Thursday 25 October 2012

Tote-ally triangular


I have one more pretty walk to bore you with share with you , but that can wait another day for now as I've gone off walks for the moment.  Unfortunately, for me, walking and falling over go hand in hand, and the last attempt at the former ended up in a rather spectacular example of the latter.  And I dont like getting covered in sheep s**t.    Anyway, never mind all that outdoors stuff for now,  I've got some sewing done!  Phew....  

A teeeny bit late (I'm really not good at "on time") I've finally finished my Mouthy Stitches tote & fob.  I can't share who the recipient is, but let me tell you, my secret partner made a stunning tote for someone.  Really beautiful.  Really 'awwww crap what on earth is she going to think of whatever I send if that's the standard she's posting?!'....  Yeah, I got a little bit overwhelmed. 

This is what you saw last, the "alternative", the cut triangles.  






I got a handy elusive 16th bundle* of Field Study and was able to replace the few in my first line up that weren't actually AMH fabrics.  Maybe being a bit fussy, but I certainly felt much happier with it.  
* why dont more shops do 16th bundles each time they get a new line in?  They're superawesome handy and they kinda do make you want to have more... in bigger bits... 

I wasn't feeling quite so happy after my first attempt at sewing them all together!  So many wonky points, so many missing points, it looked awful.  
I unpicked back to rows and rejoined them.  Still bloody awful.  I unpicked back to triangles.  Unfortunately all my bias edges were now as frayed as my nerves and the points all missing, so I ended up re-cutting too.  Nightmare!  

To cut a long boring tale short, I got them together and quilted them onto batting with some really pretty threads mum found me in a charity shop.  When I went back to it the following day I was still feeling disheartened with it, but I pottered around and gathered the parts as it were.  I salvaged some of the previous triangles for a couple of strips.  Then I spotted something, some dark orange shot cotton (bargain find, not Oakshott) and it just seemed to work.  It cheered me right up.  Not entirely sure what my partner thinks of orange... but I think it really lifted things.  

I started to have fun after that!  In fact, I'm nervous to say it, but...  I rather like it!








Sorry bout the gratuitous photos, but, look at the pointy points!  There's bits where all 6 of them match up!  Please be excited with me, my man just thought I was nuts....
Ooh and a wee matching key fob too.... 







Fingers crossed my partner likes it - if not,  I'd have it back in a flash!!!

34 comments:

  1. Fantastic! And dead pointy too! Love the key fob idea - genius! Your partner has a hole in her head if she doesn't like this! Well done! jxo

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  2. Both the tote and key fob are gorgeous! Very lucky partner!

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  3. Lots of awesome triangles and the key fob is genius!

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  4. They are gorgeous! Look at those points! Wish it was mine...wishing, wishing.....!

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  5. It would be most excellent if it arrived here, I see those pointy bits, and the matching and the beautiful prints and the shot cotton, well it is perfect I think.

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  6. Wool hoo look at those points! Funny how you can dislike something all the way through making it, but end up loving it. I think it's when all the crappy bits like wonky seams are hidden by the lining and the quilting. Then you have a ah hah moment!
    Xx

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  7. love them both, totally gorgeous, the key fob is a gem :)

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  8. Love love love love love!

    Plus: you are awesome. You should give yourself a break every now and again and not worry so much about the points. Only you will notice them. xxx

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  9. Dude, I love this!! It's a bit of a surprise coz it's not what I would have said were favourites (the footery piecing - go you with the perseverance! - or AMH, really) but I really do LOVE it. And would use it!! And the fob is the nicest I have seen this swap. *clapping* Bravo!

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  10. Now that missus is my kind of quilt - I.LOVE.IT! Gimmee gimmee gimmee!!

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  11. That is just gorgeous, love the AMH triangles. Pleeeeze can we have a tutorial for the key fob? :-)

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  12. Just look at those matching pointy points!! It may have been a s*d to piece but it was well worth all the frayed nerves! I think it's fabulous!!!

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  13. Orange is awesome- well done on persevering, I don't think I could have done!

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  14. Lovely tote! The orange works, the points point, ... everything. This was a clear success!

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  15. It's lovely - and you were so right to go with the orange! Your partner will love it!!

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  16. Well, if your partner doesn't like it then she is CRAAAAAZZZZZZEEEEEEEE!!!!!

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  17. I love the way the triangles shade from red in BR through green and up to blue in the top L. Hope your partner likes it - she'd be mad not to.

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  18. Fabulous, thats a lucky partner you have there

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  19. A shame about the wasted time and fabric, but a fab result!

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  20. The bag is absolutely stunning! You did a great job on it

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  21. Lovely bag all around. I like it because it's not AMH overload. If she doesn't like it she can send it on my way :)

    Men never understand the hooting and hollering over matching points. You made it a point to point out the points *giggle giggle*.

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  22. My what beautiful points you have Sarah :-)

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  23. loving how you have put the fabrics together - great tote!

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  24. If Ihad points line up like that, I'd brag about it too! Great tote!

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  25. It´s unbelievable what an effort you made by doing it again and again... I can only say that I love it and I would be thrilled if this came to me.... So I still didn´t get a tote I can hope....
    :)
    Aylin (Nilya2011)

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  26. Gorgeous and the orange works perfectly, lucky partner

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