H2O to Go Water Bottle Bag in Colorful Print

Gosh, I am behind in posting some things! This was a custom order back at the end of June. The person who requested this was giving it as a gift to a quilter that she was visiting. When I asked what colors, she said anything and I figured that this print had lots of colors and a fun print, so I chose it to make the bag. The red lining is waterproof canvas (WPC).

As you can see I used 2 fabrics to make the strap. The polka dot blue is the lining inside the zipper pocket on the front.

With a matching little card wallet that holds cards and cash.

I like to make a small card wallet instead of the credit card pockets inside the zipper pocket. I think it is easier to access. But for a man, I make the card slots. Of course people can chose either one.

Inside the zip pocket are 2 slip pockets (since I didn't add card slots), which can hold a passport, a cell phone or the card wallet.

The main lining area is where the water bottle goes and can hold a small or extra large bottle. It is lined with WPC to keep things dry in case the bottle sweats.

I hope the recipient loved this and used it. They were going to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in July, so they would have needed to have water or other drinks with all the walking outside and why not carry your water bottle in style? I wonder if anyone made any comments about this H20 to Go? 

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Shaputto Bag & Little Wallet

When I sent my Aunt the Opera Fabric Cross Body Bag I made for here (Emma Half Moon Bag), I also included a Shaputto Bag (Japanese style folding bag) and a little card wallet to match the Emma bag. 

The Shaputto bag can be folded and rolled up. I used fold-over elastic that I sewed into the bag to wrap around the folded bag to hold it and keep it small until needed. I really like fold-over elastic much better than regular elastic. It comes in lots of colors and widths and is softer and stretchier than regular elastic. I also don't care for how regular elastic rots after a while and loses its elasticity.  I even printed off an instruction sheet for my Aunt so she could better understand how to open and fold the bag. I hope she uses it. She didn't mention it or the matching wallet when she wrote.

The Shaputto bag rolled up here.

The bag is opened here and the pleats expand to make quite a roomy bag. It is hard to photograph it well.

Here it is flat before either opening or folding and rolling the bag up. When you grab the short ends and pull in opposite directions the bag automatically will fold like this. The fold-over elastic is at one end, so you would roll from the opposite end and then stretch the elastic over the rolled bag to keep it small like the first photo.

Looking down into the opened bag. I used a batik fabric for this bag, since the bag is not lined and looks the same on both sides.

Here is the wallet I made to match the Emma Half Moon cross body bag that I made for my Aunt.

The opened wallet with 3 card pockets. The last back pocket is deeper and can also hold cash folded in half.

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Water Bottle Sling in Hawaiian Floral Print Fabric

Now that this water bottle sling has arrived, I can share this. This was a custom order. I think it turned out great and my customer was very happy with it, so that's what counts the most. 

The Hawaiian floral print looks great on this water bottle sling, as well as the matching shoulder pad and wallet.

The Little Wallet holds cards and folded cash in the back deeper pocket.

Inside the zipper pocket is a pen pocket 2 pockets that can hold a phone or a passport or other item, such as the little wallet. Plus the space in the middle can hold something like keys.

Makes my day when I have a happy satisfied customer. 

I added a little extra something that I made when I mailed the box. I will share that another day soon.

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Serendipity Hip Cross Body Bag in Paris Print & Black Faux Cork

This was a custom order I recently finished. At the craft show I did last week another crafter saw my purses & bags and liked the Paris fabric print on one bag, but wanted a different bag made. She wanted a snap closure and saw a bag I made with a flap that had a magnetic closure and wanted that. She like the style of the Serendipity Hip bag, but just wanted quicker access without a zipper closure. Everyone is different and that is why I prefer to do custom orders so the customer can choose the things they prefer to have. 

A lot of people prefer zipper closures. I like both snaps and zippers myself, but I prefer zippers that sit one top of the bag and are not recessed. I find recessed zippers harder to access and harder to see what is inside the bag, but some people love them, so it's great there is something for everyone. I also like snap closures with or without a flap. How about you? Do you have a preference on a bag closure?

I think this bag turned out great! I love this fabric combination together. There is something about Paris print fabric I just love. I think I love that most Paris fabric I have seen has written text on it and the word Paris or France or both on it and is usually in a collage style of some kind and of course the Eiffel Tower, which is a fabulous structure too. All those things are what I like, so maybe that is why I am drawn to Paris print fabric. I think I would love other cities too if they printed fabric in a similar way.

An Eiffel Tower charm on the zipper pull I made for this bag.

Inside the bag I added a zipper pocket and a slip pocket. 

The bag of the bag.

Instead of adding credit card pockets inside the purse, I prefer adding a little wallet instead, because making it removeable is better in my opinion.

There are 3 card pockets and the back pocket is deeper to allow for cash folded in half. Each pocket can hold more than one card too.

The matching set.

Above the exterior zipper pocket is a pocket with a separate phone pocket.

The exterior zipper pocket, opened.

The Eiffel Tower zipper pull and side view.

Inside view of the 2 pockets with the little wallet in the slip pocket.

Another look at the phone pocket from the wearer's perspective.

This bag is a great style bag packed with great features, whether it closes with a zipper or a flap with a snap or a snap alone, it is a great size for most women who don't want to carry a ton of stuff. It is also great with a curved top or a straight across top. I have made many modifications to this great bag pattern by ChrisW Designs on this one and a lot of past makes of Serendipity Hip bags too.

Let me know if you would like me to make you a custom Serendipity Hip Cross Body bag and what modifications, if any, that you would like. You can search in the search box located on the right side by typing in Serendipity Hip to see all the past bags in this style that I have made. They sure can look different depending on the fabric chosen.

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