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Friday
Jul202007

the maude bag

orange

This year, I have discovered the joys of going to thrift stores, antique stores, and an occasional booth at the Fremont Market to look through the linens and fabrics. My trips have tended to be full of florals: from the groovy to bountiful bouquets. Finding this orange print (that appeared to have once been curtains) inspired me to think about who might have purchased and used these fabrics years ago. There is something really wonderful about having a fabric with a little history.

sunny, a maude bag

These musings prompted me to write a fictional story about my grandmother and her best friend from high school, Maude. That story inspired this bag design.

bouquet, a maude bag


As I chose the fabric for the Maude bags from my ever-growing vintage/thrifted stash, I wanted to evoke the feeling of finding your grandmother’s secret collection of vintage fabric, and the moment when you see the perfect print standing out among all the others.

breezy, a maude bag

The Maude bags pictured here (and a couple others) are now available in The Little Room.

Reader Comments (16)

Cute...so cute. The first bag looks like fabric from my childhood - that era of avocado green and harvest gold and bold, bold flowers. I've come to a new appreciation of that style. Love these bags.

July 21, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterdeirdre

i am cracking up. it always amazes me how things work out.
when we were in michigan we went past a funky little shop that was in an oldgas station called maudes garage. i decided then that if i got a storefront i would name it maudeville or maude something. and i am getting ready to buy a macbook, maude. i love that name oh i had a great aunt maude too.

they are soo cute!

July 21, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterkelly

OOH, I like! I really like the one in the middle!

July 21, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterlaundrygirl

I also love old fabrics. All my pillow cases are from thrift stores. I find really old ones that have hand-embroidered edges, but also groovy ones from the 60s. Gorgeous bags!

July 21, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterKikipotamus the Hobo

Your talent is incredible! I admire your ability to hunt for just the right stuff and bring it to life in a whole new way; crafting a story to go along with it. Amazing! Thank you for blessing us with your gift :-)

Enviously,
Lisa

July 22, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterLisa

These are adorable - great patterns on the fabrics and nice, simple lines to the bags. So cute.

July 22, 2007 | Unregistered Commentersulu-design

Having lived through the '70s, I've had enough of orange and yellow to last me the rest of my life! LOL. But I do love your other bags!

JULIE

July 22, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterJulie Marie

Alot of things inspire me to write too. Nita

July 22, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterred tin heart

Those bags have such a nice shape!
Just curious, where did you get your dress form?

July 23, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterbeki

honey you are getting so good at this!

i love the name maude.

July 23, 2007 | Unregistered Commenteracumamakiki

Wonderful story!

July 25, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterSteph

I love the funky flowered Maude bag. That design is so classically clever!

July 28, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterKaren Beth

Love, LOVE the necklace... did you make it?

August 1, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterangie

angie - thanks! yes, i did make the necklace. :) i love that color blue...

August 1, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterliz elayne

I love the color of those beads, too. Could you do a special order necklace?

angie
aswope@hotmail.com

August 2, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterangie

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