Halloween is a 'celebration' of all things dark and spooky. What could be further from that than this cute little Buttercup Bag?
The pattern was taken from made.by.rae and is offered in two formats. The first, which I used to make this version, is available for free! The second version is both an enlarged version of the bag (stay tuned for mine!) and a licence to sell either the small or large Buttercup bags.
It has all sorts of lovely touches, such as a magnetic clasp to keep your phone and ipod safe, and a hidden pocket (not so hidden when you pipe the opening). I added my own little surprise: a ‘secret’ message made from East of India ribbon sewn into the lining opposite the pocket:
I decided to pipe the fabric joins, both between the body and neck of the bag, and between the lining and the outside. I think this really brings the inside and outside of the bag together, and of course a little pink never hurts when it’s for a girly-girl!
Oops, I guess I should have ironed it a little better!I decided not to go with the optional button band decoration, because I know that my friend loves broaches and pins, so I made the flower from the tutorial here and attached it with a safety pin (a little more planning would have allowed me to buy a proper pin-backing, but never mind).
The fabrics were all bought from John Lewis, but the magnetic clasp was from u-handbag who also taught me how to pipe the seams in her free tutorial.
All in all, I really enjoyed making this bag, and I’ll definitely be making a few more!
