EB Bag Swap!!!!!! The Bag I made!!!!!

Today is the EB bag swap opening day, I had to sew a bag for becanne (Rebecca) and her blog...http://wallaby-creek.blogspot.com/.

Anyway this is the bag I made her.... It's hard to see cause the material is dark but it has pleats across the front and back, ten pleats to be exact............

And I also made a little tissue holder for an extra (but looking at what other people done for extra's I feel a little scrungy now!!!!

The label I embroidered onto some calico and sewed inside the bag as a memento of the bag swap!!!!!!!!

I searched for days and days for the pattern and printed off a heap of free tutes but just wasn't happy, so I enlisted the help of Vikki (bubblegumma ) and she helped me find this pattern....

Ok the pattern I used was a PDF pattern from an Etsy seller- olivetreetextiles, and the pattern is called 'The Charlie Bag'. For the tissue holder it was a free tute (and do you think I can find the website now????). I made the handle a little longer than the pattern said, as Rebecca said she liked to wear her bags cross body so hopefully it is long enough!!!!!!!! I also added a zippered pocket to the inside and a pocket for mobile phone and a pen pocket too....

The material was Michael Miller Birds of Norway in Expresso and Amy Butler Polka Dots in Linen, both from an etsy seller- fabricshoppe.

I also made the exact same for Vikki to say 'Thank you' for the shopping spree she went on to Spotlight for me (as I am not near one) and stocked up on a heap of fabric for me........

This is the label I embroidered for inside Vikki's bag.....

Things I learned when making these bags.....

1. How to insert Magnetic clasps, never used them before but now love them.

2. How to do an internal zippered pocket.

3. My Embroidery Machine and me aren't best friends LOL!!!!!!!!! And probley never will be.

4. How to use pellon. (never used it before and love it now)

5. That there are heaps of lovely ladies on EB willing to help with ANYTHING!!!!!!!