in love with mathilda

i just wanted to show you what i have finally been up to with my new love mathilda...

i have just finished the prototype of a nappy bag i'm designing for all the friends out there having their firstborns this year. and i'm talking about two of my oldest friends, i former work colleague, and the girlfriend of a friend. i'm starting to put together what they will receive. choosing fabric and daydreaming on the topic...

i loved making the strap. in the first place it was supposed to be a belt but than things changed....

i took the bag to the marekt. just testing (obviously!). ohh i REALLY love the bag. but no this time it is REALLY for a friend! by chance i talked to a mother of two boys at the market. i showed her my bag and said what it was for and how difficult it is for me to give it away (i know you shouldn't feel bad about giving things away that were planned as a present anyway, but still...). she looked at the bag and said: it's way too small for a nappy bag. now. really. how NICE can a person be... it has become my grab-and-run-handbag... :-). i'll try and get a nice picture on the weekend to show you.

Then i made a soft case for my glasses. nobody ever sees me in glasses thanks to contact lenses. but its's nice to have them along. just in case. if only to have a purpose for the little new case...

a case for my sunglases. normally puched up in my hair. but you never know...

and a little camera bag for when i just want to slip the camera into my handbag...

and one for a dear friend who's birthday was this week...

i sooo much love the combination of those fabrics. one is from Laura Ashley and i bought it 14 years ago. it always seemed to special for any projects. so finally i'm using it bit by bit.

hope seeing you soon, t:t

ps: have i allready said how much i'm in love with my sewing machine. i have finally named her mathilda. if anybody is wondering: mathilda is my new Janome sewing machine