Peyto Lake bag

Many years ago, I went to the Rockies and took this picture of Peyto Lake, which really is this kind of shocking colour. 

Recently I was looking at Spoonflower, a place that will print anything you like (that you own) on various kinds of fabric or on wallpaper. I think they were promoting something to do with lakes at the time. 

So I tried it! It cost about $15 for this bit of fabric, with my lake picture arranged all over it. 

You can get quilting cotton and slinky polyester and all sorts. I got Twill. You can arrange your art in stacked or offset bricks or make a giant single picture. 

It was only a small bit of fabric (a "fat quarter") and I am still best just sewing straight lines, so I made a bag. I threw more involved ideas around in my head, but kept coming back to, "just make a bag."

I lined it with this mauve fabric which I believe is linen. Who knows how these things end up in my cupboards? 

The bar code and order number are on the selvage and I could have hidden them but I like them there. 

I cut the fabric for the handles off one long edge, and so have one with clouds and one with mountains. 

A nice, unique, summery bag to throw my wallet and sunglasses in!