I wanted to carry with me a handbag that was light, but that would carry everything I needed everyday, including some water bottles.
I came across the Cross Body Bag Pattern from So Sew Easy There are a few things that attracted me to this pattern:
- my experience with patterns from the So Sew Easy site always lived up to expectations of being easy to sew and construct
- were asthetically pleasing
- had lots of pockets, some very secure (useful for travelling)
- I could fit important documents/passports and water bottles into the bag
So many pockets:
I took this bag with me to Singapore and it was the right bag to carry around. It met all my criteria.
As promised, the bag is easy to make. I would like to try and make this bag again in a cork. Watch this space, that version could be coming in the future.
On a side note, Singapore is quite a Sewing Mecca. I did not realise until I got there how many fabric/haberdashery shops there were. Good quality fabric at extremely reasonable prices. Arab Street, Little India, Chinatown. WOW. Here's some bark cloth I purchased for $6 a yard:
And there was more fabric, more fabric than I could have imagined .....
Happy sewing everyone, and happy new year.
Sandra
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