My first purse.

[mushbubbles]

I've had an old sweater from Goodwill lying around and I've literally NEVER worn it. I realized the only reason I kept it was because I LOVE the fabric. So I decided to make something out of it.

I made this cute purse by hand (my sewing machine's tension is off and I can't for the life of me figure out how to fix it) and it didn't take long at all!


I cut the strap off of an old lunch box that I never used and it's perfect! I love adjustable straps.


The inside lining is just an old black t-shirt.



It looks better when there is actually stuff inside of it, haha :)
My dog says hello!

Comments

[mushbubbles]

To be honest I didn't even think about the lining until after I was finished with the purse and hadn't yet added straps. This t-shirt had been tossed around my closet so many times, there was no wearing it again. Since I'd never made a purse before, I just kinda went with the flow. There was really not much thought put into the lining.
I like the classic look of the green sweater fabric and I don't think I made the wrong choice by lining with black. Thinking about it now, I probably would have used a greyish color since the purse is kind of deep and impossible to see inside of, haha. But it's pretty narrow too and there's not a ton of room inside so I can easily find things by just feeling around.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention though. I will be more considerate of that with my next projects :)

There is no closure on either pocket. I was hoping that wouldn't be a problem and so far it hasn't been! The purse is narrow enough that nothing should fall out. I have a big(ish) wallet and it just kinda sinks down to the bottom.

Thank you so much for the compliments! :)