Bag Project Completion
Project Completion
Project Title: Geo Printed Heart Shoulderbag Replica
Project Start Date: 9/9/11
Planned Finish Date: Before 9/14/11
Actual Finish Date: 9/11/11
Did you make changes from original plan?: Quite a few. I had planned on a tan lining, just like the original, but I had some scrap red and didn't feel like waiting. Then I found in my stash dark red pleather, and decided I liked that better as the piping/strap, since it went with the lining. It's also wider (and just larger in general) than the design, but I like to carry a lot of things, so I had planned wider from the beginning.
Did you discover something you want to share?: Pleather piping takes patience, and a leather needle.
How happy are you with the result?: Pretty pleased. This is probably the best looking handbag I've made to date. I'm not entirely happy with the lining, and there's a few spots on the piping that you can still see the basting on, but I think if I don't mention it no one will really notice.
For reference, this was the plan: http://sew-loli.livejournal.com/1566724.html
See the results
Please excuse the terrible lighting and picture quality. My phone has a pretty terrible camera, and the lighting in my room just compounds the problem.
On to the pictures!
I gave it a pocket. I love pockets.
And on my mannequin (that I need to remake). Please excuse the mess in the back, that desk is pretty much just storage space now.
Project Title: Geo Printed Heart Shoulderbag Replica
Project Start Date: 9/9/11
Planned Finish Date: Before 9/14/11
Actual Finish Date: 9/11/11
Did you make changes from original plan?: Quite a few. I had planned on a tan lining, just like the original, but I had some scrap red and didn't feel like waiting. Then I found in my stash dark red pleather, and decided I liked that better as the piping/strap, since it went with the lining. It's also wider (and just larger in general) than the design, but I like to carry a lot of things, so I had planned wider from the beginning.
Did you discover something you want to share?: Pleather piping takes patience, and a leather needle.
How happy are you with the result?: Pretty pleased. This is probably the best looking handbag I've made to date. I'm not entirely happy with the lining, and there's a few spots on the piping that you can still see the basting on, but I think if I don't mention it no one will really notice.
For reference, this was the plan: http://sew-loli.livejournal.com/1566724.html
See the results
Please excuse the terrible lighting and picture quality. My phone has a pretty terrible camera, and the lighting in my room just compounds the problem.
On to the pictures!
I gave it a pocket. I love pockets.
And on my mannequin (that I need to remake). Please excuse the mess in the back, that desk is pretty much just storage space now.