Totes Unique - Tartan Sunshine Wristlet

 

Totes Unique - Tartan Sunshine Wristlet

 

 Sunshine Wristlet Pattern by Bagstock Designs

 

I've seen many YouTube videos on making up the "Sunshine Wristlet" (free) pattern by Bagstock Designs so decided to give it a try.  I thought it would be useful to be able to have the tutorials on You Tube to refer to in case I needed reminder on putting it together.
 

I opted for a polyviscose "Grey Thomson" tartan fabric with black waxed side panels.

Instead of using foam interfacing on the outer panels I used Decovil Light and added a fusible fleece to the lining to give a light padded feeling and reduce the bulk on the seams..

 

  

Lined in 100% cotton fabric, using bright red helped give a "pop" of colour against the grey.

 

 

 Inside, there is a patch pocket as well as a zipped pocket.

 

The zipped pocket has a black lining.

 

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This bag can be made without "hardware" so as well as being a relatively simple pattern for a new bag maker to follow, there's no need to add to your stash to be able to make it.
As I didn't have any fancy pulls for my continuous zipper tape I opted to add a bee keyring with added tassels for decoration.

 

 

I will be going through my fabrics & making some more.  I also plan to give the larger crossbody version a try too.

 

Totes Unique - Walking the Dog

 

 

 

 

Walking the Dog - Dog Walking Bag

 

 

Waxed canvas dog walking bag with waterproof rip-stop nylon lining. 

Front patterned pocket, with grommit for dispensing disposal bags, is attached to main front pocket.  Main bag section has a further pocket.

The adjustable polypropylene webbing strap with side buckle fastenings allows the bag to be worn in a number of ways.

 

 Also available in black/multi 

 

 

Totes Unique - ReUsable Sandwich Bags

 

Reusable Sandwich bags

In an effort to be a bit more eco-friendly I decided to add re-usable sandwich bags to my bag making repetoire. 

I decided on a couple of designs: flip top and zip top.  Both types of bag have been French seamed and are lined with a food safe PUL.

I decided to use a waxed cotton for one version as I thought it should be ideal for packing a sandwich and/or nibbles into a pocket or rucksack when heading out on a hike.  I made these intended for use in the great outdoors, I thought that a flip top would be more durable than a zip for this version.  The red waxed cotton bag flip top was made with fabric from the Aldi EC-Aura "Summer Strawberry" FQs range.  It was insulated & quilted using Insul Bright Heat Insulating Fleece Wadding. The waxed cotton outer is spongeable & the inner washable.

The green waxed cotton, was a non-insulated version.  The flip top was made using a diamond patterned fabric I designed for making gizzit items for a South Atlantic Medal holders Facebook group & it is exclusive to them. 

The zip top version is in Rose & Hubble's   "Happy Adelie Penguins".  As it is 100% cotton & PUL it can be put through a normal cold wash cycle.  The flip top version can also be made with a cotton or polycotton outer.  I have some fabrics that would work great with this and be great for kids taking packed lunches to school.

 

Totes Unique - Fuffin' Puffins!

 

 Fuffin' Puffins!

I've slowly been getting into bag making, nothing spectacular, just a few totes & some smaller bags.  I spend my nights of insomnia watching YouTube tutorials & getting ideas from one to try with another, some work others don't.

Last February (2020) I had the brilliant idea to make my friend, who is partial to Puffins, a bag with some lovely Voyage Maison "Puffin" fabric I found.  It was a special birthday for her &, at that time, it was the most expensive fabric I'd bought.  It became known as the "Fuffin' Puffin" fabric, I was terrified to cut into it.  It took me nearly a year  to stop staring at it, find a design I really liked & pluck up the courage to dive in. It was finished in time for her next birthday & I'm pleased to say she was delighted with it. 

I teamed up the Puffin fabric with some black waxed cotton from Walker & Hawkes which is water resitant and will save the base of the bag from getting too scruffy.  The Puffin fabric was given a backing of Bosal "In-R-Form" for support & the lining colour was chosen to give a pop of colour which matched the colour of the puffin beaks.  Inside is a zippered dividing pocket with a small puffin patch pocket.  I opted for a chunky looking thick #5 resin toothed zip which was cut to size from tape & a slider added. The handles & cross body strap were made from cotton webbing.

 

Oh & as I'd taken so long, she managed to get more puffins for this year's birthday in the form of a "Fuffin' Puffin" cushion.

 

Next thing I know I'm roped into making another, larger, tote for another Puffin lover. I used the same fabrics but a  different bag design.  The outer was padded with Bosal foam and has a fleece padded, divided, pocket & inner zipped pocket. The bag is big enough to take a small laptop and pockets deep enough to take an Amazon Fire 8 Plus tablet.

 

Prior to making the first puffin bag I had a practice run for the dividing pocket technique using some other fabric.  This is was made in Lewis & Irene's "Small Things Country Creatures" "Otter" design.  The bag has a waterproof canvas (Cordura) base.