I just had a lovely 15 day visit from my parents, during which my mom singlehandedly cared for my girls, entertained them, fed them, and kept the house clean.
What did I do during that time? Well, mostly this:
No, I’m not the one playing with the toddler in the pool, I’m the one a little further back, laid full out on the raft soaking up the sun, being completely carefree.
But I did get some sewing done as well. The final count is:
– 2 UFOs completed
– 7 little girl dresses
– 1 big girl dress
– 3 little tops
– 1 throw pillow
Oh, and while I’m talking about my mom, this is what I gave her for Mother’s Day:
My first (but not last) Buttercup Bag! I altered it to have piping, a zipper closure, and a cell phone pocket, using this tutorial. The tutorial helped a lot, but at the end I had Ikea Syndrome – you know, when you’re left with 2 seemingly useless pieces? I went through the tute a few times and still couldn’t figure out where they were supposed to go. Oh well, the bag looks cute and finished, so I guess they were just extras.
Edit: I want to clarify that the tutorial I used for the alterations was separate and was not from Rae. Her instructions were excellent, with no miscellaneous leftover pieces! This bag is very simple to put together (it was actually the first bag I’ve ever made) and I highly recommend it!
And I made a dahlia pin to spruce it up a bit.
So, now I’m trying to get used to answering to my kids’ every whim again and sewing at a pace that produces about 1 dress a week instead of 7.
Happy Memorial Day to you!
What a cute purse! Turned out great!
When’s your Mum free to come here? ;) Love that bag, it’s completely adorable!
you’re a lucky girl, two weeks off from the dear little ones. but i guess your mum lives far away. i know the situation, the first 1.5 years of my girls’ lives i lived on the other side of the world from my family.
the bag is lovely, my sister got one for her birthday, too, but it wasn’t as nice as yours :-)
I will be more than happy to put her up for a week over here. I’ll even make her a gift:)
That is a very lovely bag. The flower is a knockout, but the piping makes it.
I bet I know what those little pieces were– The original Buttercup Bag has a little decorative tab on the outside with two buttons on it. I’ve made 6 or 7 of those bags and only bothered with those pieces once- I like your flower and piping additions much better!
Yeah, I saw those but didn’t cut them out because I knew I was going to make the flower. The extra pieces were from the tutorial that showed you how to add a zipper (it wasn’t from Rae, it was from someone on craftster) and they looked like duplicates of the little end pieces that you attach on either side of your zipper, but it never told you to use them. I guess you could sandwich the zipper ends between those little squares so it would be finished on the underside, but it hardly seemed necessary. Oh well, it worked out I guess!
Lovely! And the best part was how you decribed this Buttercup Bag all the way through, changing this, detailing that…..then to find out that you just popped that dahlia on at the last minute, all whim-driven. :-) ha ha! It ALL looks hard to do….but, you gave your mother a wonderful gift.
Actually, she gave you a pretty nice gift, too. Lucky you — I’d settle for a mere 15 hours of carefree!
I love B-Bags. I have a license to sell them, and have made dozens. The red flower is wonderful. So curious to find out what the “UFO’s” are. Good for you and your “staycation”. Sooo jealous. xoxo -Shannon
hip hip hurray for grandmas! that is some serious output for the week. Love the bag.
That’s a gorgeous Buttercup Bag. I love the dahlia and the stand-out colors. I’m starting my first buttercup bag (once I definitively choose my fabrics), and your post makes me so so excited to start it!
Looking at your bag those pieces were definitely the zipper ends–I like how you placed your straps over the ends much better. I used that tutorial and had a bit of a time of it. The B-Bag pattern is great though–I’ve sold quite a few. Red and white is one of my favorite color combos so I’m in love with your bag :)