Buttercup Bag, again!

I already sew it twice. I like the bright yellow/green one, but you definitely don't want to use it everyday... So I needed a new one to match my neutral summer clothes.

I really like this pattern and it's free! Could it be any better?

This time I used a magnetic snap, and I love it.

Buttercup Bags - Free pattern

It's been a while since I've first been lurking at this free online bag pattern.

For sure, you know I'm speaking about the unique, the gorgeous, the famous,...

Buttercup Bag, Made By Rae

You knew, didn't you?

My sister wedding was a perfect excuse to make my first one.
I used a brown polyester satin (from JoAnn, the same I used for my dress sash) for the outside, and a brown cotton for lining (from a bedskirt I'm not using).
These fabrics are way too thin to make a bag, but I though it could work for a one-day use. I think it looks good enough if you pay attention on how your are putting stuff inside (otherwise it's just bumps and holes!)

You can see plenty of wrinkles because I've been using them so much! They need a good ironing!

I did the second one as soon as I went back to US to have a bright summer bag instead of my boring (I love it, though), classic black handbag.
I choose 2 matching yellowish-green quilting fat quarters at JoAnn. Yes, JoAnn again! I always loved all the choice for quilting fabrics and was happy to have a project with that!
This bright handbag is probably the only "crazy touch" in my wardrobe! I've been using it since I made it. I added a white piping to break the all-green look.
I've also used a heavyweight fusible interfacing which I fused on the lining fabric.
It was an inspired advice from QueenOfDiy. It makes the bag stand nicely.
She also explains how to make a zipper closure, and show how to make a cellphone pocket:

QueenOfDiy

The only thing I would change?
The cheap closure I put. I should have bought magnetic buttons or zipper closure.

Here, a picture of the lining fabric with pocket (I did the pocket as I wanted too, without following the pattern)

I won't let you wait any longer, so there it is, the free (under the condition of not selling it) pattern!
Click on the picture


And a link to the THE Buttercup Bags Flick-r gallery.


I already plan to make a winter one, but I still have to choose among 3 really nice fabrics I bought to this purpose... unless I do an autumn one!

Reversible toiletry bag

I decided to make a reversible toiletry bag as Christmas gift for my youngest sister, because she needed to change hers but didn't manage to find one as nice as the old one.

Okay, you can find a lot of toiletry bags, but what about one big enough to put inside some big products, soft enough to gain space in a luggage, and with an opening big enough to find easily anything inside it?
She loves the old one for all these advantages, so I decide to copy it in a nice fabric.

I asked my parents and her boyfriend to measure the bag. I sent an email to her asking a lot of questions, and learned this way she loves fabrics with lines or modern drawings, but with a limited number of colors. And I knew her bathroom was blue.

After spending way too much time in the fabric store, I came back at home with two wonderful fabrics (the one with lines is an Amy Butler cotton). Since I wasn't able to decide which one will end up inside, I decide to make a reversible bag. This way, my sister would be able to choose her favorite one.

I had a hard time sewing the round parts, and the fabric parts between the two ends of the zipper. I was pleased with the result, even if I'm not sure I will make again a REVERSIBLE toiletry bag...

A few more pics to compensate all my pain! ;-)

Vogue 8527 Clutchbag

For this Vogue handbag 8527 model C, I chose a purple plaid fabric and a purplish grey rayon-polyester fabric for lining.

I used an old jean and a sheet to underline respectively externals and internals pieces of plaid fabric.
The jean allows the bag to stay straight but added some difficulties for sewing.

I'm really proud of my bag, even if the zipper is not really well sewn nor the internal pocket.
It wasn't so easy for me, but not so difficult either so I will do it again!

I made a longer review of this pattern on Pattern Review.