L O S T & Found

So tonight we pick up the story threads of our ill-fated crash survivors and manically endure their miserable suffering, strange mind games, sordid pasts, and gross medical procedures (what IS the fascination with that anyway---ewwww!), all in the relative comfort of our living rooms, while anticipating answers to questions that only lead to more.  Will we ever find out what's really going on?  Is the Island monster a supernatural figment of Ben's imagination?  Will Jack ever pull himself together now that he's back in the "real" world?  Or is he stuck in a parallel universe?  Why does Kate have Claire's baby?  And who's side is Sayed on anyway?  My head is spinning.  Oh, how we love a good yarn!  Soap operas, certainly, have never been more dramatic and complex than L O S T.  Though I can still remember rushing home from junior high every afternoon and switching on Dark Shadows, that creepy, campy saga with Barnabas Collins as its central figure who was secretly a vampire, with a shrink no less---that was endlessly wandering in search of lost love!  As a young girl, the irony and satire never seemed to enter my mind, however I was absolutely rivoted by the characters and their apparent daily peril.  Some things never change I guess.  Anyway, picking up another lost thread, (sorry for the bad pun) is this bag that I made last month and never got around to sharing here. Some of you might find it interesting because it's made from eight pre-cut charm squares.  They've been sewn together 2 x 8 to form a rectangle, and fortified with iron-on woven interfacing on the back.  Once you've made this foundation you can just fold it in half and sew up the sides.  I added box corners and lining to mine, and a few embroidered and appliqued elements for fun.  And fancy handles.  Sometimes you need fancy handles.  All in all, makes a nice little gifty-type bag, the finished size being about 7 x 7-inches.  (In this case, it was filled with Easter candy for Ginger.) Full view here.

Comments

[P-la]

Such a sweet bag! And a good use of those charms!

[Pam]

This is a beautiful bag. You are such a good sewer!

[tracy]

I love that adorable bag! The embroidered patches add so much personality. Ha ha, Barnabas Collins, one of my young girl crushes. I have not thought about Dark Shadows in sooooo many years!
Thank you for dusting the cobwebs off of that memory.

[jenn]

Dark Shadows...wow I haven't thought about that show in so long...I wonder if netflix has that one...
I am a huge lost fan as well. Doesn't it always seem that for every questioned answered we only get three new ones in it's place?

[Judi]

What a pretty little bag! I just the flowered fabrics and lace and embroidery. love it. So perfect in size for a little girl.

[Dawn]

How sweet is that????

Ginger must be blessed with many beautiful goodies from her creative mama...

[debi birkin]

ooooh another triumph you clever thing..loveeee lilac, well done, now i've got to make one and i was going to do some housework...what a shame

[Karen Bordner]

Ooooo . . . Dark Shadows! I rushed home also and watched it and then called my girlfriends and we talked about it for hours! Such beautiful women on that show too. A few years ago the Sci-Fi channel showed reruns; its much better just kept in our memories. . . .

[Teresa]

Sorry, Lost...you 'lost' me quite a while ago and I was such a fan. Darling purse!

[Brenda@CoffeeTeaBooks&Me]

I haven't thought of Dark Shadows in years!

I couldn't wait to get home from school to see what happened next.

[Alice]

I just could never get into that show 'Lost'! I'm usually fasinated with the commercials for it. Sadly though, just never watched. But, I do adore your little bag. It's just so cute!

[Patrice]

OMG Vicki ~ Dark Shadows!!! Haven't thought of that in ages. My BFF in Junior High loved it * frankly, it scared the bageezus outa me * once a weenie always a weenie :) Thanks for the trip down memory lane though * fun memories from long ago! Ohhhh, love the bag too, lucky Ginger :)

[Meg Evans]

I just love that bag! It's wonderful, and yes, sometimes fancy handles are required.

Never got into Lost, and now I fear I'm too far behind. Maybe if there's time over the summer we can start catching up. We did that with Heroes last summer. Enjoy your viewing, though!

[Kathy]

Love the bag and the colors are just perfect. I also watch Lost and I never miss it can't wait for tonight.

Kathy

[Suzanne]

Good gracious--Dark Shadows! Your dating us because I remember that show well too--gave me the heebie geebies:-) I am all off LOST--I want some anwers dang it and I won't turn it back on til they reveal some!!! Nice little bag love the color scheme:-)

[Terri Pollhein]

I LOVED Dark Shadows! Remember Quentin Collins? The werewolf? He was my secret crush in the 6th grade! LOL

[Elizabeth Mackey]

Dark Shadows....Lost....Oh ya!!:)

[dawn]

Cute-cute-cute...thanks for the great idea! Dark Shadows, what yearish?

[Cheryl]

OMW - I was a little ahead of you cause I was in high school and couldn't wait to get home to watch Dark Shadows!!! Sweet little bag.

[paula luckhurst]

It's lovely.

[tammyCA]

I used to watch Dark Shadows when I was in elementary school - it was scary even 'tho it was on in the daytime...in fact, for our 4th grade Halloween party I dressed up as Victoria! Wore my brother's girlfriend's long red velvet pantsuit that looked like a dress on me & she did my hair up in some kinda like beehive type do. Now I gotta find the reruns somewhere - lol.
Cute little bag!

[Terry]

Dark Shadows--my mom and aunt used to put me, my sisters and my cousins down for a nap while they watched it. We used to not be able to sleep because we could hear it playing in the other room. I would scare us so much. I was such a scaredy cat. Thanks for the memories. Terry

[jonipossin]

We love LOST but have only watched the DVDs as the commercials spoil it for us. So... we are a season behind.

I love your little lilac bag. The embroidery just adds the perfect touch to the lilac.
joni

[Debbie]

Dark Shadows...I remember racing home from school to watch the show and arguing with my younger brothers who wanted to watch something else!
I love the colors in your little bag!

[gena]

Great bag! Goodness, I've been enjoying the time I've regained by giving up on that show.