
I've mentioned the Hooterville quilt that I'm working on about a million times before. And one of my readers commented that she wanted to use the owl applique from the pattern and put it on a skirt for her daughter. What an incredibly cute idea! So, that got me thinking of all the other things I could do with that adorable owl applique design.....and at that time I had just been thinking about vintage Halloween decor (I LOVE vintage Halloween stuff!). So my mind jumped to a Halloween Owl Tote.
I grabbed some appropriate black and orange fabrics and threw in a little green for fun.....


I attempted to see if you can do a hand blanket stitch on the edge of a fusible applique using one strand of thread and I've gotta say.....it looked absolutely awful! So I ripped those stitches out and did machine satin stitch around the edges like a sane person. Then I threw some ruffles on at the top.....


I was so happy with how my bag turned out that I decided to make kits of my Happy Owloween bag.
And now that this little distraction is complete I'm heading back to Hooterville.....
Happy Sewing,
Jenny
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4 comments:
That is a fun bag. I still haven't had a chance to try making a bag, but hoping after the holidays, I can work on improving my sewing skills.
Debbie
Cool bag! and I totally relate to being side tracked. :) Happens to me all the time. :)
God bless and keep you,
Sonia
What a fun bag! Love it!
Looks so neat for Halloween or anytime! Your Hooterville owl is so darn cute! I would love to do some freemotion applique around it!
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