Saturday, September 20, 2008

Swap bag successfully globetrots to the US!

Stephanie dropped me a line today to say that she had received her bag from Linda's swap. I will take her word that she was happy!

I can show you now......
Stephanie is a fabulous bag maker, she comes up with great bag ideas and I was a little daunted about just sending something she could just as easily whip up herself. I had a think and remembered the fabulous photo she had shared of her favourite corner of the house. Her husband had made her a flying geese stain glass window that I was in awe of, also a lampshade, and she had them with her antique sewing machine.
I didn't think she would mind if I uploaded the pic for the greater good, then i converted it to Colouring book with some old Kodak software-

Via the lightbox I traced it on some Osnaberg and we ended up with this
I just highlighted the lighter parts of the stain glass lamp, I practised on another bit of fabric trying to outline the whole thing but it just came out messy.
Stephanie said she liked green and red so I used some Madeira fabric to turn it into a tote.

This was a really fun swap that challenged me to try something I hadn't done before- a great part of the swap process. Thanks to Linda for organizing it,
Have agreat day, Tracey
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15 comments:

  1. Abby and Stephanie9/20/2008 9:31 PM

    Tracey how wonderful to see the process you went through to make this gorgeous bag just for me. I love it!!!

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  2. Ruth's Place9/20/2008 10:04 PM

    That's a wonderfully personalised bag, very cute too.

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  3. Anonymous9/20/2008 11:02 PM

    So glad you enjoyed the swap, now aren't you the clever bunny. Terrific bag.

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  4. MichelleB9/21/2008 12:06 AM

    You did a great job on that bag! I recognized the picture right away (who could forget that fabulous lamp!). You are one talented lady.

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  5. Kim9/21/2008 1:12 AM

    Tracey, you are brilliant! This is the best bag that you could possibly make for Stephanie and no doubt she will always treasurer it. Very special indeed. Love it!

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  6. Cathi9/21/2008 2:56 AM

    You did an amazing thing -- and personalized that bag so well!! Gorgeous work!

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  7. Unknown9/21/2008 4:33 AM

    What a wonderful thoughtful gift

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  8. loulee9/21/2008 4:54 AM

    I just saw this on Stephanies blog, it's amazing.

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  9. Annie9/21/2008 9:35 AM

    That's fantastic Tracey and very thoughtful.

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  10. Chocolate Cat9/21/2008 10:25 AM

    Wow! This is an impressive bag, what a great idea and so much thought went into it.

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  11. Bunny9/23/2008 2:37 AM

    You have truly a generous heart I love, that you put in so much love into your swap gift. Very heartwarming.

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  12. Jodie9/23/2008 8:56 AM

    Tracey - you totally made my day with this post. I have had a mini-quilt idea ticking around in my brain for months but just couldn't figure out how to change the pic to outlines for it - YAY . I have that software too - Is "I Love you" too much????

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  13. Anita9/23/2008 9:59 PM

    What a wonderful idea for the bag! I bet she loved it, being personalised like that.

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  14. Liz9/24/2008 5:54 PM

    Hi Tracey,
    Your swap bag is just great. You are so innovative.
    Kind regards from Liz

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  15. Rose Marie9/30/2008 7:15 AM

    What a fabulous bag and how she must love it! Thanks for the little tutorial on your 'how to'.

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