Last week I asked you, what do you think these letters spell? They were not all shown on the pictures, so here they are:
B D E G G H I I N N N N O O O T T U
Here is the first hint: it's something in both of Canada's official languages.
And because that wasn't enough for people to guess, here is another hint: four words. Two in each language. And as Allison commented, it is most definitely one of those things will be very obvious as soon as I tell you.
I promise I will solve this by the end of the post, but before I do, I have a finish to share.
My niece hinted that she wanted a bag to carry her computer to school. Well, it wasn't just a hint. She literally gave the measurements to her grandmother - my mom - to give to me, "in case I felt like making her a bag". I'm telling ya...
But I love my niece so I was happy to oblige.
Here is the front....
...and here's the back.
I used the quilt as you go technique - becoming quite addicted to it.
She didn't want anything fancy, but I really wanted to add a pocket in case she needed to carry a battery pack or something...
And then I thought, well, what if she needs to carry a small thing, like a USB drive. these things can get lost easily... so a zipper I added. Oh, what work that was! Probably because I thought "I don't need to follow a pattern". Anyway, it took a few tries, but I got it right.
Don't you just love that big letter print? I just looked it up, it's called Letterpress in multi, from the Just My Type Collection by Patty Young for Michael Miller.
I am really loving this colour combo: Soft green, dusty rose, mauve, mustard yellow, with a hint of bright orange-y pink.
Still working on the word scramble?
B D E G G H I I N N N N O O O T T U
How about another hint? It is to go in the back of a quilt. A bed quilt. You know, a quilt that goes on a bed... You know, the bed... the place where we... No, not that! The other thing...
OK, so now I need to insert another picture here so you don't see the solution right away. I have shown these already, but I am showing them again to keep with the colour scheme. I simply can't get enough of those colours!
Well, I promised I would give you the solution of the word scramble, but it's late here, and I am very tired, so...
Or, as we say in French...
;)
Linking up to Lorna's Let's Bee Social at Sew Fresh Quilt.
I love those little luggage tags...adorable! I love the your goodnight finish!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cute idea for the back of a quilt. And your niece is one lucky girl.
ReplyDeleteAwesome computer bag -- very lucky niece! Aha, of course, it's obvious now!
ReplyDeleteDamn iPad, I wasn't done my comment. Love the idea of adding those words to the back of a quilt...it's like a big hug!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. That quilt is going to be so pretty. I love pieced backs. They're interesting and it's like a little secret that most people won't ever know is there.
ReplyDeleteAh-ha! I would never have gotten this! I kept thinking of the word 'begin'. Love that bag and especially the little zipper pocket. It was totally worth the trouble! And I was admiring that large font text fabric myself.... I love it! Thanks for sharing a little word fun with us this week!
ReplyDeleteI didn't get it! Thank you for telling us the words during this post! I love it. I love the luggage tags too! Great job and great post!
ReplyDeleteJ'adore les lettres et que c'est billingue! I was hopeless at the word scramble! The colours are great too!
ReplyDeleteI knew that was the answer! No I didn't. Love the finished pouch.
ReplyDeleteYour niece is very fortunate to have such a talented and kind aunt. The bag and luggage tags are both great.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeletelovely bag and tags!
ReplyDeleteRhymes too :)
Hi Dominique---the tags are such a great idea! I really need to make some of those! Your bag is really lovely, and I definitely was stumped on your little puzzle! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteWould love for you to stop by and link this up to Fabric Frenzy Friday!
-Lindsey
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