Me Made May: Days 20-28

We are nearing the home stretch in Me-Made-May 2013.  I have seen outfit collages on other blogs and realized what a good idea it is.  (It's sad that it took me 28 days to do this)

Day 20: Red Simplicity 2594 cowl neck top (unblogged).
Day 21: not pictured but I wore my brown Vogue 8390
Day 22: New Look 6920 (unblogged and not my favorite top-the straps are a little narrow for me)
Day 23:  Orange Sorbetto
Day 24: V neck Simplicity 2594
Day 25: Vogue 8536 (I didn't leave the house this day, but spent time working on my daughter's Jalie 3134 swimsuit)
Day 26: Purple Renfrew (again)
Day 27: White Sorbetto
Day 28: New Look 6913: I still love the fabric, but I'm not so crazy about the style on me

I have lots and lots of tops.  I also have lots of me-made skirts, but...not so many places to wear them.  In honor of the last week of MMM13, I pledge to wear at least one skirt/dress before the end of the month.  

:)

New Look 6920: Purse

New Look 6920

Purse View E

Fabric Used: I used palm tree embroidered cotton twill that I purchased at Hancock Fabrics for the exterior and some leftover brown pinstripe suiting for the lining.  I also used some ‘pleather’ for the interior pockets.

Were the instructions easy to follow?  Yes, absolutely.

Design Changes: I made the purse 2” narrower since I’m not a fan of really big handbags.  I didn’t have round handles so I used arc shaped ones and added tabs to connect them to the bag.  I added an interior zip pouch for my wallet and keys, and a slip in pockets for my cell phone and lipsticks.  I also added a magnetic snap for a closure.

Added slip in pockets to lining pieces before assembly

Pouch for Cellphone, lipstick, etc

Zippered pouch in progress

Zipper pouch installed

Tabs to attach handles

Inside View

Finished!

Conclusion:  Next time, I will understitch the seam allowance to the lining after sewing the bag together.  The lining kept rolling outward, so I pickstitched the seam allowance to the lining after the bag was assembled.  If I were to make the bag again, I would use longer handles so that they would fit under my arm easier and be more of a shoulder bag.  Or I would search harder to find round handles  :)