As of Friday afternoon I had big plans to reconnect with my sewing machine over the weekend. It had literally been weeks since I had sewn anything, which is a LONG time for me. Well, that never happened. After a very full weekend of hanging out with the family, cleaning the house, and socializing with friends, no sewing took place.
Then Monday rolled around. Again, it was a pretty full day. We started with donuts for breakfast, grocery & school supply shopping (already!), then lunch and play time with friends. After the supper dishes were cleared I decided it was time. I HAD to sew. I left the dirty dishes in the sink and let the kids watch the disney channel.
There were plenty of interruptions and refereeing involved, but I managed to make a new bag. I stayed up waaay too late (that 4 pm cup of coffee helped), but it was worth it.
I really love the size and look of this bag - LOVE the fabrics, but it needs some tweaking. I'm not sure if you can tell, but the front has a pleated pocket. I think this outside pocket will solve my lost keys problem. I tried more interior pockets on my last bag, but then I forgot which pocket I put my keys in, so that was no help. Overall, I think this bag is too fussy to reproduce. I hate lots of pieces and parts, and this bag has too many. That made the construction confusing - even for me, who came up with the darned thing! So, back to the drawing board it is, but I at least now have a new starting point. Oh, and I'll be testing out this bag on my arm for a while :)
