rleather Report post Posted December 29, 2023 I made this mini backpack for my niece. My oldest daughter saw it and said she would not mind having one lol. Well I secretly made her one while she was out at work. All was going fine until I was coming to the end of my stitching. I had stitched a panel backwards. Was not happy pulling thread late at night. The morning of the 24th I was in the "zone" restitching my mistake, and it made it under the tree in time for Christmas morning,PHEW! The turquoise is 2-3 oz Venice Italian leather, veg 3-4 oz , Fiebings pro dye dark brown, antique brass hardware. Rhino waxed brown tread. 10 worn out finger tips! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted December 29, 2023 Outstanding! I'll bet she was thrilled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rleather Report post Posted December 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, MarshalWill said: Outstanding! I'll bet she was thrilled. Thanks, she was totally surprised and loved it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUP Report post Posted December 29, 2023 That is beautiful! I'm not surprised that your daughter loved it. And the love her father made it with?.. I bet she loved it more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted December 29, 2023 Good job! She'll be telling people for years "my dad made it for me". My daughter still uses the first bag I made her every day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handstitched Report post Posted December 29, 2023 Hand made gifts are the best HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wepster Report post Posted December 29, 2023 Beautiful, love all the details. My sympathies for each of your healing fingers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted December 29, 2023 Looks really good . . . design, execution, ammenities . . . But you are a better man than I . . . to do all that hand stitching. I'm a machine guy . . . no machine . . . no do. . . lol May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rleather Report post Posted December 29, 2023 Thank you all for the kind words. It definitely was a labor of love. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted December 29, 2023 Wow thats just beautiful great work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted December 29, 2023 dang nice !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rleather Report post Posted December 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Bert03241 said: Wow thats just beautiful great work 1 hour ago, chuck123wapati said: dang nice !! Thanks, I appreciate your comments, I have already got an order for one since Christmas. Maybe this time I will pay more attention to the direction I'm stitching Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
