Friday, July 15, 2011

I Felt It This Fee-Fi(ber)-F.O. Friday

I have a few fibery things to tell you this Friday.

So, let's start with this:

Remember that awesome orange yarn I posted last Friday? Well, it's going into the same project as the lovely cone above, which is actually three yarn stands - one white (really!), one red and one that salmon-y color. What, exactly, am I making with this shockingly awesome color combo? Hmmm ... tune in later. 



Next, I received this fabulous hank of linen yarn (on the right)from a wonderful swap partner in Berlin. Get a load of that amazing color, achieved (again!) with three strands of laceweight linen. There is a little over 1300 yards of linen goodness in that skein. I know exactly what I want to make with it. But oh, I need more time! Too many great projects; not enough darn time, people - really!

And finally, the pièce de résistance for this week's fibery update - look what the talented Heather Woollove made just for moi -


Yes, it's my very own felt messenger bag of awesomeness! A few months back she had blogged that she was swapping projects with someone, and if anyone was interested in swapping with her ... . well, you know I was, so along with at least one other Friday Fiber Arts regular, I emailed Heather. After we exchanged a little information, I sent her this photo of my dining room table, taken on the fly,

from which she crafted my awesome messenger bag. It's got everything I love in a bag: it's messenger, utilizes some of my favorite colors, has just a little bit of bling, and on the inside (which no one but me can see!), there are three pockets lined with kitteh fabric. I'll get to smile each time I open it up. I'm smiling right now. Thanks, Heather! I do hope you love your swap projects (to come at the end of the month) as much as I love my messenger bag.
 

Please don't forget to check back with Andrea's blog - you never know how much fun you might have! Smile, smile, smile ...

Can you see the bling on the upper
right of the back of the bag?

13 comments:

  1. The yarns are beautiful and they will make lovely projects. I am in LOVE with that bag. Heather is a rock star! Enjoy it.

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  2. Denise--Well, I'm sure you know how I feel about that 'most excellent' (you must do a Keanu Reeves impression here) salmon yarn...I want to eat it up!!
    I'm SO happy that you like your swap present. I made one in black to try out the fabric first (blogging about that tomorrow), and then did the reverse color scheme for yours...knowing how you like white. You'll notice that I tucked a bit of green roving under the leaves, so it would look like an old B&W photo that was tinted with colored pencils. XXO--

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  3. Love that linen yarn, the colours look so good together :) That bag is awesome too!

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  4. LOVE that bag!! I've been admiring Heather's creations, you are so lucky to have your own custom made messenger bag from her!

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  5. The linen yarn is lovely ... what will you make with it? I always go right for shawls when I see that kind of yarn!

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  6. Thar bag is beautiful, lucky you. I'll have to check out her website. Thanks for commenting today. Some days, it takes a lot for me to just post, I need incentive!

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  7. I bow down to you for having the patience to use such skinny yarn. What a neat messenger bag!

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  8. Wow, so much fibery goodness, I hardly know where to start! Naughty you for teasing us about mysterious up coming projects, you know how inquisitive we all are!! And the bag from Heather, well it's just gorgeous!

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  9. I love the linen! And that messenger bag is to die for! Thank you so much for sharing your fiber talent. I find your blog ever inspirational.

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  10. Orange is a wonderful color to spin up! And the linen skein???Wow! Gorgeous. Glad you were able to catch the swap with Heather. You received a beautiful bag! Happy TdF and FAF!

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  11. Heather is a genius, isn't she? I have been too busy petting and admiring my messenger bag to actually take it out of the house. It's like art to hang on the wall, that's how much I love it. And now yours -- the floral pattern with the hints of color under it -- FABULOUS!

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