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This is my favaourite bag:
http://moonstitches.typepad.com/moonstitches/2006/07/ugly_duckling.html
Perfect stitching, wonderful fabrics. Perfect combination of everything. Love it.
My favorite is Bubbly Ocean Girl at http://www.hula-la.com/whiplashentry/july_bags.html.
There were so many wonderful bags! I can’t pick just one, but I’ve narrowed down my favorites to these three:
Snarky Book Bag – I love the sly sense of humor
Folk Bags/Zakka Bags – Yummy use of colorful fabrics
Frounchess Bag – Delighful ruffled confection!
Of Course I’m very proud of my own bag as well (the Ruined Lemon Bag), but these three are fantastic! What fun!
this has been such a great competition/idea. i wish i had entered too. wow! it takes a long time to get to see all the entries. alas… it also looks like some people posted ‘tutorials’ of other things without maybe realizing it was a ‘bags’ competition. maybe they should be encouraged to re-enter in another comp?
my favorite for ‘skill’ is the hand-embroidered shopping bag…
http://halfbirthdayknits.com/whiplashJuly06.html
even down to the receipt details it’s a clever and pretty bag. the interior draw-string option makes it seem also very smart, and worthy of the skill title. great execution and idea.
for fancy i like the purple cocktail purse with the little frills. very summery. i would actually buy and use one like that.
http://polvorondelimon.blogspot.com/2006/07/cocktail-purse.html
for tutorial, these two by egater are great… do i have to pick one?
http://egater.blogspot.com/2006/07/kotidbags-otsustasin-kki-et-vtaks-osa.html
the photos are clear, and easy to follow. i could figure out the complex triangle bag by following along with the pictures.
also ‘the work bag’ by whizzme http://whizzme.blogspot.com/2006/07/work-bag-tutorial.html
The close-up photos in this tutorial are great!
I’m with Karin – I think that moonstitches bag is everything a bag should be…
http://moonstitches.typepad.com/moonstitches/2006/07/ugly_duckling.html
i love *heart* love pink chalk studio’s water bottle bag :
http://pinkchalkstudio.com/blog/2006/07/10/whiplash-challenge-water-bottle-carrier/
such and ingeneous bag for a summer necessity. and the colors are stunning.
I have to vote for the Frounchess bag…too cute!
My favorites are Moonstitches’ Ugly Duckling Bag, Tumbling Blocks’ Frounchess Bag, and Pink Chalk Studio’s Water-Carrier Tutorial. I would use any in a heartbeat. But I also like the tongue-in-cheekiness of the Hand-Embroidered Shopping Bag and the Library Bag as well.
I am head over heels for the Ugly Duckling bag as well.
My favorites were
The Grocery Bag http://halfbirthdayknits.com/whiplashJuly06.html So witty and so well executed.
Ugly Duckling http://moonstitches.typepad.com/moonstitches/2006/07/ugly_duckling.html Dreamy and delightful.
The Frounchess Bag
Sweet and flirty.
Grocery Bag Purse! Love the idea and how it was executed.
Also love the Water Bottle Carrier Tutorial!
bolivian weekender so amazing!
http://moonstitches.typepad.com/moonstitches/2006/07/ugly_duckling.html
Wow!
Definite stand out favourite: Grocery Bag Purse!
http://halfbirthdayknits.com/whiplashJuly06.html
But, before I saw that:
Definite stand out favourite: the Ruined Lemon Bag
http://jixichick.blogspot.com/2006/07/whiplash-competition-july-lemon.html
So many great bags, my definite favourite keeps changing!
I love the Kimono Obi craft case for Skill; and the Frouchess for Fancy!
I (like Tanya!) am also proud of my own – Heatwave & Sushi knitting needle rolls! But, there are so many other incredible bags! I’m also really looking forward to the next challenge – I’m already wondering what theme it might be! LOL
the grocery bag for certain – http://halfbirthdayknits.com/whiplashJuly06.html, water bottle tutorial as well – http://pinkchalkstudio.com/blog/2006/07/10/whiplash-challenge-water-bottle-carrier/, and the kimono obi craft case – http://annadilemna.typepad.com/anna/2006/07/snow_white_and_.html. and in the name of shameless self promotion, my bag – http://rubycrownedkinglette.typepad.com/rubycrownedkinglette/2006/07/snark_alert.html ain’t too shabby…. but i still haven’t the nerve to take it to the library…
Another vote for the grocery bag in skill! It is great!
