This is ok, but on the weekend I had the need for some instant gratification...so, I decided to make a bag. What a hoot...I have very little experience with making bags, in fact I have only ever produced this little make-up bag project that I found on the Pfaff website. Fabric was not an issue, as I have a lot of bitses and pieces collected over time....also found some bag designs that I had obviously collected to do one day.
Well, I selected the easiest pattern that I had...2 pages of instructions....how hard could this be! Not sure where I got this pattern from...probably somewhere on the internet some time ago. It is called a Bazooples Day Holiday Tote by Springs Creative (designed by Amy Tallent).
Have a look at the end result:
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| Country themed tote 14"x17" (approximate) |
Immensely proud of this even though it is very simple. As these were just bitses of fabric (the back as you can see is some green fabric I found) I just used calico for the lining. No pockets or any other fancy stuff ...this was enough to cope with. I stippled the front and put some loops on the back. Left the sides empty as I did not know whether one should quilt in those areas or not and the instructions did not mention anything about it.
This was a lot of fun...I can see some more bags coming up. Mind you, I think I should make them a bit smaller, this is huge.
Until next time
Karin
Lovely stippling on the front.
ReplyDeleteTotes are so handy and fun to make.
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Yes, this was a lot of fun and actually quite easy to make and to my surprise it turned out amazingly straight.
ReplyDeleteKarin, I love your bag! The fabrics remind me of Debbie Mumm fabrics, I have a few of this style. It's a great idea of making a bag out of those practice pieces, I never knew what to do with them! I need some bags myself so I guess I'll just have to start workin'! :)) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou might be right about the fabric...I got in in a stack of cut-offs at a quilt show some time ago; unfortunately it did not have any selvage which could have identified it. I might make a few more, but a little bit smaller using the same pattern. This was fun to make and went together in a couple of days.
ReplyDeleteYay! What a fabulous-looking bag. Congratulations! Any pockets, or do those come with the next bag?
ReplyDeleteNo, no pockets...I find it very hard to visualise these bag designs when I read a pattern, so I deliberately chose one without any pockets or inserts. Mind you, probably just a matter of following instructions...yes, I am planning to do some more. I have this great pattern of a bag with pockets on the outside all around and a middle pocket (with zipper) inside the bag. Will take some working up to that one! Thanks for the comment.
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