Sewbe Wan Kenobi

Yay! Finished the Book Bag.  I made this bag more as a sew along to help Robin advance her sewing skills.  We both love the way they came out.  I am a bit jealous of her fabric choice though.  When she picked it out in the store I thought it was too bright for my tastes, however once it became a bag, I love it. 
Here is my bag

 

  

 There is a great tutorial for this bag you can find here.  

Here is a sample of Robins fabric.  To see more details on her bag you can read about it here.

So two things I learned from making this bag

   1.  When using a fabric with directional pattern make sure you buy extra and be prepared for a little extra sewing.

   2.  You can't always trust an Asians math!

January Purse

I found this pic on a blog (can't remember which one).

I fell in love with this purse and had to make one.  There was not a pattern so I just kind of made it up as I went along.  I actually started to write out a pattern for it, but my ADD kicked in and that never got finished!

The purse itself only took a few days to work up.  The liner I had some challenges with.  I wanted to make sure it was real stiff since the purse was not.  I used 3 layers of fusible webbing on each side.  On the bottom I used fusible webbing on the lining and also added a piece of plastic cut into an oval to make the bottom very firm.

Here is what I came up with.



Starling Bag

Here is my Starling Bag. I realy like the way it came out. It was quick to work up and easy to line. It was crocheted with Peaches and Cream Cotton Yarn.  I think I will try another one using some acrylic yarn (I hate working with cotton). To find the pattern click here.