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| Channeling My Inner Hippie - 241 Tote |
Here is the link if you would like to make one of your own:
Anna Graham 241 Tote Pattern
The main fabric I used reminded me of a sort of sepia toned Peter Max piece.
It seemed to want peace sign fabric inside. I fooled with the pockets a little to make them different feeling by touch, always a help when a person is groping around the inside of their purse.
Just for fun, I played with my sewing machine's fancy stitches:
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| Side Pocket Stitches |
This is a bag with a very outgoing "purse-sonality", which sometimes startles me, because I am kind of a shy person. People seem to like it and I'm often asked where I got it. That's one of the fun things about sewing bags, isn't it? You know that you have created something unique.
Here is one last photo - another recreation of the 241, which I made for my daughter. It is done up in brown paisley corduroy, a fabric she chose when she was nine years old, for one of her many room decorating schemes. It's an unusual fabric for a young girl to choose, but we both still love it. I added a small top flap with a tigereye button-over-snap closure on the outside of this one and shortened the bag length a little.
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| 241 Tote in Corduroy, with modifications |
It looks like a completely different bag, doesn't it?
Thanks for visiting!
Lara
Oh nice work, this is right up my street. I like that it is quirky without being too OTT - and it definitely has a character all its own. I would love a bag like this (so far I have chickened out of bag-making).
ReplyDeleteI just finished one of these for myself, and I love it! Amazing how the fabric can make such a difference! Yours is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt is great pattern. I made one but I'm sure I'll make another one day ;-) Yours is cool.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I've been seeing this bag pattern on other people's blogs but your fabric combination really speaks to me.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun versions! I LOVE the 241 Tote. Someday I'll get around to making a second one. :)
ReplyDeleteOh what a cute bag! Thanks for the link to the pattern. I will definitely be making one!!
ReplyDeleteI love your 241 tote bags! I think you might be a "conservative hippie" ... not too "way out!" LOL They are beautiful, and do look so different with the use of different fabrics!! I also love making this bag, as well as many Noodlehead bags!
ReplyDeleteSusie