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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Wonder Woman & Super Woman H20 to Go Water Bottle Slings

I made a couple more Water Bottle Slings. One in Wonder Woman fabric and the other is all the Super Women: Wonder Woman, Bat Girl & Super Girl. I thought these might be a big hit at the craft show I did last Sunday, but I only had a few lookers. So these along with the water bottle sling in the train signage fabric and the Sugar Skulls fabric are the only 4 water bottle slings that I have for sale. I will only make more as a custom order from now on.

I thought the fabric I used would sell, since a lot of women and girls are into these super hero's. I know they will sell somewhere else. The holidays are coming soon.

This is the Super Women fabric water bottle sling.

I like to add a removeable shoulder pad becuase some water bottles can be heavy to carry, depending on the size bottle you use. These slings can hold a 64 ounce bottle and more, depending on the shape of the bottle.

The front of the bag features a large curved zipper pocket.

Inside the zipper pocket, there are 2 slip pockets, large enough to fit a phone and a passport wallet. Plus I also make a matching Little Wallet to fit into the pocket and there is a pen pocket too.

Here is the matching Little Wallet for the Super Women water bottle sling. IN order for the women to not appear upside down on the front flap, I had to piece 

Inside the wallet there are 3 slip pockets to hold cards and the back pocket is deeper for holding cash that is folded in half.

Next, here is the Wonder Woman water bottle sling.

The front zippered pocket.

Inside the zipper pocket the same pockets and little wallet.

The Little wallet on this one I appliquéd a blue star. I didn't want Wonder Woman to end up upside down when the wallet flap folded over.

Inside the wallet I was able to use Wonder Woman fabric for the lining, so you see her at the top.

Here they are both together.

The full view of both, showing the straps and shoulder pads.

 Both bags have waterproof lining where the bottle sits.

Contact me ASAP, if you are interested in purchasing one or both of these because they might go to the local shop on consignment soon. The Super Women with the pink background has SOLD! Wonder Woman is still available.

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Sew Powerful Purse #80 for 2021, using Crafter's Edge Circle Die Cuts

This is my project for September using the Crossover II Die Cutting Machine from Crafter's Edge and the Circles Dies and the mini Circles set 2 dies. 

I make purses to donate to the Sew Powerful Purse Project, so I love it when I can create a purse and also use the Crafter's Edge die cuts to enhance the flap with appliqué or piecing or both. Cutting perfect circles is made fast and easy with the die cuts. I think the circles are my favorite die cuts too because it cuts a perfectly round circle and not a wobbly looking one like they can sometimes get if I were to cut them out by hand with a scissors.

I used mostly batik scraps for the circles and fused them in place on a dark denim blue fabric and then blanket stitched around most of them, and stitching a few other stitches too for variety. I love how colorful this flap turned out!

I added a few buttons too. I wanted to show the completed flap before sewing it into the purse, since some of the circles will be showing on the back side of the purse.

I love how colorful this looks and I know the girl who chooses this one will like how bright and cheerful it is.

The completed purse. I used a lightweight denim in a lighter blue for the front pocket and back of the purse.

This is the lining side of the flap with another circle and the label I like to add to each purse I make.

The front of the purse is a dark denim with the lighter denim pocket on top.

The back side of the purse shows some circles.

The inside of the bag is a ticking fabric. I also lined the front pocket in this same ticking fabric. The inside slip pocket is dark denim and the ticking fabric too along one side for a pencil/pen pocket.

I add rivets to the side of the bag to secure the webbing strap and for a bit of bling too.

The following Circles Die Cuts Crafter's Edge were used to make this purse flap. 

Mini Circle Set 2 was also used.

This is the Crossover II die cutting machine from Crafter's Edge.

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Sew Powerful Purses #76-79 (for 2021)

4 more purses made for the Sew Powerful Purse Project. These were all made with quilt blocks I made several years ago. Putting quilt blocks to good use now for the flaps of these purses and many, many more  yet to be made. Sure feels great to use up all those quilt blocks that were never used for quilts. Creating unique purses for the girls in Zambia.

Heart blocks with additional strips added to make this flap.

Star blocks with additional strips added to make the flaps.

This fabric was a bandana fabric. Looks like a batik denim.

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