I had sold the corduroy bag with the floral print that I made and tested for ChrisW Designs, but then she later asked about lengthening the strap of that bag. I couldn't do that as the strap was both sewn and glued in place. I had no more of that floral print corduroy left, so I offered to make her a cross body bag instead of the fixed shorter strap of the original bag. I did have thin wale navy corduroy, so she wanted it.
I made the strap in the same print as the lining. The corduroy would have been not only too thick, but the nap of the corduroy would end up in 2 directions on a strap, which I didn't like either. I like that the strap fabric looks good and then when the bag is opened, you see the same fabric as the lining, so it ties it together.
Now that I made it with a cross body strap, which I wanted to do for me too, I know it works, although I may still want to tweak it a bit more where the strap connectors are installed. Not sure what I would change for sure, but it is still rather thick in that area. I will think about it before making another one.
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| For some reason it photographed more royal blue than navy blue, but it is navy blue. I guess the sun makes it look more blue? |
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| Inside is a slip pocket and a zipper pocket, plus the full gusset too. |
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| The slip pocket has a bit of the corduroy showing as trim at the top. |
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| There is a zipper pocket inside too. |
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| Top view of zipper closure. |
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| Side view of the bag gusset. |
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| Bottom view. |
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| I love this bag shape! |
