I'm cheating and consolidating two days' work in one post because I'm the boss around here. And, really, I didn't have much to show you yesterday. Thursday I started working on this bag as a belated birthday gift for a friend, and I finished up the handles yesterday. I didn't use a pattern, although I did take the measurements from the garden bag in Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing. I decided against interfacing because I hate the stiffness, but I also don't like the blobbish-ness. I'm undecided. Maybe a lighter interfacing will give me the best of both worlds.The outer fabric is a thrifted woven that has a bit of a stiffness to it. I'm really not sure what it is. I just work here, okay? The lining is brown corduroy. For the handles, I was going for a look like this bag from an old Better Homes and Gardens books I frequently look at. The problem is the corduroy frayed too much to get it to cooperate as a middle strip on the handle. So, I decided to just use the main fabric. But, duh, it ended up blending in so much that you lose the effect of the long handle wrapped all the way around the bag. Grrrr.
Yes, I'm growling. . . . . at a bag.
2 comments:
I recently found your blog...I loved the "duds" posts. Do you have Amy Karol's book _Bend the Rules Sewing_? She suggested using flannel instead of interfacing...I do that now...adds structure, provides a great weight & allows the fabric to drape really well!
i love the bag, thanks so much!
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