I can now show you some of my handmade Christmas gifts. This is a Bento Lunch Bag from Ayumi's fantastic tutorial on Pink Penguin. The instructions were very clear and I saved the small triangles cut from the base of the bag to make "tags" on the ribbons. When I make it next time I would cut the interfacing 1/4 inch smaller to lessen the bulk in the seams.
The bag was made from 2 tea towls from the V&A Feldman range, a 1954 reproduction of David Whitehead Ltd of Rawtenstall, Lancashire. It is lined with the pink gingham oilcloth and a wee bit of Orla Kiely for the top cover.
This little pouch is inspired by Poppy Treffry (love, love love Poppy Treffry and she has a fantastic book too). I used the instructions in "The Bag Making Bible" by Lisa Lam of U-handbag. I think I need a bit more practice on my free motion embroidery - though as my handwriting is pretty bad then there is not much hope!
......and this is for me ....but it's not finished yet. I'm loving the linen with the bright colours.
