03 September 2009

Katelyn's Bag

Katelyn's school does not allow bags with characters on them, but I don't think there is a restriction on flowers. So I made her this little zippered messenger.

katelyns bag

This was the first time I inserted a zipper on a messenger type bag. It really was not as difficult as I thought it would be. I'm going to do a lot more zippered work in the future. And then my next challenge will be button holes!

katelyns bag back katelyns bag inside with zipper closure

I have no idea why I thought Katelyn was as tall as I am, I made the handle way too long and had to shorten it to her size.

Katelyn dress and bag

See the dress Katelyn's wearing? I made that for her for Halloween last year and it finally fits her. When I gave her the bag, she recognized the pink fabric as the same fabric from the dress, so she ran to her drawers to pull it out and wear the two together. In fact, she's enjoyed wearing the dress at home nearly every day this week. She even asked me to make her more dresses! I better jump on that, one day she'll be too old to want to wear clothes mom made.

3 comments:

  1. Beautiful bag and beautiful little girl.

    I have yet to sew a zipper on anything with my new machine, but I've fallen in love with the one step button hole feature. I like snaps best though. It's harder to mess those up.
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  2. What a wonderful little bag and it looks great on your daughter. :) Yes, take advantage when they want to wear the stuff you've made. My girl has gone through phases where she doesn't want to wear things and that makes it hard to want to sew for them.
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  3. Drea - Thanks! I haven't even tried snaps yet. ha ha! I get really intimated by new challenges, but once I just dive in I usually find that they are easier than I thought. (Did that make sense? I'm not feeling well again and I think I may be a bit incoherent.)

    Stacy - Thank you! I really don't know how to sew garments, but I have a pattern for a really cute little girl's dress, now all I have to do is find time to give it a shot. Your kids always look great in the clothes you make them!
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