Ma Cherie

What do you get for a friend with impeccable taste, a husband who rolls in money, who lives in a perfect house with perfect kids?

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Well, a bag for her great big Bible, of course.

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Okay, seriously. Ma Cherie (literally: my darling) is a bag about my friend Cheri. Who doesn't roll in money or

have perfection entirely in hand.

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She does have it pretty good though. Really great kids, a pretty sweet deal for a husband, a great house, and best of all? ME for a friend.... ;)

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Although we attend the same church, we don't sit together. I like to row my own boat, and sit in my own (self-designated) spot.

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Cheri's self-designated spot is about two rows ahead of mine and across the aisle.

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A few Christmases ago, I made her a tote bag similar to the one you see here. All in ivories, with patches and pieces and patterns.

Cheri actually does carry her big old Bible in that bag, and so I see it every Sunday.

I keep meaning to make another.

So, eventually , I did.

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(I don't know that these pictures are all that great. Maybe if you double click on them, you'll get a better sense of the fabrics in this bag)




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A number of these pieces are upholstery samples; but not of the heavy variety.

A few are bits of taupe cotton held over from the days when I sewed children's clothing. I always loved little girl dresses in subtle beiges and off-whites.

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The straps are pieced together in a similar fashion.

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You'll see some lettering at the lower right corner of the tote. It's from a piece of unbleached cotton that I picked up (Morris thrift?). It must have been machine embroidered for what I always imagine was an elderly relatives birthday.

The scroll says: "forever young".

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a few photos up you'll see the bag turned inside out, and some lovely floral fabric (tablecloth) functioning as the pockets.

This makes the bag reversible.

17" wide and 14.5" deep.

Bids begin at $25- Cdn, and the auction concludes at 9:30 pm, cst today, November 5, 2009.