My weekend project was to sew a farewell gift for my good friend who is flying off to Tokyo (probably for good) the week after next.
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| Uchiwa bag (US designer cotton) and Batik bag (local cotton) |
In the past, I had resolved many times to sew pouches and bags for friends' birthdays etc. but have always failed to live up to my resolutions. This weekend, I stayed home and did what I planned to do.
From previous months of browsing through Etsy and other sewing blogs, I had in mind what type of bag I wanted to sew. But the problem was that I couldn't find a free pattern that I could download and print out. So I had to draw my own pattern and hoped *crossing fingers* that it would turn out well.
After sketching the pattern out on a few A4 papers, I had to visualise how to piece the fabrics together and which to sew first etc. And then came the fabric matching - where my room was strewn with all the fabric that I had bought before.
In the end, I decided to make two bags, instead of one (the gift). Just in case one didn't work out. And also because I always want to keep what I make - so if I have two, the pain from parting with one won't be so bad. hehehe
The Uchiwa bag would be for my friend - to suit her circumstance. I'd thought of incorporating something that reminds her about home, but the batik cloth would not complement the uchiwa fabric I had.
To cut the long story short, I started at 12pm on Saturday and finished at 5am on Sunday. Below are some photos of the bags.
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| Fabric pieces before assembling the Batik bag (polka dot netting is not shown here) |
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| Fabric pieces before assembling the Uchiwa bag |
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| Batik bag - open up! |
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| Batik bag - inside |
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| Uchiwa bag- open up! |
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| Uchiwa bag - inside |
I hope she'll like my gift - although I fear the colours may be a little strong for her liking. I think I should add in a strap too... let's see whether time will allow this!
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