I love IKEA fabric!

I do! I try not to go to IKEA too often, because it usually gives me an urge to redecorate and let's face it, that's not in our budget right now. But I did go there before Christmas, to get some fabric for one of my mom's Christmas presents. She had told me that she needed a new bag to carry all her school stuff (my mom is a teacher) and I wanted a challenge! This is what I came up with:



Here's a closeup of the wool felt decoration. Blanket stitch on round objects is tricky! Thanks to futuregirl for the great blanket stitch tutorial!


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13 comments:

  1. SarahJanuary 13, 2009 at 10:54 PM

    Thanks for your nice comment on my doll Karin. Love the bag. I'm a teacher too and that is a perfect and stylish work bag.

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  2. HollyJanuary 14, 2009 at 12:15 AM

    I'm mso jealous of American Ikeas! We have them down here but there's not much in the way of fabric and frankly it's quite horrible..

    ~Holly

    http://twocheeseplease.livejournal.com

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  3. BrookeJanuary 14, 2009 at 12:25 AM

    Ikea fabrics are great!
    Lovely bag!!

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  4. edward and lillyJanuary 14, 2009 at 12:26 AM

    Great bag, I just love the fabric!

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  5. LizzieJaneJanuary 14, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    I love Ikea fabric too, it's is so wonderful to sew with. Your new bag is lovely, I love the fabric you chose.
    x

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  6. PaisleyJadeJanuary 17, 2009 at 9:22 AM

    Now that is a cool bag!

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  7. Christy January 18, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    This is gorgeous! I love it!

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  8. SamJanuary 18, 2009 at 6:36 PM

    Lovely bag. :-) I've got a bit of that fabric - I shall have to actually make something with it!

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  9. UnknownJanuary 20, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    Thanks for your note, Karin. It's always nice to have other people see your work and appreciate it! I'll do my best to update the blog to share the stories that unfold.

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  10. Jenny SJanuary 21, 2009 at 1:56 AM

    I love that fabric! Thank you for the great link - I always struggle blanket stitch :) xo

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  11. bunziJanuary 30, 2009 at 7:55 AM

    very nice. i heart ikea. :)

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  12. Struinkunst by LisetteJanuary 30, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    This is so very lovely! Love the colour combo and the decoration. Great job. And it looks very spring to me... ;)

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  13. BeaFebruary 1, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    This is a very cute bag. I really like the simple look of the felt deco.
    Added your blog to my RSS feed :-)

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