When Mary discovered that MLB had released approved fabrics for the teams she asked if I would make her a wristlet (she would order the fabric). I said sure, I've made dozens of the wristlets that you see in my Etsy shop and figured it wouldn't take much time at all. The fabric is really impressive. And before I had a chance to start on the wristlet, Mary looked at me with her big brown eyes and in her sweetest voice said, "What I'd really like to have is a cross body hipster similar to my Vera Bradley one." How does a mom say no? I've yet to figure that out. I had a pattern for a cross body hipster that I bought from Dog Under My Desk, but always figured it was to difficult. But for my daughter . . . . So I printed out the pattern, and started working on the bag. I spent one day just cutting out the pattern, the main fabric, the lining, and the interfacing. Tuesday, I fused all the interfacings onto the fabric, and double checked that I had all the pieces. I also hunted out the zippers and prepared them for the bag. Today I started to sew the bag. I have the outside done and it's ready to attach the straps. Tomorrow, I will make the lining and hopefully finished the bag.
I don't think it looks too bad for my first try. The second bag will most likely be less difficult and go faster. It's been interesting, and I have to admit, it's been fun. But don't tell Mary, I want her to think it was a difficult task of love!
