Bag for me!

I realised recently that although I had made lots of bags for other people, I didn't have one for myself yet so I thought I should remedy this.  I came up with a slightly different design for this one which meant that it had 3 small external pockets and then I added two small internal pockets suitable for a mobile phone and a purse or similar.  I will attempt to do a tutorial for this one shortly but for now, here is the final product in use!

Flowery Bag

Time for another very belated present!  This time for my sister who chose the fabric ages ago and then I said I'd make her a bag.  The design has changed a bit over time so it now has an outside and an inside pocket. It was harder sorting that out as normally the straps hold the pocket down so I had to stitch the inside pocket down first.  It seems to have worked though so I'm pleased.

Butterfly bag

Finally I finished another bag!  This is a bag I've been meaning to make for nearly a year.  It's for my mum and I hope she likes it.  It's very hard to get any sewing done with my little bundle of mischief making lots of noise and demanding milk all the time, but I'm glad I managed to finish this.  It's a bag with an inside pocket and long shoulder straps.  I really love the butterfly fabric too.

Drawstring bag

I found a lovely idea for a present for new mums but I needed to be able to make a drawstring bag for it to work so I needed to learn how to do one!  With a bit of help from my husband and my dad, we managed to create a prototype which I am very pleased with.  Just got to make a full set before I show the final outcome.

 

Mini flat bottomed bag



I used the pattern from www.thehappyzombie.com to create this 'flat bottomed' bag.  I've used her pattern several times to create bags but not tried one with corners like this.  I got very confused by the instructions until I got my husband to help with it! Despite that, I'm actually quite pleased with how it worked and will be trying it again with a bigger bag.  I made this one very small just so I could practise, but I might make some as gift bags for Christmas now!

 

Dinosaur Bag

Another one of my family popular bags :o) This one was for my sister for her birthday.  As she likes dinosaurs I found some gorgeous fabric with them on and made her a bag from it.  I added a single pocket to the inside this time so you can see more of the pattern on the outer bag.  I was pleased with the result as I had to improvise from the existing pattern to get it all working!

Hello Kitty Bag

My daughter loves Hello Kitty so I decided to get her some fabric to make her a little bag to carry her toys around in.

I adapted the previous design I had used to make a smaller bag which she could carry in her hand. I also decided that it would be better if I added a pocket on the inside rather than the outside so my daughter could see all the Hello Kitty design.  I therefore put the straps on the inside as well.

Large Bag

I made my first bag especially for someone else this weekend!  I was allowed to choose the material but it had to fit an A4 ring binder so I had to re-think all the sizes.  It was quite a challenge getting it right for someone else and trying to make everything straight, but I think they liked it.

Small shoulder bag

Had a go at a different bag today.  I found a website called www.crazylittleprojects.com which had a pattern for a small messenger bag.  It only took me the afternoon to make and I am really pleased with it!  I need to make something different now as I don't think I need that many bags!

Bethy's bag

I made another bag!  After I'd made my bag, Bethany wanted one as well so I let her choose which fabric she wanted and she chose 'spotty'. Think I'm going to be making a few more of these soon and then I will have to find something else to make!

 

My first bag!

I am so proud at the moment! I have always wanted to make a bag and my first attempt worked better than I could have imagined!  I found the pattern for this at www.thehappyzombie.com and it is brilliant.  The pattern is really wasy to follow and the result are excellent.  Hopefully the first of many new bags I will make!