Stitching gifts

Having tried my hand at applique and bleaching cotton shopping bags, I wanted to have a go at stitching my own designs to make bags for a couple of birthday presents.

This is my first go, and as usual I threw myself in with a bit of an ambitious design. I think I've done it justice, but it took me AGES. And the cat chasing the cotton didn't help. Anyway I'm pretty pleased with the end result, and keen to try another one tomorrow.