With a little free time before my departure to NOLA on Saturday morning, I was able to sew up that bag I cut out earlier in the week, you know, the variation on my fall bag. As much as that bag was beginning to grow on me, I wanted to bring something roomy enough for my camera, and that didn't cut it.
Gosh, I wanted to love this bag, but I ended up disappointed. I adore the fabrics, but once it was all sewn up, it was just plain boring to me. The top totally ruined it for me. All is not lost - I plan to lop off the top to do something different with it. Shoot, I even put in a zippered pocket in it - I'm not giving up on it!
After a lovely day with my friends, and a much needed day of rest the following day, I was back at it with more tweaks. This time I went shorter, a little wider, and added an interesting top. Bingo! I love this!
Those fabulous fabrics don't hurt, either. An order of new fabrics arrived while I was away on Saturday, so I was inspired to give it another shot. I'll admit that I still want to make some minor tweaks, but overall, I'm pretty pleased with it.
