My job requires me to be a frequent traveler, so I'm often thinking of ways to make things easier as I'm hotel-hopping and racking up miles. Unable to find the perfect travel purse, I decided to embark on the challenge of sewing my own. As you can see, it's got a special feature that makes it perfect for popping onto my spinner suitcase and adventuring with me.
Fabric: Both bought at Jo-Ann, I believe the arrows are Quilter's Showcase and the purple is Country Classic Solids. It's meant as a subtle reference to a certain comic ;)
Pattern: Takeoff Tote, Dog Under My Desk
Other Materials: zippers, interfacing, batting, Peltex, chipboard
Modifications: I did my own patterns for the inner pockets instead of the single pocket as called for by the pattern, including an inner zippered pocket. This was incredibly nerve-wracking.
Changes for Next Time: The elastic on the inner pockets is not necessary. I'd love to try to add a waterbottle pocket to it. Otherwise, this was a bang on pattern that fit my needs perfectly. Its almost a new travel season, so I'm thinking of making a new one soon.
This was my first major sewing project in years and also the first one that I could rate as 'very successful'. Pretty soon, I was sewing a lot more-I quickly made two more of these for my mother and grandmother for Christmas, but didn't take pictures of those, and then kept going with other projects, which will be coming little by little.
Update July 21: I have found a picture of the bag I sewed for my grandmother:
Nice bag! Can you make me one in your spare time? You could probably have a good side business with you sewing.
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