Stone Ground

I confess.

This bag has been complete, and hanging on my sewing room door for a week or two now.

I considered keeping it for myself.

I like the pinwheel on the front (thank you fellow collector Mrs R.)

I like the "stone ground 2 pounds". (Thank you Steinbach museum windmill)

I like the colours.

I like all the old bits that I incorporated into the shoulder strap.

But it seems that I have a small stack of other bags that I also like....

And I hope that someone out there has quirky taste such as myself.

Harmed in this project are:

A pinwheel that I imagine was destined for a quilt. It never made it past block stage, for which I am eternally grateful.

A scrap that was used on our living room couch (two couches ago) to mend a tear in the seating beneath the cushions. Before I lugged that charmer to the dump, I rescued that scrap, laundered it, and waited for its destiny. There it is- flanking the pinwheel.

On the edges of the bag is a lovely strip of fabric that looks sort of batik. It is a gift from Trinidad from Bonnie S. Gorgeous fabric.

The strap consists of:

a tea towel sampler with "Tuesday" stitching, and two puppies playing with string.
A tablecloth featuring a turquoise rooster; some more couch patch bits; another strip of Trinidad, and a piece of something spelling "SWEET".

(not unlike an "I SPY" book)

The inside (out)

A hanky forming three pockets on one side; and two remnants forming two pockets on the other.

Stone Ground.

And Sweet.

Does it get any better than that?

12" wide and 13" long.

7 pockets.

Bids begin at $25- Cdn and move up by a min of whole dollars.

This auction concludes at 9:30 pm cst, today, Monday February 8, 2010.