Re: Tote Bag

Been poondering that last staement.wondered if the judge 'expected a darker fabric' for the bottom? It would ahve had to have been a separate piece like a base............but what would you have used for it.....the same fabric that you used for the binding..or a ddeper shade of blue to continue the water theme? That is puzzling.

Anyway, I like it the way it is. Good work.

Butterfly (Listening to the wind howl without the promised rain)

The binding was stripes of this year's horrible Olympic colours of orange, green, blue and purple - they do not go together! I didn't do a base as I thought that might incur penalties if they folded it and included it in the overall permitted size, and it was less likely to be criticised, I'm getting quite a cynic!

Thanks everyone for nice comments.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

Howdy! ummmm... which of these judges is going to wear that tote bag?

It's gorgeous, Sally; happy and practical and just downright perfect! You get a gold medal from here!

Ragmop/Sandy

I really like your back Sally. Could I please snatch the idea (sort of) to make an Olympic bag for a young friend?

Colours are just perfect.

Of course - the figures were quite easy and there are lots of the silhouettes on all the Olympic sites, though I took 3 of mine from a wall-hanging project in a magazine to avoid copyright issues. The diving one I did from scratch which explains its short legs! I lined bag with clear plastic over the blue water lining fabric so its a swimming bag.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

I agree! Perhaps that judge doesn't take good care of her bags or puts them down carelessly in the mud. :S

Firstly, I meant to say "I really like your bag" - thumbs got in the way of typing.

Thank you, I know my little friend is going to like it. Thanks also for the advice re copyright and tips in making the bag.

Had to be really careful about the copyright - no Olympic Rings, etc. which is why I used the balloons! Wouldn't think anyone would bother about the rings where you are though - here even a local flower shop who was going to have a window display for the Olympics was stopped from using her rings - they are being really tight about it here. Apparently a big national Guild of Cake Decorators planned a competition for the Olympics but found they couldn't use any of the motifs connected with the Games.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

I love the design you came up with - and the balloons are a very clever way of saying "Olympics" without using the rings! Allison