I’ve been having a ton of fun experimenting with a genre of sewing I have not tried before - bag making! I’m hooked! My first two bags have really been great learning experiences and lots of fun.
The inspiration for my new endeavors - my wonderful horse vet needed a new bag for her acupuncture needles.
Then a first real purse for my just turned eleven fashionista granddaughter.
Hiking Fanny Pack by ProperFit Clothing using a print to order Spoonflower linen canvas horse vet themed fabric in purple.
Perfect Crossover Bag free pattern by sewcanshe. Made with quilting cottons from my local quilting store, USFabrics.
All the fabrics were great. Both of the patterns had a lot of gaps in the instructions that had me scratching my head. I was ultimately happy with both end results, but I couldn’t Imagine getting through either without a lot of past experience or someone to help - based on the just the instructions provided. (The Fanny pack was video only instructions.)
These are fantastic for a new bagmaker! If youre looking for fabulous instructions I recommend Sew Pretty Sew Mindful patterns. Many of her releases also have youtube tutorials that the designer filmed herself. All the instructions are full and beginner friendly x
Thank You! I just bought a few of Sara Larson’s patterns from the sewsweetness pattern line. I also bought a machine that can do a bit better with bags. I’m especially looking forward to drafting my own patterns after experimenting with a few more indies and mastering some of the unique to bagmaking skills.
I love that you refer to sewing different project types as another ‘genre’ I might have to steal that! A whole new world of fabric, notions and patterns to be tempted by
Your first bags look amazing, great job!
I’ve got my first backpack on my sewing queue, definitely need to get on with that soon as my current bag is seriously falling apart.
