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!

Busy sewing........

I busted out the sewing machine last week.

When I saw Sweet Verbena's 'Its a Cinch Bag' I loved it!  She made hers out of a jersey material it is so cute that I had to make one.  Now she does promise a tutorial is coming soon on her website, however I could not wait.....









 Here is my version

 I found a couple of remnants at Walmart and knew they would look great as this bag.  The fabric is a canvas material of some sort.  It is quite sturdy. 

The lining is made up of scraps from old clothes.  I used iron on interfacing to firm it up a bit.





My next project is a book bag that I am making with my friend Robin who is learning to sew. 

Crochet Windmill Bag

This is a crocheted version of a Knitted purse seen on Ravelry.

I created a crocheted version and use the original as an assembly guide. Each panel is approximately 6” x 16 1/2 “. It is done with four balls of Sugar and Cream Cotton Yarn.

The biggest challenge was attaching the fusible webbing to the lining. Trying to get everything to lay flat when it is in a swirl pattern is quite challenging.