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Bag is very nice I just think it is not your personal colour choice. You go more for the striking prints.
by toogie
31 May 2017
You know me, bright and beautiful....fabrics I mean-lol
Blue is my oldest sisters color. We both like pinks and I'm a green girl, too. Middle sis likes anything and every thing red!
29723link for heleninca and sandralane-This is why I said this bag looks plain. I used the fabric in this link first and it is a much prettier bag.
109043I wish I did work as good as you feel this is not up to standards. I do not feel this bag is plain at all.
by toogie
30 May 2017
I'm over it. Cuties do have a way of making things look better. I have made a bag with this fabric before and comparing it to the first, it does seem plain. I should have made it like the other but I always want to try something different. I would show you a pic or a link to the first but it won't let me here when I respond to you. Thanks for being so sweet.
2753Love your new bag. I saw your post about your husband. I want you to know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Kathy
xoxo
by toogie
30 May 2017
Kathy, he seems to be okay. He still thinks it was all brought on by the steroid pack he was given for the gout in his really big toe.
Thanks for the prayers and thinking of us!
6257The bag is not only beautiful, but with all those pockets it's practical. I love blues and your mixture of print and solid is very eye-catching. Your work always looks "loved" even though you may not feel it is. I hope you heal and continue with what you enjoy. Blessings, Avis
by toogie
30 May 2017
Thank you Avis, Cuties have a way of saying the right thing. I am over it. I just had so much figuring with a head not 'into' it.-lol
3003This is terrific - even, if you yourself hesitated to work on it. Your work is always so sophisticated - looking like it is your profession to sew. Thanks for sharing and encouraging us. Have a nice day - Maria
At the moment it is so hot and after thunderstorm so humid in my part of Germany. I simply cannot work, but try to do paperwork which is sooo necessary :-( tax and things
by toogie
30 May 2017
The older I get the less I like paperwork/sending bills...but hubby wouldn't know how to write a check!
Maria, you wouldn't think I was very professional, if you had been a fly on the wall, when I sewed on it. My first mistake was quilting it to TWO layers of fleece. Now why did I do that? The fabric was already thick. As I added the front pocket with piping, the tabs, etc it just kept getting thicker and thicker. I didn't know if my machine would be able to sew the sides together. I broke about 3 needles!(ugh!!) Now you know why I didn't want to work on it.
54555Toogie, I do know what you mean by not being into the bag. I think we have all started things that just didn't turn out the way we wanted. But it is a beautiful bag! Job well done! Hugs.
by toogie
30 May 2017
Thank you. I just kept sewing, thinking if it was too thick to sew, I wouldn't mind one bit chunking it in the garbage!
Thank you for your kind words.
14619I love it, Toogie...your bags are always so impeccably done...I do hope you are feeling better...and that your hubby is too...
by toogie
30 May 2017
We are, thank you.
I just had to laugh when I read your name. I will tell you why. I made another bag today. I really like this one. Every thing went perfectly. It wasn't until I read dragonflyer here, that I remembered, I FORGOT TO EMB MY NAME!!!-ugh!!! I just thought everything was perfect..........
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64451Hi! As always your bag is beautiful, I might have to fight Chris for it hehe. You will get your umpf back soon we all have faith everything will resolve soon and then you both can get back on track. Marian
by toogie
30 May 2017
Marian, we both are back on track. He's so glad I'm not hovering over him and I am too-lol- He got the saw out and cut me 2 bottoms for this bag and another I made today. He wants to mow tomorrow. I wasn't letting him do anything until he was ok. Now that he is, he's ready to go!-lol-
45917Hi Toogie. it's gorgeous! I'd have it in a heartbeat. I do so love your bags and always look forward to seeing what you have created. I am sure you will get your 'ump' back soon. Big hugs and cuddles for your and your hubby. We're all here for you. Love Chris
by toogie
30 May 2017
Oh you know how to get to me...send me flowers!-lol
I thought I had my ump back, but when I saw Kim's post, it somehow reminded me I forgot my 'Toogie' on my bag I made today. I really like it, but I like green.
234253hi Toogie, it sure it difficult to concentrate when you feel stressed or sad. However, your bag is lovely and I wish you were close enough to have some classes for the rest of us. Perhaps a YouTube video would be good. Do hope you soon feel better.
by toogie
30 May 2017
I'm ok, thank you. I think I just needed to get over, through with, this bag. I suppose I will always dislike it, as I made it during some troublesome time.
It would be nice to live close and I am sure I could learn a lot from you.
16529wow that looks stunning....I love it
by toogie
30 May 2017
You're too kind, but thank you.
Are you a Newbie? If so Welcome to Cute!-Toogie
174Toogie, you have done a grand job on this bag, it is not plain . It is a lovely print and well made. You have been pre occupied lately, with a lot of stress, you will come back to doing what you love. Take time out to spend with your dear husband, both of you look after your selves first. Sandra.
by toogie
edited 30 May 2017
Sandra, he's so glad to get a good report, I can't hold him down. Not that I want to. While we were 'testing' I was afraid for him to strain or get too hot or.... He feels good now he says. Before, he felt like I have been the Warden and he's been paroled!!!
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