On today's episode...we hold fabric auditions and make a selection...and then...we pin!
Ok...so I was having a really hard time deciding what fabric was going to go where on my bag. So I started laying them all out, here are some of my favorite nominations:
Now, this bag, as written, is a reversible bag (pattern from The Bag Making Bible by Lisa Lam). However, I am not all keen on a reversible bag...and I need pockets...so I'm modifying the pattern a bit. Which made one bit of this fabric selection process easy...the lining. I am using Kona Ash for the lining (love the color) with a bit of Cameo for the pocket.
In the end...thanks to some assistance from Girl...I settled on this set:
(squeallll! so excited!)
Once the fabric was all selected I got to my LEAST favorite part of any sewing project...patterns and pinning. I'm not a big pattern kinda gal...as in a pattern you have to pin to anything and cut out (previous terrible experience) and I HATE pins...hate hate hate pins! Well...I sucked it up...pinned like there was no tomorrow...and cut out all my pieces!
No worries...I actually used more pins (quite a bit more!) than you see in the above pic. and now...time to get to work putting it together...and cutting fabric on the bias (that should be interesting!). See you in Episode 3!
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