Showing posts with label Madge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Madge. Show all posts

Friday, September 11, 2009

Another ETSY sale!

I got home yesterday after a 10-day vacation to visit family and received an e-mail saying I had another sale on my ETSY shop!

This bag and matching cosmetic bag is on the way to Mary in Kansas! Thanks, MARY!
Oriental "Tabitha" bag

On my trip I also delivered Todd's grandmother's purse, she was very excited! Here it is:
Green Foral Purse

I also received the hardware I was waiting on for Madge's belt loop bag, so here it is completed:
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I put it in the mail today, also. (Sorry that's a bad picture, I took it just before putting it in the box this morning.)

One of my aunts also ordered a purse, so I'm going to start on it today and hopefully get it done this weekend. It will be the "Samantha" design (like Todd's Grandmother's), in the brown fabric with gold interior.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Adjusted Belt Loop Bag

I adjusted the straps on the belt loop bag. Here are the new photos:

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And she wanted a long strap, so she's getting a long strap (but it will be adjustable): lol

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Time to go head to work!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Belt Loop Bag Prototype

One of my friends on Facebook asked me if I could possibly make a "Belt Loop Bag". I researched a little bit and found a few online, could not find any patterns or tutorials though. I went to a Harley Davidson shop here in town yesterday morning to look at a few. I started one yesterday, but the design didn't turn out so well, so this one I made today. It worked out much better, but I'm still not totally sure I'm happy with it. I would add slots for credit cards/drivers licenses inside and a d-ring for keys, so I'm anxious to see what she says about it.

Here is the finished project:
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This picture turned out bad, but the bag is almost 9 inches wide and 6 inches tall (without the straps, which could make it as long as 13 inches if someone wanted it that long.)
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Top showing zipper under flap - I could possibly put the zipper on the outside seam instead if right underneath the flap.
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Open (and empty) - it would be hard to make a "divider", but I could definately add the slots for credit card/driver license and d-ring.
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Inside - I put one of our old 35mm cameras and my cell phone to show how much room there is.
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Instead of making the bottom flat, I made it go to a point so it would take up less room.
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And this is what I would add to the straps to use to clip it onto belt loops.
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The fabric I used was an old pair of Todd's work jeans and muslin for the inside, so the finished projects would be made with better fabric and would be prettier. I could also customize them with different colored thread for the topstiching, etc. Oh, and just a little bit of velcro underneath the flap to keep it closed. And of course, I could make some that do not have the flap at all.

So I'm anxious to hear what you think, Madge!!!!