One more bag
On to the next bag in my ongoing obsession. TS&WGH had the day off on Monday since Tuesday was the 4th, so I grabbed the opportunity to spend the entire day at my sewing machine. I have had the Amy Butler Weekender Travel Bag pattern for many months now with the intention of re-sizing it to more of a purse size. I never got around to it and Katrin sent me a cute purse pattern which would fit the same niche as the Weekender resized. That and the Whiplash bag challenge inspired me to make the Weekender as-is. At full size I think it is the perfect showcase for some of the hand-woven fabric my sister brought me from Bolivia. Not wanting to make it too ethnic looking, I paired the Bolivian fabric with a favorite Kaffe Fasset print (Kaffe Faset fabrics are the new neutral you know, just like brown). The touches of blue are so the bag coordinates with jeans, of course. I did skip the Timtex on the outer pockets as the hand woven fabric was pretty thick. I don’t miss the Timtex at all. It was cumbersome to work with, but, as the pattern says, go slow and be patient, and it will all be OK. I think the bag turned out pretty hip, and it’s quite substantial and sturdy.
I’ll call it “Kaffe Goes to Bolivia for the Weekend,” but really, I think it will be perfect for me to take to Craft Day with magazines in the outer pockets and a current project stuffed in the ample main section. It is also my entry into the SKILL category of the Whiplash comp. I think it would fit as well into the FANCY category as I like the fabric combos, but I’m pretty pleased with the execution of the fine invisible zipper, lining inside the main section and all pockets, plus all that piping sewn between too many layers of Timtex and interfacing; so I’ll go for skill.
Late addition — here’s a detail of the zipper pull:
July 5th, 2006 at 12:25 pm
how cool! and the fabric is lovely ^^
think i´ve a kaffee fassett-print on my bag from you, too. aren´t his fabrics just wonderful?!
July 5th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
Wonderful !!!!!!! I love it !!!! And the fabrics…. so BEAUTIFUL !!!!! Thank you to share with us this lovely bag !!
July 5th, 2006 at 7:41 pm
You are quite the seamstress. this is fabu!
July 6th, 2006 at 12:21 am
Really great job with the pattern combinations. I have been wanting to make this bag too- I love your interpretation.
July 6th, 2006 at 10:45 pm
Yowza! Piping and zippers and lining! You are so ambitious. I have some woven fabrics my husband brought me from El Salvadore. I was thinking a bag would be the perfect use for them…
July 7th, 2006 at 12:48 pm
Your bag is amazing! I love the fabric on top but the bolivian on bottom is perfect! And I agree, the execution is just great!
July 8th, 2006 at 1:48 pm
Skillful indeed…what a fantastic job. Positively love the fabric. Great work!
July 9th, 2006 at 1:03 am
skill for sure! great work.
July 10th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Very nice- so beautifully well made!
July 10th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
Wow. Pretty. Love the fabric!
July 10th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
What a beautiful bag! I love the shape of it, and the contrast piping is so much fun! Your photography of it is also awesome! I really struggled photographing my entry for this challenge!
July 10th, 2006 at 11:59 pm
Your craftsmanship is really outstanding on this bag! I like the way you incorporated the Bolivian fabric into the design.
July 12th, 2006 at 2:09 am
Great bag! The fabrics are so nice! Lovely design too!
July 14th, 2006 at 1:20 pm
this is beyond fabulous! so nice
July 27th, 2006 at 3:04 am
Your Weekender bag is amazing! I love the combo of the Kaffe fabric and the Bolivian fabric. Great job!
July 27th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Oh, goodness, it’s beautiful and luxurious and perfect!
Wow!
July 27th, 2006 at 8:51 pm
Lovely bag. The combination of the different fabrics is just fabulicious.
July 28th, 2006 at 2:52 am
I LOVE this bag! I need to order the pattern. I really like the fabrics you chose… so stylish!