There are so many amazing and creative entries!
My picks are:
Skill: Laptop Backpack by Bee’s Nest (so beautiful. I’m in envy of the recipient)
Tutorial: Knickers Evening Bag by petulant feminine (funny, thrifty, and clearly illustrated)
Fancy: Lunchbox Knitting Case by karrie at Girl on the Rocks (I love it! tiny strawberries and gingham! So cool.)
Also awesome: The Frounchess (Fancy), Fancy Pink Cupcake purse (Fancy, I assume), Water Bottle Carrier (Tutorial) and The Bubbly Ocean Girl Bag (not sure what category, but it’s lovely).
Well done everybody.
i LOVE these three with a passion:
*ugly duckling::mangetsu
Frounchess Bag::dorie
Grocery Bag Purse::stoneamazon
I think there are so many great entries it is hard to pick, but I finally narrowed it down to
Fancy – the Frounchess bag, I just love the use of the different fabrics for the frills – real fancy!, although Blowin in the wind & the ugly duckling tie for second with the gorgeous stitching.
Skill – Hands down for me was the grocery bag – I am so going to try to make one of these! a fantastic idea.
Tutorial – well of course I would vote for mine first!! but I also love the water bottle tutorial – probably going to have to make one of those too.
Thanks for a great compeition – it was fun to get involved.
Heather’s stylin’ monk’s bag blows me away.
http://truestitches.blogspot.com/
The fabrics are to die for, the design is clever and suits the fabric well, and construction looks superb.
In addition to the monk’s bag, I really like the blowin’ in the wind bag. The embroidery design is beautiful and looks perfect with the color and shape of this bag. I’d love to make one for myself, if its creator doesn’t mind!
http://cherryghost.typepad.com/cherry_ghost/2006/07/blowin_in_the_w.html
These are my favorites:
Grocery Bag Purse::stoneamazon – great idea and great workmanship. the grocery receipt change purse was brilliant.
Kimono Obi Craft Case::annadilemna – this made me laugh *and* it’s useful. what more can you ask for?
round bag tutorial::giseleschoene – a nice tutorial for a distinctive purse.
Water Bottle Carrier Tutorial::PinkChalkStudio – very well photographed tutorial.
Sail Away Tote and Zipper Pouch ::LittlePurl – cute combo. when you have a bag that size it’s always a good idea to have a tiny bag ‘anchored’ up top.
(pretty please delete my other comment – contact info was wrong – thanks!)
These are my favorites:
Grocery Bag Purse::stoneamazon – great idea and great workmanship. the grocery receipt change purse was brilliant.
Kimono Obi Craft Case::annadilemna – this made me laugh *and* it’s useful. what more can you ask for?
round bag tutorial::giseleschoene – a nice tutorial for a distinctive purse.
Water Bottle Carrier Tutorial::PinkChalkStudio – very well photographed tutorial.
Sail Away Tote and Zipper Pouch ::LittlePurl – cute combo. when you have a bag that size it’s always a good idea to have a tiny bag ‘anchored’ up top.
The snarky bookbag deserves props for doubling as one of the more insightful architecture critiques I’ve read in a long time.
I was very impressed by the laptop backpack. If I ever manage to get myself a laptop, I’d love the pattern for that one….
of course i´m proud of my own bag (pirate´s bag). think we´re all somewhat proud, otherwise we wouldn´t have entered, would we? ^^
my favorites are alex´ (moonstitches) wonderful *ugly duckling
the the sail away set from little purl
and the pink cupcake purse by pincstuff
to be honest – there are so many beautiful bags, it´s *very* hard to pick some specials.
every bag has it´s own flair and style, not every bag matches every “taste”, so this may be a very subjective choice.
