WINNER ANNOUNCED DURING THE
SF ETSY EVENT @ RICKSHAW BAGS
SEPTEMBER 25th @6pm
904 22nd Street – San Francisco, CA
904 22nd Street – San Francisco, CA
Right next to 22nd Street Cal Train Station
So, what are we making? I asked our team to share their designs in progress and here's two ideas. Feel free to share yours in the comments below or email me at evenhoward @ gmail.com and I'll add your photos too!Sarah Friedman of Birdbags
"The design is sketched roughly, in chalk. Lately, I have been missing home (New York) and have decided to make this flap in honor of our new home in Northern California, by celebrating all that the landscape has to offer. |
| Sarah's work in progress Rickshaw Bag Flap design drawn with inspiration photo. |
My flap design is based on a photo that I took in Sonoma County, when we first moved here. I will be using the colors and the design elements in the landscape to create an abstract version of the image on a piece of Turquoise "Vegan Leather" (Vinyl). I will be machine embroidering the elements to create a "drawing" in thread.
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| Sarah's new Nightingale Handbag ~ check out her machine embroidery! |
Jen Johnson of Mama's Magic Studio
"Lately I’ve been playing with a “Bluebirds – Happiness” theme for collage quilts, and I continued the idea for my bag flap. I’m attaching a pic of the submission finished so far and a pic of my wall hanging quilt that started the series. I’m trying to decide if I want to include a heart above the two birds similar to the one in the wall hanging quilt. Leaning towards no, but still deciding and would love opinions!
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| Jen's Rickshaw Bag Flap Design ~ entirely made from FabMo fabrics. |
Oh, and one more thing that might be of interest – my submission was created entirely from upcycled designer fabric remnants obtained through the recent SF Etsy fabric distribution at FabMo!"
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| Jen Johnson's Birds of Happiness quilted panel~her bag inspiration! |
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| Jen's "Mother Bird Nest Pendant" from her Etsy Shop |
I'm working on a colorful thread crochet flap; I hope with a graphic black and white element. Betsy is using Spoonflower to print her own fabric. The possiblities are endless! Looking forward to seeing more of what our team creates! Questions about the bag contest can be directed to our fearless Captain Katy.
~Even
If you're an Etsy seller in the San Francisco Bay Area, contact Katy or Steph about joining SFEtsy!
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2 comments:
Sarah, I love your idea and can totally picture the end result. I hope you have fun with the process! Jen, your birds are looking fabulous and I vote in favor of adding the heart... that little pop of bright color would be really sweet.
Thanks so much Even for posting this -- exciting to see what others are working on! And thanks Betsy for your input! I am trying out various scraps for a heart today :-)
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