Grace-Full Goals – Handmade Bag
Goal: Expand my crafting skills.
Last weekend I was inspired to sew. Dan was sick and I had this huge hankerin’ to sew – thankfully my mother in law let me borrow her sewing machine! I have had a bag pattern from my sister for a LONG time, and even had the material to make the bag – but never did. I decided to resurrect the pattern and go to work.
I had SO much fun sewing again! I’ve mended here and there, but nothing like a good ole project.
I was excited to work with this fabric – I loved it a few years and still loved it when I pulled it out.
Here is how it turned out! I made it in a night! As in like 3 hours! The seam-ripper was my friend a few times :).
I decided to go out on a limb and sew the handles with yellow thread – 4-H would rip me apart in not sewing straight in some areas, but the over effect I thought was accomplished.
I improvised and made a pocket on the inside. Right now I have my crocheting in this bag. It’s extremely flexible and lightweight, so I thought it was a good craft bag.
Sometimes I find myself good at finding projects to do, but having a harder time following through with them. Trying to work on that this year. This is a good start! If you would like to make this bag, you can – it is SO easy! My biggest goof was sewing the handles inside the bag (like between the two layers). Apparently I didn’t layer it all correctly – I had a good chuckle over that one! I figure if you can’t laugh at your own mistakes, you lose all the fun in it!
So, happy sewing my friends!