The workbag by whizzme http://whizzme.blogspot.com/2006/07/work-bag-tutorial.html
Easy to follow, great pictures for a handy bag!
Loved Whizzme tutorial on the work bag. Fantastic pics and easy to read.
My favourites (hard to pick though!) are…
The tea bag (with redwork on it)
The Bolivian Weekender
Tamdoll’s Summer Tote
I also loved the Sail away tote and the hula girl turquoise sparkly one…
Frounchess bag does it for me too, so many to choose …… and well I think I did rather well to on my wedding bag! http://sewrecycled.blogspot.com/2006/07/wedding-bag-whiplash.html
Well done everyone, very very inspiring!
I loved the cocktail purse (http://polvorondelimon.blogspot.com) and the water bottle tutorial. The colors are amazing and the tutorial very detailed.
So cool, the snarky book bag
http://rubycrownedkinglette.typepad.com/rubycrownedkinglette/2006/07/snark_alert.html
and the grocery bag (that purse!!!)
http://halfbirthdayknits.com/whiplashJuly06.html
and, very hard to pick a tutorial, but I’ll stay with the one I favoured first, the water bottle carrier
http://pinkchalkstudio.com/blog/2006/07/10/whiplash-challenge-water-bottle-carrier/
I couldn’t narrow it down to just one! My top five were…
the Frounchess bag
the laptop backpack
the inside-out bags
the ugly duckling bag
the Bolivian weekender
Talk about great inspiration!
My most favorite were the Ugly Duckling bag and the Laptop backpack, either one of which would fit the skill and fancy categories! But they really were all fantastic.
I Love Stephs bag at http://rubycrownedkinglette.typepad.com/rubycrownedkinglette/
and
Alexs at
http://moonstitches.typepad.com/
The tutorial for a work bag by whizzme at http://whizzme.blogspot.com/ gets my vote for easy steps with clear photos. Has even inspired an infrequent seamstress like me!
The bag theme was a really good idea. Who doesn’t like bags?
I love anna dilemna’s obi bag–the character contrast and the decorative stitching are wonderful. I also really like polvoron de limon’s bag–great shape–as is the shape on the round bag tutorial–I think I will try that one.
I think the Bolivian Weekender should take it for skill. Nice nice job.
I liked the snarky bookbag and wardi’s shirt bag. Both clever and elegant.
I loved Mo’s Treasure bag, and Pink Chalk Studio’s Water Bottle Carrier Tutorial. And there were lots of other great ones, too.
Lots of inspiration this round. Here are my favorites:
the laptop backback by Bee’s Nest
Bolivian Weekender by Kristin
Las Vegas Wrislet by MaryMo
Snarky Book Bag by Stephanie
This was a great idea! I love bags and it was fun looking around all these wonderful entries. I liked the apple tote (http://norwayneedles.blogspot.com/2006/07/apple-tote-finished-whiplash-entry.html), I thought it was simple and cute, the round bag tutorial (http://giseleschoene.blogspot.com/2006/07/round-bag-tutorial.html) it was very simple, easy to follow and I thought it was a good shape for a purse/bag. In the skills category I thought the shoppping bag was great (http://halfbirthdayknits.com/whiplashJuly06.html).
I LOVE True Stitches bag!! Very cool and beautiful.
I like the crafty beach bag, the frounchess bag, and the waterbottle carrier!
the ugly duckling HANDS down.
i think it is art.
Too hard to choose! I have five favourites – the Frounchess Bag, the Laptop Backpack (which is divine), the Bolivian Weekender Travel Bag, and the Tea-time Bag – as well as my own, of course! (the Dorothy Bag).
A fantastic competition – thank you, WhipUp!
Oh dear, so many great bags… I don’t suppose it’s possible to pick all of them just for the effort!?
Ok, then… I’ll have to go with:
the Laptop backpack,
the Water bottle carrier tutorial
and the saree Stylin’ Monk’s bag.
How much fun!!! I love all of them but the very original cocktail purse and the shopping bag are my favourites!
What is going on with whiplash? Have winners been chosen?