Autumn Bag

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Finally I fit some sewing time in. Well more accurately I fit some sewing in when I really should have been working on some other stuff. It was totally worth it though :)
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I really wanted a new bag for fall. It seems like autumn hit pretty quickly this year & with the cool weather I just had to have a new bag. (I needed something to brighten my mood since fall around here means lots of rain & no sun.) The fabric I used for this new bag just screamed fall to me so I sat down as soon as I could to make this purse.
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I had a general idea of what I wanted in a new bag, but I honestly just jumped in & started cutting with hardly any planning. It really was a case of hoping it would turn out the way I was wanting it to. Which it did! There are a few things I would tweak but it is pretty much what I had imagined. (The inside of the bag could probably use a pocket or two & the straps are a bit long – even with the hardware adjusted to its shortest length.)

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There is a front pocket with a magnetic clasp & the main part of the bag has a concealed zipper (definitely the hardest part of the whole thing – I think there are a few tutorials out there, but I didn’t use any – like the rest of the bag I just winged it & hoped for the best). I love having a somewhat open front pocket for sticking anything I need to find but don’t want to dig around the bottom of a bag for & a zippered main compartment for things that need to be a bit more secure.

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The best part of the whole process is that everything was pretty much out of my stash. I took the strap hardware off an old store bought bag & repurposed it. The zipper was one I bought with a bunch of others from a garage sale so the color is more contrasting than matchy-matchy. The fabrics were ones that I picked up with no real purpose, but just begged for me to make a bag. As much as I sometimes want to use my stash up (to buy more really), it is lovely to be able to sit down & start a project without ever having to leave the house for random bits & thread…

I would love to make another one of these bags, but have no idea where to find the strap hardware (and I don’t have any more old bags sitting around waiting to be cut up)… Any suggestions? The rings are actually rectangles (no curves like on a d-ring) & the other bit allows the strap to be adjustable.

Also, thanks for the lovely comments on my last post :) Since reminding myself why I am blogging, I have actually felt more inspired to blog again & less pressure to have it always be perfect :)

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10 thoughts on “Autumn Bag”

  1. Saw your beautiful bag on SMS flikr photo pool….

    Just wanted to say that it’s great! It is fall-like but still cheery. I think it’s the blue that does it – gives you the sunny blue sky when it’s all rain and no sun. :-)

    As for the hardware (rectagle with the bar across it for adjusting strap length), I have seen them at JoAnn Etc.s here in Phoenix. BUT, I have noticed that what they stock is not consistent from store to store. Some stores have it, some don’t.

    I am inspired, thanks!

  2. That is gorgeous!! Such pretty colors! I’m not sure where you’d find that type of hardware. I’d suggest JoAnn’s if you have one locally, or maybe a cheap thrift store bag that you could salvage hardware off of.

  3. I absolutely love your bag! and I’m picky about bags…this one is awesome, I want one!!!wanna trade some good ‘ole homemade cookies for a bag???I even find the hardward!:)

  6. Love it. The colors are perfect for fall without being to dark. Bag looks like a great design to haul everything everywhere you need to go. Happy Sewing!

  10. I agree with the previous comments Joann’s usually has the rectangle rings, I’ve also seen them at craft stores like Michael’s. I don’t see the adjustable rectangle hardware as much, sometimes at Joann’s. Like a comment above, I know strapworks.com is good for all sorts of hardware.
    Good Luck! Love the bag!!
    -Jaclyn