The first one is for the leader of Grace's little church class. Its like pre-preschool for a few hours once a week. Grace went regularly this year as she enjoyed it, it made her feel like a 'big kid' going to school, and it gave me the opportunity to volunteer in Leah's first grade classroom without Grace tagging along. The teacher is wonderful and so I thought she definitely deserved a gift.
I found this fabric at a local quilt store and knew it would be perfect for teacher bags. I've been calling it a 'sophisticated alphabet'. Its alphabet, but it doesn't have little animals or other juvenile things running all over it and its done in a nice rich color palate rather than primary colors. I chose a linen-look-alike grey to keep it classy looking, and a little pop of red thrown in for fun.
Here is Bag Number 1:
The fabric was designed such that you could cut a panel that would include the whole alphabet. I made that into the front of the bag and then designed around that. Its big enough to hold paper, notebooks, binders, etc. She's an organist and it could hold a healthy sized pile of music as well.
I made it with just one strap for over the shoulder and was pleased with how it turned out.
Love that linen-look. I'll be going back for more of that fabric in other colors for other projects.
Its lined with plain muslin and has a medium sized pocket.
And here is the five year old modeling it for size reference.
Just ignore the messy sewing room in the background. :)
Coming up next will be Bag Numbers 2 and 3.
I'm posting them in the order I made them, but it also happens to be in increasing cool-ness. I liked each bag better than the one before. So, stay tuned for more fun bags!
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