When I was a little girl, my mother took me shopping to outfit me for my first day of school. She believed in letting children make their own decisions where appropriate, so she said that I would be able to select my schoolbag. I picked a black patent leather satchel - very eighties and far too big for a five year old. I adored that thing.
I have a wardrobe of bags now, mostly leather. However, I do like a canvas bag for summer, so I decided to make one - a simple bag that could hold the terrifying amounts of stuff that I need to carry for the baby and for myself.
I didn't want to buy a pattern, so I used a pattern I already owned, Simplicity 1666 as my base. The Lisette range is fun and sweet - I intend to make the dress from the pattern in Jersey at some point in the future.
It was incredibly easy to sew, however as usual I did not follow the instructions exactly and I changed the actual construction of the bag - I left out the circular bottom because I was lazy, however I added a pocket to the front for my transit pass.
I also folded in the sides and secured them with a couple of poppers to make the shape different. As I wanted a very soft, floppy bag, I left out the interfacing.
So now I have a floppy, cheerful, yellow summer bag!
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