purse – Page 3

So as you may recall I have been going thru a major bag phase. I can’t help it! I am a sucker for a good, roomy tote with plenty of pockets and lots of style.

I recently made this bag for my friend, Melissa. The bold choice of fabric totally matches her fun and joyful personality! Plus, she is the mama of two active boys, so all those pockets will be stuff with goodies.

I love mixing in different remnants of fabrics I have to make the lining interesting and pretty.There are still a few of these bad boys to be made…Christmas gifts mainly…but I think I am starting to sew these in my dreams! Although, I often dream of sewing – which makes my dreams sweet!
Happy sewing and sweet dreams to you!

Happy Labor Day! Here at AquaSeventy6, Autumn and I have been soaking up the very last minutes with our kiddos before we send them off to school.

We are also in the process of designing a super fun challenge for our readers (and ourselves!) More information to come later this week.

This afternoon, while browsing through the many blogs that I follow, I came across Ucreate Crafts’ September “Create With Me” Project. The Tohoku Tote was originally featured on I Am Momma Hear Me Roar and sold for charity. Now it is available for all of us to create and share.

After perusing the pattern I decided to give it a shot. Best case scenario, I’d have something to blog about today. Worst case, my daughter would have yet another piece for her “land of misfit purses” collection. I am glad to say that it came out pretty great!

The main fabric is a remnant piece of home decor fabric I found at Joanns many months ago. The lining is a lined curtain panel I bought at Goodwill last year for $2

I have to admit, I will probably remove the bow. I don’t really think I made it the right way and I can see the hand stitching which really bugs me.

I love the pockets. I made a bigger one for my keys and a divided one for my cell phone and lip gloss. I put the clasp on a little too high, and so it was a little hard to stitch around it. You can see that my top stitching around the opening isn’t as professional as I would like.