Another day, another bag

Last week I looked around in stores for a weekend-trip bag. Once again I was reminded that I suffer from the "I can do that myself" disease. So I saved myself the $70 that they were charging for what I was looking at, and had a fun day making this:


I made it using this excellent tutorial, and just added the handles at the end.
It has a bunch of inside pockets, and between the two fabrics another layer of some plastic sheet, to make it sturdier and hopefully somewhat waterproof.

An extra reason to be looking forward to next weekend!

While I was making it I was enjoying the fabric, that made me very, very happy. I like the two-sized dots and the colour combination. In fact, it seems that these two greens together are one of my favourite, and that I often put them together

Brown bag

I made another bag. It's becoming addictive. After a few months the idea forms in my head, I plan every detail (it does go faster if I draw it out, actually. Much faster), and then I have to have it, no matter what. This time I thought of what kind of bag I 'd like to carry, instead of looking at the fabrics and see what catches my attention. The result is much tamer, and suited to my daily moods

There is a big back pocket in the same brown fabric with beige trimming (both acquired during my last trip to Cleveland)


Inside, as always, the usual phone and metrocard pockets.

I 've already used it for a couple of days, and it works for me very well. Next time I 'd make something similar, perhaps I 'd put more outside pockets, and a it could be bit bigger. It is still Purrfect as it is, though, and I 'm very happy with it. L says it reminds him of a Buddhist monk's bag, and although I don't see exactly why he says that, I like the image of me going around the city in a Buddhist monk's bag!