Belle is a natural brunette, but she's gone for a change of look for this balloon ride, and I think it quite suits her! She has also swapped hands and side parting, as I traced the pattern with water soluble marker rather than using my heat transfer pencil, which I have yet to master.
To hide the knots and snaggles on the inside, although it actually wasn't too messy, I decided to line the bag with a nice piece of Klona Orange; I love how it changes the look of the canvas, and it just gives the whole bag a nice finish...
Aneela's patterns are so beautiful, and her thread count and stitch suggestions make it so easy to get the look, because to be honest, left to my own devices I would not have a clue! Thanks missus x
Next on the cards are those twin quilts, and the little matter of ageing! Wish me luck x
It looks great Hadley! Love that embroidery!! I cannot wait for Aneela's book can you?
ReplyDeletethat's so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLovely finish to the bag. Are we all supposed to be transforming our bags or are you just doing better than the rest of us?
ReplyDeleteOooh definitely going to have to give that a go now...
ReplyDeleteThis is soooo cute ! Hope you beat the bugs.
ReplyDeletePretty Pretty! Belle is next on my list to sew too... the canvas bags are perfect right? Think I need to find some more!
ReplyDeleteOooh look! 10 for £7.99 :o) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-CANVAS-ECO-NATURAL-COTTON-SHOPPER-SHOULDER-TOTE-BAGS-/140741678964
ReplyDeleteGorgeous gorgeous gorgeous
ReplyDeleteLooks fab - guess you are a convert then ! Wonder if you will be embroidering your swap samples next year!?
ReplyDeleteYou have a winner there.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beauty Hadley!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous stitchery! The ageing is painless, but then you are a whole year older than me! Ha ha! Just sayin'! Jxo
ReplyDeleteSuper speechless! You don't waste time ;)
ReplyDeleteThat looks super!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! Good luck with the ageing, I hope you don't wake up in the morning and find an old hag looking out of the mirror ;o)
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Your hand stitching is so neat and the orange does add some fun to the bag!
ReplyDeletelove the little lady!
ReplyDeletelooks great, and love the lining idea. :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful -- and the orange lining is just perfect :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Hope the ageing goes painlessly and accompanied by boatloads of chocolate...
ReplyDeleteVery nice work, I am seeing a lot of embroidery popping up.
ReplyDeleteThat looks so cute! Awesome job there =D
ReplyDeleteThe bag is lovely. Enjoy the whole ageing process tomorrow...birthdays are special. Di x
ReplyDeleteBelle is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely embroidery. At least the sun is shining for your birthday (at the moment) hope you have a great day
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Nice stitching!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteYou have totally convinced me to buy Aneela's embroidery patterns. What a nice job you did with it too!
ReplyDeleteIt looks fab Hadley!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! (And I'm a huge fan of the orange)
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