Notice the Purple

Some friends were admiring my Japanese Knot Bags collection and asked me to help them make some. I have a lot of these bags in my collection as they are quick to make, travel super easily, and are reversible. I’ve been using Helen’s tutorial at Show Your Workings.

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Last Tuesday we got together and made our bags following Helen’s tutorial. Sue’s bag (on left) is black/white/red; Dee’s (center) is chocolate and pink, and Paula opted for brilliantly-colored flowers.

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As for me, I chose this floral fabric and lined it with a solid light purple. Our color choices certainly made for interesting combinations.

Source: Coldwater Creek

I want to use the little bag with my purple-and-white, fine-stripe linen tunic recently purchased at Coldwater Creek. Some white Capri leggings and a pair of sandals found at Famous Footwear (below) makes for an easy outfit. It’s kind of fun to mix up the prints a bit.

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Introducing purple in my wardrobe is rather new to me—not that I plan to go crazy with that color, but it does look quite like springtime and brightens my face, a good thing for someone my age.

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. ~ Alice Walker