Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Not-a-purse Purse

  I'm not really a purse gal per se, but I do love my over the shoulder messenger bags.  I'm pretty much in love with most of the Green Pepper patterns, and have wanted to try out making this bag for a long time.  when I found some printed neoprene I decided to bite the bullet and buy it.  (Wheels started turning for a made-by-me computer bag...coming soon...)  So this is my practice round making the small, purse-sized bag...and since I tend to just do my own thing and start cutting and sewing, this was my practice following the pattern.    Some leftover cordura and webbing and just a bit of nylon for lining and, voilĂ !  Bag extrordinaire!

 The verdict:  I love Green Pepper patterns, and this bag. I'm thinking a sweet patch would look nice on the flap, though.

Inside: fits my small notebook, wallet, camera, small nalgene and still has space left over.  Perfect.

Front has a few pouches and a zipper pocket that gets covered up by the flap.

Friday, July 8, 2011

The Amazing and Wonderful Blog

It's ALIVE!!!

...or not, but it is brand new.  Here goes the start of the collection of things I've created that I think others may enjoy as well.  Hopefully there will be enough direction so that someone reading this can make their own version of one of my creations.  I would be a terrible business person- I give away my creations for free.

Here's to beginnings!