Bag commission

After a long time of not being able to sew, I finished today a commission for a bag and I really enjoyed making one again. Everything went fine and no problems sewing again!

Memory bag

I have not done a lot of sewing this spring and summer because, to my great annoyance, my arm is still not really up to it yet. I have only finished two commissions this season but hopefully this will change next year!

This commission was quite special. One of my cousins gave me a leather coat to use for making bags. It had belonged to her late husband. I promised to make a bag out of this for her first and here it is. I used the epaulettes on the front and back of the bag. The one at the front can be opened and hides a large pocket. The one on the back is just decoration because the large pocket is divided into two.

For the inside I used olive green linen and it has one internal pocket.

Finished commission

Another commission finished!

One flap opens the back compartment which contains
one slip pocket

Both flaps open and this contains the front
compartment

Double flap bag finished!

The end result:

Closed bag. Body of the bag is made of faux suede,
outside of the top flap, same colour but made of pure linen.

Back of the top flap is made of green cotton with blue dots

The fabric of the bottom flap is the same on both sides.
The bottom flap does not have a separate closure but is
held down by the top flap.

Inside the bag there are two compartments

The back compartment has a slip pocket

The back of the bag is plain.

Very similar - new pattern - more space

A new pattern in the make. I hope it works out the way I imagined it!

Irish handwoven wool

I just finished my first bag since we are back in Ireland. Due to all sorts of problems it took quite a while before I could start again but here we are with this beautiful bag made of vegan suede and handwoven (Irish) wool. Ideal for the dark autumn and winter days! Very spacious and ideal for everyday use!

Another grey bag!

Another commission for a grey, fold-over bag. Same as some that I had made before, just a bit smaller. I love the grey of the bag on the grey of the (new) pebbles:

Closed front

Back closed

Back open with large slip pocket

Front with large zippered pocket

Main body of the bag with magnet closure

Very popular S&J series

I finished another commission of the S&J series. It is again different from the original bag: instead of a slip pocket at the back, it has a zippered pocket.