New bag for me! (I have notes about pattern...)
03-07-2025, 01:13 PM
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New bag for me! (I have notes about pattern...)
I've been sick this past week and a half so I picked a project where if I screwed up my cutting or math, I'd be okay with it. This is overall a really simple Messenger Bag pattern free on the Windham Fabrics site *but* you'd need 1.25 yards of your Main fabric if you cut according to their diagram ( well...maybe my fever was affecting my judgement, I think if you have your selvedges at the left and right, then you can cut all the pieces from 1 yard if you turn the "Bag Outside" pieces but I'd be most comfortable with 1 1/8 yards). I didn't do piping which I think would've looked amAzing but I didn't have any kona pickle on hand. I'd also make my strap loops and strap with a slightly different method rather than making tubes and turning right sides out. I'd probably put the flap in at a different stage too because even though I proceeded as if I was doing Y seams, my inner corners where the flap meets the bag are kinda messy - not a problem for me in day to day use though.
Why did I pick this pattern if I had so many notes? because it shows off a couple big chunks of fabric and doesn't put straps or pockets on top of the main fabric. That was mainly what I wanted.
Allison Glass panels from ~2020 for andover fabrics (includes linings)
dark blue/teal barkcloth from Outback Wife (original line) by Gertrude Made for Ella Blue fabrics
Essex cotton/linen in Pickle by Robert Kaufman for strap
https://windhamfabrics.com/php/fabricshop/fabricshop.php?a=pls&patternID=456
Why did I pick this pattern if I had so many notes? because it shows off a couple big chunks of fabric and doesn't put straps or pockets on top of the main fabric. That was mainly what I wanted.
Allison Glass panels from ~2020 for andover fabrics (includes linings)
dark blue/teal barkcloth from Outback Wife (original line) by Gertrude Made for Ella Blue fabrics
Essex cotton/linen in Pickle by Robert Kaufman for strap
https://windhamfabrics.com/php/fabricshop/fabricshop.php?a=pls&patternID=456
03-07-2025, 03:25 PM
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Cute and functional! What more can you ask? LOL! I have this pattern somewhere printed out and haven't tried it yet. I like what you said about being able to use large chunks of fabric to be able to show them off. I have a couple pieces like that and I was wondering what to use them for. So, thanks for the review! I agree that the cording would have been a nice accent on the flap and stabilized it some.
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03-08-2025, 06:05 AM
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Cute and functional! What more can you ask? LOL! I have this pattern somewhere printed out and haven't tried it yet. I like what you said about being able to use large chunks of fabric to be able to show them off. I have a couple pieces like that and I was wondering what to use them for. So, thanks for the review! I agree that the cording would have been a nice accent on the flap and stabilized it some.
