Granddaughter's shoulder bag

My one monthly goal for August was to make a bag for my nineteen-month-old granddaughter. I posted a photo of the pattern and the fabric I'd be using. But then plans changed.

It started with the partial collapse of a wardrobe, followed by the removal of the contents into storage boxes and the transfer of a lot of old stuff to the recycling and the dump. Among the mixed handwork items on one of the shelves was a little piece of machine sewn crazy quilting that I had tried my hand at eight years ago; just the right size for a bag for a little girl to put her hanky in!

No pattern, just improvising by trial and error:

 With a fun lining:

And a sweet little owner called Roos (pronounced Rose);

 

who wasn't sure about it at first ...

 

so her twin brother decided he'd like to try it

It looks like I'll have to make something for him too.

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Keep safe and healthy

Happy sewing

Marly.

August goal

My one monthly goal for August is to make a small bag for my eighteen-month-old grand-daughter. My daughter-in-law has been looking for a suitably small bag as her daughter likes putting things away(!) in bags.

I've decided on the watermelon version of the Fruit Slice purse by Stitched by Crystal:

http://www.stitchedbycrystal.com/2015/03/tutorial-fruit-slice-purses-and-pouches.html?spref=pi

as my granddaughter loves watermelon.

Watermelon purse. Photo: Stitched by Crystal

I shall have to adapt the pattern because she can't manage a zip, and that would be frustrating. A flap and button will be easier, I hope.

This is the fabric I've chosen for the body of the bag. I still need to look out the lining fabric.

The pattern calls for "fusible fleece", but does this mean wadding/batting or interfacing (reinforcing fabric used in dressmaking in collars and cuffs and the facing of necklines etc.)? I'd be grateful if someone in the English speaking world could help me, as round here no-one seems to know the answer. Round here fleece refers to the fabric of some casual jackets and the winter lining of raincoats.

Hopefully, this will be finished before the end of this month, and while there are still watermelons in the market.

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Happy sewing

Marly