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Monday, May 13, 2019

Forage Bag

With the handle of my Traverse Bag ready to fall off after months of use, I was looking for a new bag for summer, and impulsively started in on a Forage Bag last Friday night. It's a free bag pattern from Anna of Noodlehead, found on the Robert Kaufman website. I'd actually been thinking of making a different bag, and I still may, but I wanted something right away, and I had yet to decide on fabric and order zips for the other project. And for the Forage Bag, I was able to use supplies I had on hand... Maker Maker fabric which I'd been hoarding for ages - a linen/cotton blend from Sarah Golden - some black Essex yarn dyed, and a print from Carolyn Friedlander's Carkai collection for the lining. Considering I had the right size metal zipper AND the grommets on hand, it seemed like kismet.


It took me a little longer than I expected, but it was straight-forward, and I was able to finish it in one (long) evening. The construction technique is really unique, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and the zipper was a super easy installation, a step that can sometimes be a bother. Of course I had to consult my own tutorial for installing the grommets [What? You thought I wrote them only for you? grin], but they went in quick and easy, for which I was grateful.



So it felt great to start and finish a project in one sewing session, use supplies totally from stash, and of course, have a new bag to use right away. Seriously, being a maker is the best, isn't it?

Linking up with Meadow Mist Design's Favorite Finish linky.

8 comments:

  1. It’s so cute. Now I want to run home and make one too

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  2. I've got that pattern and have parts of it cut out...have to actually do it!

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  3. Fabulous bag. Love the color!

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  4. Lovely bag and it looks totally professional! Hope you can enjoy it a lot this summer :) xo

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  5. This is a great bag. I loved that entire line of Sarah's. Good combo with the Essex linen. Very nice!!

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  6. These fabrics are absolutely perfect for this bag. Well done!

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  7. Great bag. The fabric is perfect. I rarely make smaller projects like this and I think it's because I have to follow a pattern.

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  8. What a great bag! I love the fabrics you used and the grommets and zipper are perfect accents for it.

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