Monday, March 24, 2008

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

I love Harry Potter. I do. I really really do. And I am very much aware that I am not the only weirdo who feels that way. I'm currently reading the books for the 3rd time (I'm in the middle of Half-Blood Prince now). The Harry Potter books have made me both laugh and cry numerous times.
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I just finished a Harry Potter related swap on craftster. I made my parner a Marauder's map inspired bag. The inspiration came from the embroidery forum on craftster where saw this. So for the swap I did my own take on it. Just so I would not get severe separation anxiety I also had to do one (a bit different) for myself too
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Marauder's Map Bag
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I think it/they came out great! I'm quite proud of the way the
embroidery turned out. And I love how the glittery fabric looks.
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Speaking of glittery fabric and HP: a while back I made myself a pair of HP-fabric pyjama pants.
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Potter Pants
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Sadly this crappy picture taken at my mom's is the best I have. But you get the general idea. Unfortunately what you don't get is that the fabric actually glitters (but less and less with every wash). I used the pattern for simple "wide" pants from Joka Tyypin kaavakirja. These are the first pants I have ever sewn, and I'm really happy with them.
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I have even passed on the deep love of Harry Potter to the next generation. My soon to be 9yo niece just can't get enough of the books:
Little Potter Addict
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That's her reading the second book while waiting for her dear aunt (me) to get out of a fabric store, and she did not whine at all. Am I clever or what!
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Oh, and my skull isle pouch was mentioned in both Lime&Violet and craftzine. How cool is that??
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Is it just me, or is my english going downhill a bit?

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

That bag is bad a@#!!!! I love it.

VeganCraftastic said...

I love the Harry Potter projects! And congrats for being on the Lime and Violet site, I saw that when it came out and was very excited for you!!!

Markka said...

Great minds think a like, todellakin!

Ihanat unipökät.

Firefly said...

Ooh, aivan ihana Potter -laukku! Tahtoo samanmoisen! Niin siis minäkin tunnustaudun suureksi Potter-faniksi :)

Anonymous said...

That Harry Potter bag kicks a$$! I love it. Great job with the torn paper look too.

Cheryl said...

I love the bag. What a great idea! I just finished a book (reading it with my son called "The Black Book of Secrets" It is one of my new favorites, just in case you need a "Harry" break.

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