When I was on the shop hop in Massachusetts last month,
there was a small cross-body bag in one of the shops that really caught my
eye. I’ve been looking for a pattern for
a bag that will hold just the essentials (keys, ID, cell phone and credit
card). A bag like that will be perfect
for shop hops and other events where you don’t need to bring your whole life
with you – like 15 Bed, Bath and Beyond coupons, a tape measure, library book
list, sunscreen, Tums, tissues, and let’s not forget your husband’s cell phone
and keys so he doesn’t lose them!
Unfortunately, the shop was out of the patterns and since
I’m not local, it wouldn’t have worked for them to order the pattern for me since
they would still have to ship it to me.
I have a bus trip coming up next week to see Jenny Doan in Syracuse and wanted a bag to use on the
trip. So I found the pattern online and
ordered it – here’s a link:
The whole bag took me about 3 ½ hours to make from start to
finish, over three days. I cut out the
fabric pieces and fused the interfacing on day one.
On day two, I sewed on the zippers and linings and basted
around the bag.
On day three I added the
final pocket, made and attached the strap, and made and attached the bias
binding.
I made a few changes to the pattern:
- I used fusible fleece instead of fusible interfacing for the main outside pieces of the bag.
- I made the strap longer than called for – my strap is 72” long allowing me to adjust the length depending on whether or not I’m wearing a coat.
- I added a snap. I planned to add a magnetic snap and even wrote a reminder on the pattern, but completely forgot to add the snap until it was too late. So I added an old-fashioned sew-on snap. It works.
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