The Two Hour Bag

So after posting before I got a surge of inspiration and wanted to use some fabric scraps to make something new. I am all about using what I have on hand these days, in an effort to save money and it turns out the resources are actually great - old t-shirts, remnants from other projects, notions saved from various locations, etc.

This purse was made out of the fabric scraps from the Messenger Bag and ribbons I saved from Christmas presents. The lining is also leftover from a dress project I did a few months ago, so everything is "recycled!"

Here is the finished product, done in just under two hours! Now that I know how the pattern works, I can probably get this down to an hour and a half. Just think of how many I can get done in one weekend - Christmas will be completely taken care of!






This bag was so easy to put together, I think I'll be hammering out a bunch more over the weekend. There are so many options for combinations... I'll have to do some thinking and playing with fabrics. I have some eyelet and some pink and purple gingham that I think would make a very sweet looking bag. Then there's some leftover crepe-backed satin from a dress project that I could make a fancier purse out of, and I think the black ribbon would be very complimentary. Not to mention, there's always the option of simply making it one block color, which reduces the work involved as it's just a square with a drawstring!