I love Amy Butler

I've noticed that not that many places sell nice knitting wool, until a few years ago this mecca opened just across town from me. Fortunately it's far enough away and in a random enough part of town that I rarely just pass and every couple of months I make a special trip.
Whilst I've been perusing the wool, needles, buttons and other such fancery I saw they had started stocking Amy Butler fabrics. I'd seen the designs on the internet but I think it was when I actually TOUCHED them that the love affair started. So when mothers day came round, I thought 'that mother of mine always has bags with her of stuff and what she really needs is a lovely fabric carry all'. and from that thought it wasnt' difficult to decide that what she really needed was an Amy butler swing bag.

Once I'd bought the stuff, I sat down to my sewing machine and followed the instructions letter for letter (I'm normally not that strict on pressing seams open etc). Three hours later I realised I'd missed dinner but as the Admiral had just bought a new computer game he wasn't TOO grumpy. Dinner eaten, I did the finaly bit of hand sewing and then worried that I loved the bag so much I couldn't give it to mum. fortunately I quite like her too and the bag did go to it's rightful owner (without me having to wear it for a few days first, which normally happens with any jewels I make). As I was so distracted by the beauty, I totally forgot to take any piccies of it.. but

I was then inspired and decided to make Becksenior one for Easter.. not strictly related to the story of Easter: Eggs, Bunnies and handbags?? but this time I did remember to photograph and I can therefore present my second ever Amy Butler swing bag in rather lovely Dasiy Chain prints... hmmm lovely lovely lovely