Dressy Church Bag

I'm still here. Just been entrenched in real life. But now, thanks to antibiotics, I'm feeling like blogging may be do-able again (among other things like cooking and laundry). Wouldn't it be great if there was a substitute mom to call when we are sick, just for the sake of domestic damage control?!


There are a few projects I've been trying to finish. Birthday projects with finite deadlines. I'm not always good with deadlines. My mom's birthday was yesterday and she had a very specific request: A scripture bag for her extra large, can't read things up close any more, scriptures (gonna happen to all of us I'm afraid). So, without a pattern and using fabrics from the stash, this is what I managed to come up with.


I used a Waverly decorator fabric for the outside. I love the texture and the added weight. I used interfacing on everything for extra strength.


She wanted a long, over-the-shoulder strap, but I only had enough fabric for one side. I cut up an old pair of brown corduroy trousers for the other side. The multi-textural thing is working for me.


(You can also see the Olive colored dresser I made over a while back and never got around to blogging about)


Happy (& relieved) to say her scriptures fit perfectly.


And,
My oldest daughter is having a birthday next week. I'm hoping to have this finished in time...

I Hope you all have a Happy Easter!

(This darn snow better melt quickly!)