Bag of the Week 7
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 6:00AM Chubby Little Snowman Pail
Chubby Little Snowman had a carrot nose,
Along came Mr. Bunny and what do you suppose?
Hungry little bunny, looking for his lunch
Ate the snowman's carrot nose, nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!
(as sung by my three-year-old)
Those of us here on the East Coast have had more than our share of snow this year. And here comes another bucketful of snowy goodness guaranteed to warm your heart even when there are icicles all around. Farmyard Creations has designed a fabric pail adorned with a snowman, complete with snaps for eyes, an appliquéd carrot nose and buttons down his front. You begin by layering the outer pail fabric with batting and then fusing on the various pieces of the snowman. Each piece is machine appliqued with a blanket stitch. The mouth is hand embroidered, snaps form the eyes and the cheeks are blushed with powder blusher. This outer layer is then stitched into the pail form and lined. The quilted handle is secured to the pail with more buttons.
These pails make a wonderful container for homemade goodies at the holidays or for packaging other gifts. They also make a nice container for holding holiday cards. There are other designs in this same line by Farmyard Creations including a Santa, angel, bunny and bear. The patterns appear to be out of print but they are frequently available on Ebay. From what I can tell, the designer behind Farmyard Creations, Karla Eisenach, has now formed a new company with her daughters called Sweetwater which designs and markets quilting fabric, patterns and scrapbooking supplies. They have a really wonderful blog which showcases many of their beautiful creations.
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Reader Comments (4)
These are REALLY cute!! I would love to see one in person because it's hard to tell the dimensions of them from the pics. And even though it might not be it's original purpose, I can't think of a neater way to package a gift than in one of these babies! Talk about a one-of-a-kind gift bag!
Hope your community and traffic building exercises are going well for you this week. Your blog definitely deserves to be growing by leaps and bounds!
What a beautiful design and so apt for these past winter months. I know my family back in England have also had their fair share of snow this year.
Hi Julie,
I recognize these cute little "Snowman Pails." I shared them with the Springfield Sharing Threads group a few years ago.
What a beautiful blog you have! I cannot imagine how you fit so much into your life with two little boys. You must be operating on 36 hour days.
I look forward to your postings.
Rose Marie in St. Augustine, Florida previously in Vienna, Va.
Hi Rose Marie:
I'm so glad you wrote. I was going to include in my post about first seeing these pails at an ASG meeting but I couldn't remember who brought them, you or Joann Leilich. Thanks for reminding me! You were definitely the inspiration for my finding this pattern.
I guard my creative time very jealously and try to make sure I do something creative every day during nap time or after the kids are in bed. It is my sanity saver. Of course now I also have to find time to photograph and write about my projects. But I'm just thinking of my blog as another creative venture.
Thanks again for writing.