I'm thrilled for you that you were able to take something you loved for the fabric and make it into something you could actually use. And to do so without spending the cost of buying a whole purse on just the straps is stellar. You win an extra star sticker for creative reuse of materials!
I love how you took advantage of the hem texture to make your edges more decorative.
Nice job attaching the lining too. (I agree with the other commenter that your handsewing is much better than mine.)
Now, if you did it again, would you still use a black lining? [I'm constantly adding pens to my bags because I can't see them against the black lining and think someone's borrowed it and not returned it. Then periodically I dump the bag out looking for lost stitch markers or whatever tiny items and am astounded to find I have 8 pens.] Did you add a closure for the top that we can't see in the pictures or does it mostly just hang shut because you designed it well? If you added those magnetic snap things, were they hard to sew in by hand? (I've only done it once and they fell off.)
Congratulations. I think your bag is really nifty.
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Date: 2011-05-27 06:47 pm (UTC)I'm thrilled for you that you were able to take something you loved for the fabric and make it into something you could actually use. And to do so without spending the cost of buying a whole purse on just the straps is stellar. You win an extra star sticker for creative reuse of materials!
I love how you took advantage of the hem texture to make your edges more decorative.
Nice job attaching the lining too. (I agree with the other commenter that your handsewing is much better than mine.)
Now, if you did it again, would you still use a black lining? [I'm constantly adding pens to my bags because I can't see them against the black lining and think someone's borrowed it and not returned it. Then periodically I dump the bag out looking for lost stitch markers or whatever tiny items and am astounded to find I have 8 pens.] Did you add a closure for the top that we can't see in the pictures or does it mostly just hang shut because you designed it well? If you added those magnetic snap things, were they hard to sew in by hand? (I've only done it once and they fell off.)
Congratulations. I think your bag is really nifty.