Fear of light coloured fabric - drawstring pouch

This is most likely due to my upbringing. My mother is a frugal woman, possibly due to being a single mother to 9 children when she was in her late 30's. Her choice of fabric is never white if she can help it. White gets dirty easily and costs money to clean. Her motto - if your outfit doesn't look dirty, you can wear it one more day.

When I choose fabric for my bags, I find myself consciously avoiding white fabric even though I won't be the person using the bag. When I was selling at craft markets, I did notice older women tend to shun the light coloured fabric. So it's not just my mother. The younger ladies? They went for what appealed to them.

When I used the red and pink floral on light background fabric, I did wonder if I could sell it. As it turned out, it sold pretty quick.

Green floral reversible drawstring bag

I wanted to show you this green floral fabric combination I chose for my Perfect Size Reversible Lunchtime Pouch. This green is the perfect kind of green I so love. It has a little lemon and kind of glows. I call it yellow green. I can't explain it but everytime I see fabric that has this yellow green, I go weak in the knees and buy a whole bunch even though I don't need it.

When you look at the bag from the lining side, you don't get a single hint how colourful the outer fabric is. It's like two completely different pouches. I dare say this fabric combo is a good example for a reversible drawstring pouch!

Oh, I got very lucky to be able to find the dark green drawstring. When I look closely at it, I saw a hint of yellow and that closed the deal.

You see the wooden stand I use to pose the pouches on? It's something I got from Daiso for $2 but it's now missing one leg. I still use it and hope no one notices one leg is missing!