Filipino artist, Gregory Halili, carves intricate skulls into mother of pearl shells.
I’m actually losing it over this, this is gorgeous. I have been staring at this for ages marvelling at the inclusion of pretty accurate sutures. It’s a SKULL in a SHELL, I’m obsessed 10/10
500-pound stained glass crab sculpture by the late Jackie Leatherbury Douglass and her husband John Frederick Douglass, on display in Baltimore’s airport
the real horror is a months or years long time loop. no speedrunning your torture here. you have to sit with the consequences of your actions for a loooong time before the release of knowing the consequences and actions have been erased.
but oh, all the actions and consequences are gone. those relationships you built? empty. you can never build them again without the constant guilt of knowing that it’s not as real the second, third, thirtieth time when you already know all their secrets and they none of yours.
but you can’t hide. you can’t isolate yourself because what if this is the time the loop breaks and then what? years gone by of missed chances with people who have changed you a thousand times and now circumstances have changed. you can never build back what was washed away by your own inaction. they’ll never be able to meet you like they did the first time if you don’t choose to meet them the first time every time
New sewing patterns <Pinguïn> & <Walvis> Accessory bag /Novelty bag
New 2 patterns are just released from Waffle Patterns. Meet the Accessory bags <Pinguïn> and <Walvis> sewing patterns. Fun and playful penguin and whale-shaped novelty bags. And they have pockets! My shop mainly designs functional garments, but why not just have fun? I always wanted to design vibrant and whimsical items, too.
I hope you enjoy and have fun by making those as well. They will be your special pieces for your special occasions or fun unexpected presents. They can be made with relatively small amount of fabrics. It is nice to use up your leftover fabrics from your stash, too.
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<design>
-Pinguïn Lovely penguin-shaped novelty bag. You can store small things like candies or coin purse from the center back zipper opening. The opening width is about 15cm, the height is about 27cm. It has a small patch pocket on the front bodice, too. Use a hand strap as a pouch or clutch, or a long strap for a shoulder/crossbody bag.
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-Walvis Whale shaped accessory bag. The bag opening is on the center top and you can store small things like a mobile phone. The opening width is 18cm and the body length is about 55cm. It has a zipper pocket on the side and a front patch pocket on the mouth part. The zipper pocket is about id-card size. It has handles, but can be skipped. The yellow sample in the photos is without handles design. The strap can be attached as a side type (on the center top) or a shoulder type (both sides on the body) .
Both Pinguïn and Walvis are shaped with fiber fill stuffing. The inside bags are small, so not suitable for serious luggage. Also, they are not designed for children’s toys.
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<fabric recommendation>
<Shell> The patterns are drafted for woven fabrics. Mid-heavy weight woven fabrics are suitable, like duck, twill, denim, canvas, or décor weight fabric, etc. I normally like to recommend functional fabrics, but they are fun accessory items, so please use your imagination and play with the design. Choosing lovely looking fabric as your design intention will be the best.
Depending on your fabric, please consider using additional interfacing on the whole bag panels for adding extra strength or body.
<Lining> Lining fabrics are used for the inside of the bags and the pockets. Plain cotton or linen will be suitable and reasonable.
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<Sample fabrics in the photos> Here is a fabric list I used for the samples. I used only my old leftovers from my past projects. So I could not list the shops which I bought from.
- Yellow and White samples Shell ; Both faux leather. The white one is the leftover of Kaneel rider’s jacket. I think both fabrics were originally intended for decor/interior purposes. Both cannot be interfaced nor ironed, so I skipped interfacing, but used thin ribbon on the zipper places for adding some extra support. I really love the looks/textures of the faux leathers, but those are a bit difficult to handle. Pins or rippers cannot be used for these materials, so I used clips or scotch tape instead.
Lining ; plain cotton. The colours are matched with the zipper tape colours.
- Smoky pink samples Shell ; mixed twill. Leftover of Kanoko bags. Like Kanoko bags, I used woven mid weight interfacing on the whole body to add strength and body. Lining ; plain cotton. The colours are matched with the zipper colours.
- Red plaid samples Wool coating fully interfaced with mid weight woven type. The lining is plain cotton. This one is also the leftover of the Kanoko bag.
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<Other materials>
The bags use various webbings or tapes for the handles and straps or other details. If you cannot find the perfect colour or width, making those with the same or contrast fabrics are an option.
The small parts like the flippers or fin are supported with a light stabilizer. Fusible fleece or thin quilt batting will be suitable. I used fusible fleece for all the samples.
Please choose suitable interfacing/parts for your design and shell fabrics. I strongly recommend checking actual material samples as much as possible and experimenting with your fabrics before starting the project. If you cannot choose some details, please remember making actual samples with actual fabrics is the best way to confirm.
<Other>
Although the bags can store only small things, the bags themself are about shoulder bag size. If you want to make it bigger or smaller, I think printing the pattern pieces with scale will work. But you need to adjust the seam allowances or other details.
I used the shoulder strap from readymade bags, but you can make them by yourself, too.
********************* The sewing patterns include the fully illustrated instructions (Pinguïn 9 pages, Walvis 10pages) and all the sewing processes are described with detailed pics. The pattern files are available for both home printers (A4 or US letter) and copyshop(A1 or A2 format).
You can check other photos of these models on my Flickr page.
Attention, rare sightings of the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork 🦩 🖤
“From the back, Vetinari looked like a carnivorous flamingo.” - Men at Arms
“Thin, pale, and clad all in dusty black, the Patrician always put Ridcully in mind of a predatory flamingo, if you could find a flamingo that was black and had the patience of a rock.” - Reaper Man
@elodieunderglass I know it s supposed to be the leucism channel, but COME ON
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