PPC31: Flowering Stripes

So…

when I came across this fabric on the Checker Distributor site, I felt an almost visceral attraction to it. I loved it immediately and also knew right away that I would be pairing it with a black & white striped fabric!

It wasn’t until it arrived from UPS and was sitting on my cutting table for a few days that I suddenly recalled WHY I had such a strong & positive reaction to it!

I think it’s strangely reminiscent of our Quattro Cover bag!

This Quattro (at left) featuring Alexander Henry fabric and graces the pattern cover of one of the most popular patterns of all time for us, and remains one of my all-time favorite bag samples. I loved everything about it then, AND I still love it now! I could never sell it, give it away or even carry it myself for fear of ruining it! But it didn’t dawn on me how this new fabric had such a similar color scheme until it was almost completed and, EUREKA!… I SAW IT! No wonder I fell immediately in love with this fabric! You can find much more specifics about this fabric at the end of this post, but in the mean time, let me tell you more about this new sample!

And here’s a side-by-side look at both the front and the unique backside of this design.
It’s the placement of these D-ring (5 of them) that allows it to be carried multiple ways!

And speaking of carrying styles…
it’s SO easy to switch from a one-armed sling bag (at far left),
to a classic shoulder bag (at center),
and even to a true backpack! (ALL by simply changing the snaphook/D-ring location)

And here’s a couple shots of the zippered bag entry and interior.
I find that I normally store my wallet inside this bag “on end”.
I kinda like it that way because it frees up more space in the bottom of bag for other important essentials.

This Fabric– which I call “Flowering Stripes“, is available on our Fabrics page. Just click HERE to check it out or to pick up a package for YOUR next project. It’s by Carla Reed for Sykel Enterprises (a division of Fabrique Innovations).

Fabric Requirements for the High Seas Convertible
Exterior= 1/2 yard
Contrast= 1/3 yard
Lining= 1/2 yard

Bag Size=10X”H X 8″W X 4.5″

Pattern Availability– right now I’m hoping to make this pattern available in early August, if not a bit sooner.

And now, it’s YOUR turn!

And if you have comments you’d like to share, suggestions you’d like to make, or questions you’d like to ask about this design in general or this sample in specific, please feel free to leave either or both in the space provided below.

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