Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
Here is the finished cupcake tote bag! The cupcake fabric is that which I bought from Clemetine’s Dry Goods a few months ago. I originally thought I would use a black cake fabric for the inside and I went so far as to construct it, but decided that it really didn’t go with the delicate aqua of the outside and changed the lining to this lovely turquoise cake with stands fabric. I bought that fabric at Capital Quilts AND at one of the shops in Connecticut while I was there.
Since I have not been able to figure out how to use the buttonholer on my machine, the buttons are decorative only. I put them there to break up that large expanse of pink. I have to go and get some more of these buttons as I love them. They have some style! They are vintage buttons from Britex and there are a couple of different styles available made out of the same material.
Before I put the large white buttons on, I tried these pewter teapot/coffee cup buttons. They were ok, but the bag required some bolder embellishments.
This is the original lining for the cupcake bag. I decided, eventually, that it just didn’t go with the light aqua and abandoned it for the turquoise gateau fabric lining. I’ll use this for another bag. Not sure which yet.
Next bag is the eggplant/lemon bag. 😉