I've been looking for a roomy and comfy sling bag for out and about in weekends.. I do love my leather shoulder bags, but sometimes I need one hand to hold the pram, and the other for tagging the smartcard at the station or bus, ooooorrrrr for admiring anything that caught my eyes on! So, a constantly slipping shoulder bag would be one of the the unpleasant things that could happen to you in those situation :D
I love going to Fremantle and Subiaco Market, window shopping around the street mall, and a sling bag have always be my perfect to go bag, ever! I have 4 sling bags (one leather, one faux leather, one canvas and one cotton) but they are to small for my liking. I love to crammed my bag with my Braun Buffel long and bulky wallet, coin purse, make up kit bag (Clinique compact powder, Clinique sunblock, Candy Kisses lipbalm, Blistex liptone, Lancome mini eyebrow pencil+brush, Clinique mini mascara), Revo sunnies + case, Dettol hand sanitiser, kleenex, wet tissues, a pen, house keys, car keys.. And if I am lucky, I also get to hold my hubby bulky wallet.. :D
So, along came with my sewing addiction, I got the idea to make my own roomy and comfy sling bag. I browsed for free pattern and easy instruction, and I found this reversible shoulder bag pattern from Beth, check her site Lulalouise crafts and designs.
I was nervous but turns out the pattern and the instruction was so easy to follow. I did spice it a bit because I want make it as a SLING Bag (must add length in the handle, about 15cm) with lining with 2 pockets and key strap (because I don't like spending minutes in carpark digging my bag to find my car key, yeah I feel vulnerable if I can't see my surroundings), and a loop + button to secure the opening from pick-pockets!! :D
I purchased the fabrics, washed them and dry them in the sun.
Prepped my pattern cuts, iron the interfacings on the outer fabric to give it a shape because it's a light-medium weight cotton.
Sewn in the big button
Roomy Pockets, key strap and button loop.
In less than 6 hours, I got my dream roomy and comfy sling bag.. My hubby praised the bag, Thanks to you, Beth! Now I am going to furniture shopping with my kid and hubby.
