Marta bag

 

I chose Marta as my next bag in this series of Kasia Jacquot panels on Semco craft bags, partly because I was looking forward to working on the cheery green fabric, and partly because I wanted the contrast of the black bag. I had worked the design before but couldn’t remember the palette I had used, and didn’t look it up.

I used the Kasia colour palette as a basis, but substituted a brighter pink and a darker purple. I had both handy and thought I’d just go a bit brighter.

The colours contrast rather than blend. It has no match that I know of in the real world, but I quite like my cheery fantasy flowers.

Kasia’s example gives the leaves a small brown vein where they join the stem. I intended to put it in but forgot to go back and add it. I think it’s OK as it is.

I’m pleased with the result. pink is not usually my thing, but I find this bold and uplifting.

I ironed it when the embroidery was finished, turned under a hem, debating in my head whether to embroider the hem as well as stitch it. I inclined to embroider it. 

That was firmed up after I’d machined it on, and got a couple of inches out of line. I unpicked the couple of inches, embroidered it down and continued all the way around.

Again, I’m pleased with it and have hung it with the others.