The bag that the pouch is now helping to organize hasn't been properly introduced. I guess it's Praise the Tutorials Week here at healthytension -- this bag comes to us courtesy of an excellent Craftster tutorial. I made it the morning of the Graknitti event.
Here it is with its flap up:
And here's a shot of the strap, some great trim I found at Joann:
I thought more than once while making this that I would never carry it and would eventually cut it up into smaller somethings-or-other. The corners don't really line up at all -- who knew that it would hang straight and look pretty good anyway? I wonder if I'll remember the next time I do something with a big motif to center it on the individual pieces. Don't bet on it.
It has two interior pockets, one for my planner and one for my cell phone. The cell phone always falls out of its pocket, however, and thus has forfeited its right to live there. The wallet couldn't be happier.
Sometimes when surfing sites with handmade bags for sale, I see fabric pairings that, for me, simply don't work. "But that's just me," I remind myself, and move along. I am now carrying a bag that might provoke a similar response in others. I now know one reason why Odd Fabric Pairings happen: remnants. Materials for the whole thing didn't total $10. The exterior is upholstery fabric that I used wrong-side out. Remnants, my friends, remnants. You can't go wrong with remnants.
I like this fabric combo, personally. They've both got flowers, so they match, right? (You can see this logic at work in many of my outfits.)
And I don't know how long it's been up there, but I just noticed your new tagline, and I LOVE IT. I want to steal it! :)
Posted by: trope | November 19, 2006 at 08:51 AM