Traveling Patchwork

I’ve been trying to use up as much scrap fabric as I possibly can and I also needed a large bag to take with me to Olympia for a week. This is what I came up with.

I made this patchwork bag from denim and wool suiting scraps from previous projects (the trouser to skirt refashion) and my summer cut off shorts. The patchwork designs were improvised based on the size of scraps that I had lying around. I wanted the design to have some solids and then some more abstracted horizontal and vertical stripes in other areas.

The bag is lined with a screen printed Robert Kaufman design cotton I bought on sale from Purl Patchwork, it was the last of it they had at the time. The floral print was great but so busy I couldn’t really use it for anything but lining.
I used the Everything Tote Pattern from Heather Ross’ Weekend Sewing. This pattern was super simple and gives you a large tote in which you literally can carry everthing. The bag is so deep and wide that I’m using it to pack for a week long trip and I’ll probably take it on large grocery trips and overnights when I get back.

So I’m off to Olympia, to see the family and friends. I’ll be knitting commissioned winter wear while I’m gone and updating when I get back.

Also, I joined Twitter so you can find me @shamdoogle. I’ll be updating there until next week when I’ll be back to blogging and re-opening my Etsy shop!

Also, Shamdoogle is featured not once but TWICE in Burdastyle’s Best of Fall! Please vote for your favorite fall fashion, I hope you love the Priority Clutch or the Brella Clutch!