In another attempt to use some of my big pile of fabrics, I tried out a free reversible bag pattern that I found at Very Purple Person. I used some bright colored and patterned fabric (again fabric recycled from curtains sold at the thrift store). It was very easy to make and it looks pretty nice. It’s perfect for shopping, but to use as a real handbag I would probably add a little side pocket to put my phone or keys, but that’s for next time

I also made this lovely little pouch in the same fabrics of the bag from the previous post. This time I used this tutorial, but changed the look of the pouch a bit by rounding off the corners.

Isn’t this the cutest bag ever? And I made it myself. I’m so happy with it. It took a bit longer to make than I thought it would, because my sewing skills are a bit rusty, but the result is great. I used an old table cloth with bold patterns (and stains that I cut around) that my mom found in a thrift store.
I made the pattern from a bag that I already have, but I changed the height of the bag considerably, so it looks quite different. I also made the bias tape myself, inspired by this post at Prudent Baby. I actually wanted to buy it ready-made but they didn’t have any colors that I liked, so I bought a little bias tape tool like this, and it was actually pretty easy. I’ll definitely do it again, I would love to do it with some patterned fabric.
I even made a little ‘zesti label for the bag with a handcarved stamp.