Cross Body Bag Pattern - So Sew Easy

Twelve months ago I applied for the final three weeks to the school year as Long Service Leave (LSL).  I felt I needed a longer break (usually 5 weeks), plus I wanted to visit a friend in Singapore.

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:

Since the pattern appeared to tick all of these criteria, I went ahead and made the bag.  Besides the written instructions, the designers of this bag also have a link to a youTube clip that can help you through the process.

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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