Hello my Cuties!
I started this bag a couple weeks ago and didn't have the ump to finish it. I still didn't feel like working on it, but needed to get it off my sewing table.
I made two slip pockets in the front and back, as you see in the first photo. It's rather a plain bag, except for the piping along the front and back. I free motion quilted the front and back, like I usually do. I am still having trouble with a wrist, so may not be able to free motion quilt many more.
The third photo shows I put an inside pocket, divided into three. Lastly, I did remember to embroider my name, on the back right bottom corner.
I used the Arabesque bag pattern by sewsweetness.com for my front and back size. However, I modified it by making the outer pockets and using a solid piece of fabric, instead of ribbon or strips. I made my strap handles 31 inches and sewed them to tabs I made and inserted in my front and back pockets with piping. Anyway, it is a roomy bag finished, measuring 17 1/2 inches from side seam to side seam at lower bag. The height measures 10 1/2 inch and the bottom is 3 1/2 inch across.
If you like it at all, it is more than I do. My heart just wasn't in this. Thank you for looking and I hope to do more pleasing work in the future.-Toogie
Are you a Newbie? If so Welcome to Cute!-Toogie
It would be nice to live close and I am sure I could learn a lot from you.
I thought I had my ump back, but when I saw Kim's post, it somehow reminded me I forgot my 'Toogie' on my bag I made today. I really like it, but I like green.
I just had to laugh when I read your name. I will tell you why. I made another bag today. I really like this one. Every thing went perfectly. It wasn't until I read dragonflyer here, that I remembered, I FORGOT TO EMB MY NAME!!!-ugh!!! I just thought everything was perfect..........
Thank you for your kind words.
At the moment it is so hot and after thunderstorm so humid in my part of Germany. I simply cannot work, but try to do paperwork which is sooo necessary :-( tax and things
Maria, you wouldn't think I was very professional, if you had been a fly on the wall, when I sewed on it. My first mistake was quilting it to TWO layers of fleece. Now why did I do that? The fabric was already thick. As I added the front pocket with piping, the tabs, etc it just kept getting thicker and thicker. I didn't know if my machine would be able to sew the sides together. I broke about 3 needles!(ugh!!) Now you know why I didn't want to work on it.
Kathy
xoxo
Thanks for the prayers and thinking of us!
Blue is my oldest sisters color. We both like pinks and I'm a green girl, too. Middle sis likes anything and every thing red!