Of all the projects in the book...I was sort of looking forward to this one. When it was all said and done...this bag is just plain weird. It doesn't really have any shape or anything. I just looks like a pile of fabric when it's all completed. You really have to stuff it to see what it actually is and how cute it can be. I didn't want to use my "good" fabrics so I chose some left over orange Home Decor print I happen to have a lot of and some prints that could go with it....I guess. I would probably like it better if I did use my good fabrics....sigh. I should have went with pink & purple with the orange instead of the blue. Oh well!
I consider this more of a sampler bag. I think it would be really cute if it was maybe half the size. It would just be a way more functional bag that way. There is absolutely no way I would actually shop for my groceries with this. It's so big that it would weigh a ton. It seems to be a great bag for laundry however!
Wow....I love it!! It is a great bag for teenage daughters going to stay over at friends. I really love the fabrics too!
ReplyDeleteYeah, it would make a good duffle or laundry bag, and would be super cute (and maybe more practical) at half the size.
ReplyDeleteI agree, unfilled it looks very ... not good. But filled, it comes to life! I'll put mine to the test with groceries, but you could be right about it just being too big for that...at any rate, hoping you can find a use for it!
ReplyDeletedid you use stabalizer? that may have helped with the shape. I am sure it would make agood beach bag for you.
ReplyDeleteI think your bag is just perfect and a great size for lots of fabric to cart to your next sew day with friends.
ReplyDeleteIt makes a perfect beach bag.
ReplyDeleteThat bag looks ginormous! Nice job and fun fabrics :)
ReplyDeleteA wonderful laundry bag indeed. Great stitching!
ReplyDeleteKudos to you for giving it a try! And now you've got a great laundry bag!
ReplyDeleteI have trouble visualizing bag size from measurements. I've ended up ordering things way too big from catalogues. If you use it for groceries, be sure to buy tissues and other light weight bulky items. :-) Visiting from LAFF.
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ReplyDeleteI think it would make a great trip bag for a weekend away or to put your dirty cloths in from a longer trip! I have a bag I keep inthe trunk of my car. When I load the groceries in the trunk I put them in it and then I get my husband to bring it in to unload. Then back in the trunk for the next time!
ReplyDeleteI am impressed you kept going with the pattern for this bag. I don't like the drawstring part. You are a trooper for finishing it. Don't feel bad it was not what you thought it would be. I've made things from other designs that just didn't turn out like I thought it would. I bet you find a good use for it.
ReplyDeleteI love the bag and I love the fabrics. It is a great bag, but not a bag to take with you to the supermarket, but to the gym or to the tennis court!
ReplyDeleteDropping by from Better Off Thread - I love your honesty about this bag, I was thinking the same things myself but expecting to read how much you loved it and lots of ooohing and awwwwing but no, what a refreshing review of a pattern and your own work :)
ReplyDeleteCute bag!!
ReplyDeleteI just bought this book! I love your version of the shopping bag :D
ReplyDeleteIt would be perfect for a college student to bring home laundry!
ReplyDeleteYes, it would make a good laundry bag or overnight bag. It would certainly get super heavy if it was for groceries.
ReplyDeleteIt is still a great bag though. I hope you get some use of it after all your hard work.
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