I had a bunch of old fabric in my basement, these are just some of the pieces I had. I chose to use that roll of yellow along with a patterned print I was going to use for a skit a while ago. Never got to that project though. My inspiration was a bag that my sister owns. I checked it out and figured out the pattern for it and decided to feature it on my blog. The bag is a pretty laid back design so I figured that it's a good design to just use any fabric with a pattern to finally use it.
This is the basic pattern of the bag. There is also a small rectangular piece, but it can basically be any size as long as the measurement of the base of the main pattern is slightly larger than the perimeter of the small rectangle.
To get mathematical... the base of the main pattern is A
2A needs to be greater than or equal to the perimeter
Cut out the pattern from the fabric. Make sure to cut two of the main design.
Sew the bottom of the main pattern to the side of the rectangle. Do this on the other side. Make sure that you center the pattern so that equal amounts touch the rectangle so that the 2 main patterns meet at the middle of the smaller side of the rectangle. Sew the seam between the 2 main patterns on both sides.
This is only one part of the bag. You need to make another one of these. Preferably out of a different color. Then sew the right sides together and flip the bag inside out. The last step is to sew the two straps together to make a loop strap. I haven't actually done this yet so I don't have a picture.
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