E is for... Anybody seen my last 4 weeks?

Oh my gosh, where did February disappear to? After many mentally planned posts covering the beautiful roses that arrived on Feb 14th, sailing holidays, book reviews and new soup recipes, I have managed to update on absolutely nothing! I had been away from my blog for so long it had lost a few of its virtual marbles and insisted on redirecting me elsewhere! Anyway, should all be back in working order now, so I thought I’d share with you a little bag I knocked up on my sewing machine last week. I needed a little bag to carry my sandwiches and flask to work in, and I love the nautical trends of the moment, so this is what I came up with.



I started off with the pattern I found here, and added the fabric flower as an afterthought. As a first attempt I’m pretty pleased with my new little bag. It has received lots of compliments and it’s been great to say “thanks – I made it actually!” followed by pointing out all of the wonky stitching and insisting it is far from perfect.

Now I have a good idea of what I’m doing, I’m thinking about making another, bigger bag (so I can fit in a book with my sandwiches), with a few improvements and hopefully straighter lines of stitching. Hopefully I shall have a chance to do so before yet another month passes.

Em x