Monday, January 24, 2011

The Evolution of a Granny Bag


It all began with a hand sketched drawing.....


....which became a design way back in November last year.


It was digitally printed as a lovely linen cotton blend fabric sample in December (right here in Australia), and has been longingly fondled and gazed at ever since.


It's finally been transformed into a handbag, just the perfect size for me and all of my bits and bobs.

I'm hoping to be able to share the fabric printing news very shortly, but in the meantime, I have more samples on the way, and I'll hopefully have some granny square fabric available very soon!

33 comments:

Christine M said...

I love the bag. Your fabric design is great. Terrific colours!

beachvintage.com said...

WOw what a journey this bag has been on! It looks great, well done.

Anonymous said...

you are a clever gal! it looks amazing Cam and makes for a gorgeous bag.

x

Kate said...

Thats awesome :-) Talk about a unique bag.

Margaret said...

Gorgeous Cam!

willywagtail said...

That's gorgeous. Colourful but not too loud. Cherrie

Stomper Girl said...

It's lovely and reminds me of stained glass too, one of my favourite things.

PaisleyJade said...

You are AMAZING!!!

Laura (TLN) said...

Love it - and really liked peaking into the process.

Selina said...

Oh, I love this Cam! So very CurlyPops!

melissa said...

That is so cool! love it!

Anonymous said...

Oh yay! You KNOW I'll be buying some of this! I love your bag Cam. It's perfect!

Lara

Michelle said...

That is fantastic, Cam! And I can see all sorts of possibilities for colours too, like the 70s ombres and 80s taupes and mushrooms and browns!

Kate said...

Very cute!!!

Michelle said...

Looks unreal!! Love the fabric! ;)

Renae said...

I love this! It just screams 'happy'! The colours are wonderful.

Unknown said...

Beautiful. I wouldn't have a clue about digitally printing something it looks very complicated but what a sense of personnal achievement you must feel ;-)) Have a lovely week, dee x

Ady said...

Oh my - I like the bag and the fabric a LOT!! Very colourful and happy. Well done!

Cate said...

Oh wow - that must be such an exciting way to make something! A really great achievement :-)
xxxCate

Swirlyarts said...

It's lovely :) The colours are very you!

Leonie said...

Ooh I love it! The fabric is stunning. Love the bag too.

Anonymous said...

WOW Cam this is absolutely fabulous the bag looks great can't wait to hear more???

Anna Bartlett said...

Love it so much. Well done. Onward and upward my friend!

Fiona said...

Love both the bag and the fabric - very classy!

Carla @ More Than Tuesdays said...

Wow! How neat to see your ideas come to life in something you can touch and hold. The print and colors are fantastic (and I'm not a color kind of girl...boring that way I suppose). They really do come together beautifully

Jennifer Rose said...

love the colours :D

Anonymous said...

Absolutely brilliant.....can't wait until you have some more fabric for sale!

Kate said...

It is fantastic!

meetmeatmikes said...

Cutie patootie it is!!! xx

Bianca Jae Makes Stuff said...

Ok. I think this is now my favorite! Wonderful Cam! Love every granny bit xox

Taylor said...

Amazing, clever, AWESOME!

Gillian Grimmett said...

Just want to say I love your fabric designs - absolutely fantastic. Would love to find out where you got your fabric printed in australia as I wouldn't mind giving it a try myself but thought spoonflower was the only option.
Can't wait to hear

CurlyPops said...

Hi Redraspberry, a friend is currently setting up a digital fabric printing business right here in Melbourne. As soon as she's ready to start business, I'll be blogging all the details!