’s Eiffel). The cotton lining is black with sage, brown, and yellow leaves. Small zipper pocket in lining. The body of the purse is about 12 inches across at the widest part and 7 inches tall. I lengthened the strap a bit and attached it to the purse between the outside and the lining.

I think a heavier weight fabric would have worked a little better, like a home dec or brocade (as the designer had pictured on her site). Ooooo, or corduroy…I love corduroy.

I did add some interfacing to the entire upper outer part and the strap but all I had on hand was lightweight.

2 Comments

  1. 10/08/2009

    i love how wide it is, but shallow. no black hole effect, there.

    i have so much fabric and so many patterns…and no time yet. pedal on my sewing machine, creak creak creak.

    let me know if you'd like to try the amy butler pattern for the birdie sling. it's cute-ta-licious for market day.

  2. 10/09/2009

    Very nice! I love the prints you chose.
    I've made a couple (or more) of these bags-and one was corduroy. There's pics on my blog and in the Flickr pool Rae created.

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