the amelia bag
Here is a bag design I have been working on for a long time. This is the third trial and I am finally happy with it. I like bags that have some shape rather than flat bags and I love the look of carpet bags and textured wool mixed with leather. It is made with blue faced Leicester wool which is variegated ( Next time I will try with a dark red - not variegated I am not sure I like the effect) This is the simplest version. I am going to work on ones with ruffles and patterns.I am writing up the pattern and as soon as I have finished I will bung it in the side bar.
This bag is named after Amelia Peabody from the Elisabeth Peters books which I am totally obsessed with (Currently on Children of the Storm) and I guess I think it is both a bit different but ultimate extremely practical. I found a really good interview with Barbara Mertz ( Elisabeth Peters) here http://www.loc.gov/locvideo/peters/ which shed a lot of light on the writing process.
The flower:
from the side:
on my computer table:
Love the bag. Didn't you had trouble in putting the zipper on?
Posted by: cristina | September 18, 2007 at 03:03 PM
do you have a pattern for the flower on the Amila Bag? Can you share it?
Posted by: joan rudman | September 20, 2007 at 09:12 PM
Ditto!! Please share the flower pattern its what I love most!!!
Posted by: denise | September 26, 2007 at 01:43 PM
Oh my goodness, this bag is soooo lovely!! I can't stand just looking at it anymore. I am going home to start working on it tonight!
Posted by: Huiz | December 13, 2007 at 06:32 AM