(name via Tula Pink)
Somehow in the daily grind of life, I never managed to write a blog post for my recent project, Tula Pink x Amy Butler Weekender Bag. I had wanted to make Amy Butler's Weekender Bag for quite some time, but was waiting for the right fabric, and Tula's Pink's The Birds and the Bees line just so happened to be it! As soon as we got the fabric in, I just knew that I had to have a Weekender Bag.
I have heard lots of fellow sewer's reservations and hesitation about tackling the Weekender, but I found it to be a rather enjoyable project and I have to say it is my favorite bag ever, I used it all the time. The bag is definitely not for beginners, and is quite time consuming, but all in all I am very happy with it and can't wait to make more!
I followed the pattern pretty much to a t, my only change in the future will be more padding in the straps as I use it to haul around heavy items.
Not only was I excited to have met Tula Pink and Amy Butler at Spring Quilt Market in KC, but because of them have a bag I love. In addition, Tula Pink happened to Facebook, Instagram, Tweet and Blog about my bag *insert star struck status here*.
"Every so often someone will e-mail me pictures of a project using my fabrics that blows me away. This is one of those cases. I’m obviously a huge fan of my own fabric, and i’ve always loved this particular Amy Butler bag pattern. Seeing them work so well together makes me smile. Thank you Shawna Haynes for making this and for originally sharing a photo on my Facebook page. I encourage you all to share your projects using Tula Pink on my Facebook wall or by hashtagging #TulaPink on Instagram. I’m always keeping an eye out for fantastic stuff like this to post!" - Tula Pink
