Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Easter Bags FINISHED!!! :D

I am SO happy that these bags are finished!  I had to sneak the last one in while my girls were at a church meeting tonight :)  I finished the Dresden Plate bag earlier today and the Echino Nico KOKKA Retro Car applique dots one was finished this evening.  Here are the pics... they are worth 1,000 of my tired jumbled words ;)

Ashley's bag hanging in the plum tree.







Ash's insides and pockets

Kate's Bag


I had a small circle left so I put it in the back in the bottom corner.


Kate's inside

One orange, long divided pocket.

a smaller divided purple & green pocket

Big Fat taking a look

Fat Fat taking a sniff

You've met Big Fat Bunny, but you haven't met Baby Bunny

Isn't Baby cute?

"Is this for me?"

I am linking this post up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict WHOOP WhOOP!!
and Crazy Mom Quilts finish it up Friday!!!

PS-  To make these bags, I sort of used a tutorial I found on line.. I posted the link the first time I got the brilliant idea to make these bad boys for Easter.  I'll look for it..... and here it is, http://www.sweetfloweret.com/2011/02/tutorial-boy-messenger-bag.html  She did a GREAT job with this tutorial.  I ended up making tons of modifications, but her pattern is a perfect place to start!  I have made bags forever, so I used her basic measurements for the first one I made and then modified the next five to my needs.  The strap measurement on her tutorial is for a small child.  It is barely long enough for my kindergartner.  I would have made his strap at least 38-40".  I ended up making 52" straps for my big girls.  They are perfect for our 5'11" daughter and me, 5'9".

11 comments:

  1. Awww, they look awesome! The dresden plate looks like a flower on the bag! Really pretty, I love them! :)

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  2. Thanks Kati! I am really happy with how they have turned out :)

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  3. They came out great! I'm planning to make a messenger bag this week for my daughter to give as a birthday gift next weekend. I might have to try a Dresden flower, its so pretty!

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  4. All the bags are beautiful. I especially love the Dresden plate.

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  5. These bags are great! Love the Dresden plate and purples!

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  6. Great bags, love the colors on the Dresden plate.

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  7. These are fantastic! I'm curious to know what pattern you used. Love the fabrics and those dots are adorable!

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  8. Hey ladies! Thanks so much for stopping by and all of the kind words!!! I am SO glad these are finished :) These two are all packed up and on their way with my girls to Seattle and Texas for Easter. Phew! ...about the bags getting finished on time, not necessarily about the girls being gone for Easter :(
    Heidi- I sort of used a tutorial I found on line.. I posted the link the first time I got the brilliant idea to make these bad boys for Easter. I'll look for it..... and here it is, http://www.sweetfloweret.com/2011/02/tutorial-boy-messenger-bag.html She did a GREAT job with this tutorial. I ended up making tons of modifications, but her pattern is a perfect place to start! I have made bags forever, so I used her basic measurements for the first one I made and then modified the next five to my needs. The strap measurement on her tutorial is for a small child. It is barely long enough for my kindergartner. I would have made his strap at least 38-40". I ended up making 52" straps for my big girls. They are perfect for our 5'11" daughter and me 5'9".
    ps- I'll add this comment to the bottom of my post for clarification :)

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  9. Fabulous bags. Love the purple ones, specially the dresden. Nice work!

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