Beach Huts
Painted Planks
Seagulls
Shells
Lighthouses
I used Kona Cotton in Royal Blue for the bottom of the bag. I just love the pop it gives the bag. I did adjust the flap from curved to a point, mainly to make it easier for me to sew neatly. I thought about using red for the binding, but decided there was just not enough red in the patterns to make it work. I am glad I used the shells.
This pattern challenged me in a few ways. First, I have never made a bag this size. I also had not made an inserted zipper pocket, which was sooooo easy with Tara's extremely clear instructions. Lastly, I had never made and worked with bias binding. I am still not on the "I love binding" train. In fact I find itto be the worst part of quilting and bag making. Maybe one day I will get it down and it won't be so frustrating. So just don't look to close at the inside edge of my binding, okay?
Front
Back
Inserted Zippered Pocket
In other news, I finally finished up my June Simply Solids Bee Block and I finished my July block the same day. At least this month I won't be worrying about getting my block finished and mailed back (two weeks into next month).
July
June (taken in my car because I wasn't thinking, lol)
Well, that's all I have for today. I hope you like my bag as much as I do. I also hope that you will take Tara's class if you haven't already. It is so good. I will definitely be making more of these bags.
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