Tuesday, March 29, 2011

It's Official, I'm Amazing

My kids have declared that I am amazing!
All because of this bag.

Yes, it is my second bag, and I made it tonight!

I used the same tutorial I used in my post Sunday, from:


Because I wasn't making it reversible, I was able to do the top stitching around the edge. I love this look! Like I'm skilled!!

You can see it here, too. And you can get a good look at the 2 fabrics I chose:
I also made the bag a little bigger this time.


And you can see, above, that I made the corners wider as well,
to give the bag a roomier feel. Love this!

And I used 1/2 yard of each fabric. Both were $4/yard on clearance, so the total cost was only $4 for the entire project. Here is a good look at the inside. I love this fabric.
And here is a detail of the outside. I wanted a serious look for this bag,
a little professional but still fun.

This weekend I hope to get some time to sew a bag with pockets. Wish me luck!

(And though my kids are vying for the chance to use my new bag tomorrow,
I'm pretty confident I will be the one using it!)

I hope you get the chance to be creative today!

...from Lori @Kitchenfunk


Running with Glitter

11 comments:

  1. This bag is beautiful! How wonderful to be such a great sewer and put something like that together.

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  2. Thank you for the compliment! I'm new to sewing, but its so much fun. Okay, except for the bed jacket I was making my mom and is still half made hanging on a hanger next to my sewing machine. But we don't need to talk about THAT! I'm following you, too! btw, I can't even think about that recipe bec/ I can't make it tonight and I really want it! lol.

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  3. Great job!!!! I LOVE the topstitching... the fabric is so classic and elegant. :)

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  4. what a FAB bag! love the fabric as well!

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  5. love the bag! it looks great. thanks for linking this to my party!

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  6. The bag came out really well. Loved it.

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  7. Looks great! She has great tutorials huh!

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  8. Thank you, everyone!! I proudly carried it in to work today. I'm pretty new at my job and I work mostly on my own, but I felt so great using it. I still can't believe I found that fabric on clearance!

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  9. beautiful fabric and a beautiful bag. glad you got to use it. i have never made myself a bag, but made plenty for others to use. maybe it is time to make my own now.

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  10. wow great job! I am so scared to take on any kind of sewing task or anything close to it..ha ha. IT looks amazing tho:) Thanks for linking up at my party!!

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