Hand Bag Continued

Hello dear readers, yep that means both of you (-:

Today was very cold for South Florida so I spent the day inside. I managed to get my new project under way. I have selected my fabrics from the Forever Love Series by Heidi Grace. The colors are blue, brown and white. Referring to the pic , the light blue will be the lining and inside pocket. The spotted dark brown will the the outside bottom and sides, with the lighter white/brown fabric being the main outside front, back and top of bag. The small dark brown piece, in the center, will be the outside pocket and the long narrow brown pieces will be the strapes. There are eight pattern pieces and 18 total fabric pieces to assemble.

I am sure you are anxiously awaiting the next step so I will give you a hint. It involves Interfacing. woo hoo. I know you are eager, but you will have to check back tomorrow to see what happens...until then happy sewing.

Hand Bag Project

I am starting a new sewing project. I have chosen a cute Simplicity handbag pattern. The pattern is designed for three different sizes, Sm, Med & Large. I chose the medium size. It consists of 4 contrasting fabrics, light interfacing, fleece interfacing, buckram, and a 10" zipper. The Buckram (a stiff interfacing which will give the bag a nice shape) was hard to find locally so I mail ordered it. The pattern called for a 12" zipper and then stated to cut two inches off, not wanting to cut a good zipper, I mail ordered a 10" Handbag zipper with a larger pull. This should be a fun project. Check back in a few days as I will chart my progress in my next blog.