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:: June 10, 2006 Oilcloth Bag
I made this bag yesterday to take to the pool -- it's perfect for toting your damp things post-swimming. I also made the same bag, smaller and without a handle, to use as a car trash receptacle. Hooray for function! And hooray for quick and satisfying projects. I'd forgotten what it's like to start and finish something in the same day. posted by in Finished Projects , Purses and Bags , Sewing :: Comments (3) :: link :: January 31, 2006 Bags 1945
This 1945 pattern book is a recent find from the Austin Antique Mall. It is by Clark's, O.N.T., and J&P Coats, Book No. 219, original cost 10 cents, copyright 1945 by the Spool Cotton Company. There are 18 patterns all as nice and glamourously photographed as these -- it was hard to narrow down which ones to show but didn't want to push the copyright envelope too too much.
Oh yeah. I need to learn the crochet. posted by in Purses and Bags :: Comments (3) :: link :: March 20, 2005 Bags of Bags
I think I've got the basics of bag construction down, but my projects have been pretty plain so far. It's time to move up to embellishment, but I've got an imagination impairment. Fortunately, there is help. Did you know that there are not one but two weblogs dedicated solely to purses? There is The Bag Blog and Purseuing. Likewise, there are two books on handbags (with similar names) that look intriguing: Hip Handbags : Creating & Embellishing 40 Great-Looking Bags by Valerie Schrader, which I thumbed through in a bookstore recently and would very much like to have. It provides a bunch of basic shapes for bags and goes though their construction, then gives detailed instructions on how to embellish/modify the basic pattern to achieve very different looks. And there's The Hip Handbag Book: 20 Easy to Make Totes, Purses and Bags by Sherri Haab, which I know nothing about but looks similar. While I'm on the bag subject, I wanted to give a shout-out to the mesh Mexican Shopping Bag. I have a few of these that I got in Mexico with local tourist attractions printed on them. They can be found in many an import shop in the U.S. for inflated prices, but not so inflated that they're not worth it.
posted by in Books , Purses and Bags , Sewing :: link :: January 13, 2005 Finished Project: Workhorse Tote Bag in Gray and Orange
For this standard-issue tote bag (cf. Jordy Bag), I took a cue from the Amy Butler Nappy Bag pattern and used cotton canvas for the interfacing.
posted by in Finished Projects , Purses and Bags , Sewing :: link :: January 5, 2005 Finished Project: Corduroy Purse
Purse made from vintage corduroy. I didn't use a pattern, but the method came from the gusseted messenger bag tutorial on Craftster. The only thing that bothers me about it is that the strap length puts it in an uncomfortable limbo between a handbag and a shoulder bag. Here is a peek at the lining and pockets:
posted by in Finished Projects , Purses and Bags , Sewing :: link :: August 9, 2004 Wonderland-Q
Cute, simple embroidered bags at Wonderland-Q -- the embroidery is based on drawings by Suzy Coady, whose work can be seen at Girly Handwriting. posted by in Inspiration , Needlework , Purses and Bags , Shops :: link :: March 19, 2004 Seatbelt Bags
My friend Melanie has one of these seatbelt bags, and I am jealous. But now that I know where to find them, she should just watch out. I am probably not the first to observe that these bags would be a perfect complement to a Kim White Handbag, made from vintage automotive upholstery fabric. Not that people walk around with two purses at once, but you know what I'm saying. posted by in Purses and Bags , Shops :: link
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