This floral print was the original and best IKEA fabric - for me - which I bought a couple of years ago with no particular plan in mind.
As so often, after a long wait a plan evolved: my old handbag was battered beyond redemption...
... so I chopped it up (saving those jingley metal bits for another day)...
... and appliqued the handbag lining, with its handy little pocket, onto the lining of a new tote bag.
(Not perfect, but no-one outside this blog will ever see that.)
Then I stitched it all up. It would have been quicker if I'd remembered to attach the straps first time, but even with a bit of seam-ripping it was a swift project.
And there's the inside pocket - so useful, and almost effortless.
Next time, if I don't have another handbag to sacrifice, I'll be using this new tutorial from LiEr at Ikat Bag. How did she know exactly what I was needing?
I love this fabric!! It makes a nice bag. Funny coincedence...the mailman delivered a yard of the exact same print (among other things) to me today.:)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THIS!
ReplyDeleteI only have one bag at a time and use it until it dies!
Now I know what to do with it!
Thank you!
Clever you to reuse the pocket!
ReplyDeleteI'm a one bag girl too :-) - and my last one just died....
Cute bag! The fabric is so cheerful and fun :)
ReplyDeleteThat's so cute. I never think about upcycling zippy's like that. Great job and I love the bright fabric.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone! Glad I'm in good company with my used-to-pieces old handbag as well.
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