I completed my first project from the
The Bag Making Bible by Lisa Lam which my sister bought me for my birthday.
It is the called the Reversible Bucket bag and the free pattern can be found
here. I actually did not do the reversible part a changed some of the closure details - but hey that's why you make these things yourself, right?
Not only has this book got great ideas but also the instructions are really easy to follow. There is a chapter for each part of the bag - closures, handles, pockets etc and then a bag pattern in each. So a really good mix if you like working from a project or if you want to design something yourself, or just to get tips for say putting a zip in something.
The bias binding handles on this bag are a little tricky but with a bit of patience it all came together. I think it looks as fabulous as it claims to be!
The material is a Timeless Treasures - Cardigan Girls panel sewn into Moda Just Wing It Twill Blossoms Aqua
. The handles are made from some really old material I had stashed away from when I sewed as a teenager with my gran all those moons ago. Sis and I recognise it but cannot for the life of us think what it has been used for before.
Look at those really cute line drawings on the panel.
The bag itself,
went straight to my big sis, of course, who seems to have an insatiable appetite for all that I make.
