Ania Bag

At the end of my last post, I had begun this embroidery, Ania, on my way to another bag. As I mentioned, Kasia Jacquot hasc sold off the last of her coloured linen panels and has moved on to  Stick and Stitch versions of her designs.

I have bought the Stick and Stitch version of Ania with a view to embroidering a top to go with the orange pants I embroidered. As you can see, there is a vast difference between the colourways.  I decided to largely stick with the original printed colours.

I also decided, however, to use a variegated approach on the leaves - a variant introduced in some of her examples. (The teal colour below is the accurate one!)

I enjoyed  all of this one. They are such clever designs to stitch. The stitches themselves are routine and familiar, but you have to keep thinking about colour, stitch choice, alternatives, density. Nothing is to be taken for granted - and they are designed that way. 

The result is highly textured - and rich.

I had intended this to be added to a blue Semco craft bag, in the same way previous panels had been added to similar bags, so ironed and pinned it accordingly.

I wasn't sure though. 

I tried folding it into a pouch. While I liked the way this displays the stitching up close, I was worried the same stitching would not stand the wear it would get when the pouch was used.

I tried it folded smaller and reflecting the shape, placing it straight and angled.

In the end, I settled for the smaller version placed straight in the centre, machined it on and ironed it again.

At the moment this is my favourite of the Kasia Jacquot bags I've made so far. The embroidery pops. While the bag will be used, I feel the embroidery is less likely to get in the way of it than it would have on the pouch, and somehow the smaller format draws attention to the embroidery more directly.

Next I think I'll tackle Aurora.