Friday
Jul202007
the maude bag
This year, I have discovered the joys of going to thrift stores, antique stores, and an occasional booth at the Fremont Market to look through the linens and fabrics. My trips have tended to be full of florals: from the groovy to bountiful bouquets. Finding this orange print (that appeared to have once been curtains) inspired me to think about who might have purchased and used these fabrics years ago. There is something really wonderful about having a fabric with a little history.
These musings prompted me to write a fictional story about my grandmother and her best friend from high school, Maude. That story inspired this bag design.
As I chose the fabric for the Maude bags from my ever-growing vintage/thrifted stash, I wanted to evoke the feeling of finding your grandmother’s secret collection of vintage fabric, and the moment when you see the perfect print standing out among all the others.
The Maude bags pictured here (and a couple others) are now available in The Little Room.
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Reader Comments (16)
Cute...so cute. The first bag looks like fabric from my childhood - that era of avocado green and harvest gold and bold, bold flowers. I've come to a new appreciation of that style. Love these bags.
i am cracking up. it always amazes me how things work out.
when we were in michigan we went past a funky little shop that was in an oldgas station called maudes garage. i decided then that if i got a storefront i would name it maudeville or maude something. and i am getting ready to buy a macbook, maude. i love that name oh i had a great aunt maude too.
they are soo cute!
OOH, I like! I really like the one in the middle!
I also love old fabrics. All my pillow cases are from thrift stores. I find really old ones that have hand-embroidered edges, but also groovy ones from the 60s. Gorgeous bags!
Your talent is incredible! I admire your ability to hunt for just the right stuff and bring it to life in a whole new way; crafting a story to go along with it. Amazing! Thank you for blessing us with your gift :-)
Enviously,
Lisa
These are adorable - great patterns on the fabrics and nice, simple lines to the bags. So cute.
Having lived through the '70s, I've had enough of orange and yellow to last me the rest of my life! LOL. But I do love your other bags!
JULIE
Alot of things inspire me to write too. Nita
Those bags have such a nice shape!
Just curious, where did you get your dress form?
honey you are getting so good at this!
i love the name maude.
Wonderful story!
I love the funky flowered Maude bag. That design is so classically clever!
Love, LOVE the necklace... did you make it?
angie - thanks! yes, i did make the necklace. :) i love that color blue...
I love the color of those beads, too. Could you do a special order necklace?
angie
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