That'll flat do it!

Recently I bought some bag making supplies from www.u-handbag.com. Lisa also has a blog which has ace instructions on how to make bags. I really love frame bags and have been wanting one for a while, so I bought a silver frame.

It arrived so quickly that I didn’t really have much time to think about what fabric I was going to use and really plot it all out. That didn’t really hold me back though, I was just too excited. So, after rummaging through my fabric I found this nice vintage silver lamee (I’d been saving) and turquoise and white stripe cotton for the inside. (Like a day evening bag.)

I think the bag took about an hour to make.

Amazing!!!!

Anyway, I took it out and the darn strap came off. Err. It's big and I am not the kind of girl to just carry a few small bits in her bag. So, I decided to buy some stronger jump rings to attach the handle to the bag. While I was at it, I also decided to do a little adjusting on the shape of the bag. I gave it a flat bottom.

Then I took it out again. It was doing fine until I started jumping around dancing with it on my shoulder. The strap came off again! Err. So, finally I decided I’d use some fabric to close up the slight gap in the jump ring. I used the littlest bit of fabric and some fabric glue, wrapped it around the gap and it’s been staying together. Yay! And I learned my lesson about dancing with it on.

When Jim came home from his tour and saw it he said “Oh wow, where did that come from?” I said “I made it.” He said, “No way! Really? I can’t believe women have not been running down the street after you asking you where you got your bag from.” Isn’t that super sweet? The haberdasher liked it too and was impressed with my tidy construction. I’m so proud.

Foxy.