Now that my daughter’s three young children are all in grade school, she decided it was time that she went back to school and study her favorite subject: Interior Design.
She sent me these three pictures with the request: “Can you make me a bag to hold my drafting tools?” I’m on it, Barbara.
I fused fusible fleece to the outside bag fabric, then cut the interior lining and set them both aside.
She needed a protected place for her drawing leads, so I sewed a block of fabric onto bag front piece, and sewed the pocket into segments. Then I created an outside flap (the clock fabric). I cut it on a slant and fused it to (again) fusible fleece. I inserted a zipper in between the clock fabric and the lining, then bound all the edges, including the exposed edge of the other side of the zipper. Then I sewed it on, covering that flowered pocket piece. This also is place she could put papers, or her magnifying glass, or whatever else.
After sewing in a zipper at the top edges, then sewing up the sides and bottom, I boxed the corners to give a little bit of space inside.
Last, I put a handle on the back side, in case this is deep inside her backpack and she needs to grab it out in a hurry. Hope it works, Barbara! Happy Studying!
Coming up at the first of the month: English Paper Piecing Sew-Along, Circles Block #5.
OccasionalPiece--Quilt! 
Isn’t this pretty! I’m sure it will be loved
Did you draft a pattern for this?
I love that angled pocket with its stripy piping! Very neat!
She put her request in to the perfect person. You did an awesome job on it!
How sweet of her to ask and you to make this for her. It’s lovely and she will think of you everytime she works.
A fun fun bag. I always kept my drafting stuff in a cheap plastic tackle box if it wasn’t on my table. In fact had several tool boxes equipped for various endeavors — doll making, punch needle work, crochet, knitting, as well as sewing stuff in a zillion more bags and boxes. I stock up on those plastic pencil cases and composition books (love the graph paper ones) when school supplies go on sale each year. But I’d rather have your bag!
Love, love, love it! Thanks Mom!!
What a good mom you are coming up with such a great bag. And good for your daughter going back to pursue her interests.
You are the Queen of Bags!
So cool! So pretty! I so want to be as adept at bag making as you. Practice practice practice here I come. You are an inspiration.