I swear that this is the prettiest laminate I have ever seen. It's Belle Rose from the French Journal Collection by London Portfolio for Michael Miller Fabrics. Kristina sent me a strip of it as a gift and I can't tell you how much I love it. I would like a raincoat or umbrella out of it!
I settled for a cosmetic bag. I only have two pieces of laminate besides Belle Rose and it just so happened that one of them, a laminate by Jennifer Paganelli, is a perfect coordinate. I used it for the lining so that the bag is laminate both inside and out making it a very function bag.
I did find it tricky working with laminate for both the exterior and the lining. I tried putting tape on my presser foot since I don't have a Teflon foot but I needed to put tissue paper under the project so that it didn't grab hold of my sewing machine. I wanted the Belle Rose on the exterior though so I could enjoy the beautiful print with the handscript but thought that a laminate lining made more sense for functional reasons. This was the end result.
Oh my goodness that's pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my, what a beauty! I've been wanting to try laminate for ages now, and a cosmetic bag would be a perfect project. Do you happen to know if it can be used in a glue-in frame?
ReplyDeleteYay!! Turned out great:)
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome! I love laminates but there are so few cute ones. This is adorable.
ReplyDeleteI looks great. Laminate can be tricky.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is really pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love this! How large is it? I haven't tried laminates yet, but here is the quilt I made from this print in cotton: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62072073@N08/sets/72157629172249129/
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery very pretty Amy! It is a pig to sew but you would never know with yours!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out gorgeous. Good solutions to your problem!
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous! Laminate looks like a giant PITA so I haven't tried it yet.
ReplyDeleteThat's really pretty. I made one and found that using a walking foot really helped, but it was still difficult to maneuver.
ReplyDeleteExcellent result!
ReplyDeleteOh that is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteA raincoat would be awesome... The bag is just so pretty!
ReplyDeleteGirl...WHY don't you have a teflon foot?? It is a WHOLE lotta awesome for $8!! Laminates, vinyl, slippy fabrics, etc... Maybe I'll include one in the GS box when I get it in the mail!! ;)
ReplyDeleteP.S. the girls were OVER the moon with the goodies, and I am SHAMED that you thought of printing out fill-in-the-blanks...I didn't so ya'll will get handwritten notes!! Thanks so much for doing this!! xo
Oh, and OF COURSE the bag is beautiful!!
Gasp! Your work with fabric is stunning! I love the fabric here too. Gorgeous!
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