study in metal & mirror

i should post my quandaries more often. i mentioned the rockin' big balloon i got for my birthday... and found out it was from mel & dan. excellent. i had a sneaking suspicion is was from them. the little rascals.

i have to go to the fabric store this week. hopefully they'll still have the fabric i need to finish this quilt i'm working on... otherwise i have to order it online & pay shipping & wait a week to get it & blah blah blah. while i'm there i'm going to check out their corduroy. i think i may make a few more bags & offer 'em up to the masses. i think i have a good size piece of red corduroy left over from a Christmas quilt... do you suppose the red corduroy would dictate that it be a Christmas bag? i'm thinking maybe a cute white-on-white or pink-on-white print would keep it everyday-sy. and i think i want to try a vertical stripe...