My Retro Bag from the book Fabric-by-Fabric, One-Yard Wonders
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I was flipping through Fabric-by-Fabric One Yard Wonders by Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins when I saw a project that I knew would be really fun for me to sew up: The Retro Bag. It has cute pleats in the front, and it seemed pretty easy to sew together. I’m going to be sewing with some other projects with different fabric types from this book in the near future; I love that it has SO many fun and practical projects for the home.
I wanted to try out a project using quilting cotton, and I love our Smooth Sailing fabric (like, a lot!), especially the focal Mariners Star (4819) with all the nautical elements, and its cool, blue colors.
I modified it a little bit by using a different fabric for the strap (Life Buoy 4827), and adding interfacing to the lining which gave the bag a little more structure. The bag came together smoothly, and I really like how it turned out!
-Jenna
Apr 25, 2012 at 12:37 PM I have that book and that bag is on my TO Do List. One of 1000. LOL
Very cute bag done with the nautical print.
Apr 23, 2012 at 6:42 AM Thanks for your comments guys! Actually I am so excited I DO get to go on vacation in a few weeks; my family and I are driving down to the California Redwoods for 4 nights/5 days, and I'll definitely be on the beach with my bag!
Apr 21, 2012 at 10:35 AM Adorable. Looks you are ready to hit the boardwalk!
Apr 20, 2012 at 11:56 AM Awesome bag! I want to go on vacation now!
Apr 20, 2012 at 9:39 AM OMG! I love love love this!! Do you think it's okay to have multiple nautical bags in ones wardrobe? :)))) Hmm..I'm thinking YES! Nice job!!
Apr 20, 2012 at 9:17 AM I like the pleats
Apr 20, 2012 at 9:00 AM Love it, it's adorable!!