More bags
Yesterday & today (before I head out to California tomorrow for the Catalyst West conference), I squeezed in some time sewing. I made two bags.*
The bag to the left is one I created myself, roughly based on a super cute bag that Steve & Sara gave me for Christmas. I'd been using that other bag daily, so I knew the style worked for me! I like this colorway a lot - good thing because I have enough fabric to make 3 more (hmmm... gift idea...)! It's a simple tote bag with a button-closure and fully-lined interior. It has pockets to hold a pen, cell phone, and checkbook. This project probably took about 2-3 hours for me to finish, mostly because I had to make it up as I went along.
The fabrics are almost entirely from the Natural Effects line from Marcus fabrics, purchased at Creations in Kerrville.
The bag to the right is from a McCalls pattern (#5822, which I bought for just $.99 at JoAnn - gotta love sales!). It is a fully-lined bag with two interior pockets and one exterior pocket. It has a zipper on the top and two long handles. This is the small size bag (the pattern has medium & large also). The fabrics are all cheap-o fabrics from JoAnn (40% off this week, so I figured it was good fabric to use for a project that I really didn't expect to turn out). I'm quite pleased with this project! I wish I'd done the medium size, though I was able to fit almost all of my essentials for my flight tomorrow (other than headphones & a book) into the bag.
I modified this slightly from the original pattern - notably using fusible interfacing & quilt batting rather than "buckram" (whatever in the world that is!) and fusible fleece. I also modified the top binding, doing it in double-fold style (like I would with a quilt). Otherwise, the pattern was easy enough for a beginner like me to follow. Don't look too closely, or I'm sure you'll see errors - but it seems to hold together and is pretty cute, I think!
*Technically, I made three bags, but the third turned out so badly I didn't photograph it. Trust me: you do not want to make the "grab bag" free pattern from http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/. The directions are hard to follow and the end result is anything but good (messy seams, odd size, tough to hold, etc.). Oh well, call that a learning experience!
The bag to the left is one I created myself, roughly based on a super cute bag that Steve & Sara gave me for Christmas. I'd been using that other bag daily, so I knew the style worked for me! I like this colorway a lot - good thing because I have enough fabric to make 3 more (hmmm... gift idea...)! It's a simple tote bag with a button-closure and fully-lined interior. It has pockets to hold a pen, cell phone, and checkbook. This project probably took about 2-3 hours for me to finish, mostly because I had to make it up as I went along.The fabrics are almost entirely from the Natural Effects line from Marcus fabrics, purchased at Creations in Kerrville.
The bag to the right is from a McCalls pattern (#5822, which I bought for just $.99 at JoAnn - gotta love sales!). It is a fully-lined bag with two interior pockets and one exterior pocket. It has a zipper on the top and two long handles. This is the small size bag (the pattern has medium & large also). The fabrics are all cheap-o fabrics from JoAnn (40% off this week, so I figured it was good fabric to use for a project that I really didn't expect to turn out). I'm quite pleased with this project! I wish I'd done the medium size, though I was able to fit almost all of my essentials for my flight tomorrow (other than headphones & a book) into the bag.
I modified this slightly from the original pattern - notably using fusible interfacing & quilt batting rather than "buckram" (whatever in the world that is!) and fusible fleece. I also modified the top binding, doing it in double-fold style (like I would with a quilt). Otherwise, the pattern was easy enough for a beginner like me to follow. Don't look too closely, or I'm sure you'll see errors - but it seems to hold together and is pretty cute, I think!
*Technically, I made three bags, but the third turned out so badly I didn't photograph it. Trust me: you do not want to make the "grab bag" free pattern from http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/. The directions are hard to follow and the end result is anything but good (messy seams, odd size, tough to hold, etc.). Oh well, call that a learning experience!
posted by Becky Laswell at
10:52 PM
2 Comments:
Again. I wish I could sew :) I love the first bag and the fabric is so fun!
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Emily, At
8:03 PM
Cute bags! I made the Grab Bag last year. It was going fine, except for finishing off the handle (if I recall correctly). It was a mess, I used it a few times, but have been meaning to rip it out and do that part again. :)
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colleen walsh, At
7:42 AM
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