ours was. lots of rain here, much needed. and boy, does it put autumn in the heart, with 48 degrees and a driving wind. but… i’m ready for just a few more 80 degree days {for a little while longer, pretty please Lord!}
this bag says autumn for sure, and actually, maybe it says “indian summer” even better!
and what a better reason do you need to zip up one of these little darlings?! none! just go sew it!
and i {really} love this whole look. batiks. autumn colors. and velvet. oh, and yo-yos! i cannot forget to mention those in tribute to my really sweet yo-yo sister… lisa swan semansky!
y’all heard of the ya ya sisterhood, right? {well i’m not sure i have but let’s just go with it}…
well, lisa and i are the yo-yo sistahood sista’s!
okay. best i stop now!
she and i make yo-yos. and we share fabric. well, i should amend that to say i share my scraps with her! and it’s a real joy. here’s my proud little stash of hard-won yo-yos. they are someday to go on a large, beautiful, in-your-dreams quilt, right? well, maybe. one can hope.
at any rate, they are just a little treasure trove of color, and sizes to pick from:
now one thing about velvet yo-yos.
they are a pain!
yes, a real paint to make! not so easy to make into yo-yos, and to get all those delicate little folds to play nice with each other and to make a sweet little round shape but so worth it when one perseveres. and i did.
because the high maintenance … is just worth it!!
see what i mean?
doesn’t it just make that bag?
{well, i made the bag}… but you know ~
it does make the bag!
so … i sure hope you’ll be back to read the next post in which i will have the details about the atkinson bag giveaway, to include a pattern, and embellishments so you can make your own bag.
AND… i have one more bag left to show, and i’m excited about it. {it gives me more ideas}!
blessings to you ~ thanks for all the fun comments, too!
xo
leslie
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I love the bag! Stunning colors. Will have to try making a velvet yo-yo. They are so beautiful.
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A velvet yo-yo! YOU-you are sew inspiring! Luv these bags! Grey, rainy, windy, cold day (week) but these sure produce warm smiles. 🙂
Every post I think it's my favourite bag but today I'm sure it is!!!!!
It's been raining hard all day here and Autumn is just around the corner.
I can imagine the velvet yo-yos would drive me yo-yo!
I'll hope for 80's for you if you hope for 80's instead of 90's and 100's for us. 😉
This is such a cute little bag. I like all the fall colors.