Allium & Renegade #2 (Bag)

Last year I made a lot of bag projects just because I wanted to, with no consideration of usage (though they almost *all* ended up being used!) but this year, most of the bags I made had a specific purpose, and I intended to use them. These two bags are my last two of the year, and yes, I've used them both enough so they have been field tested! Once again, all patterns by Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness.

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The first bag I made is the Allium Bag. I intended to make the Allium Bag my theme park bag. I used to carry a bigger bag to parks, but I realized just how annoying it was, on rides that required me to put my bag away, to stuff a bigger bag into a tiny locker. Now, with Allium, it fits into the lockers great, and it carries all my theme park essentials.

I absolutely love this fabric, which I picked up on a trip to Missouri Star, and had been saving it for a long, long time. I was a little nervous to use it with an untested bag pattern, but I'm really glad I did!

And then there's the Renegade Bag. This is actually my second Renegade Bag, as I made my first one a few years ago, and my mom has it now. One thing I wanted to remedy on my second Renegade Bag is actually using rivets on the straps.

Due to my inexperience, I actually messed up the rivets positioning the first time, so I had to recut and resew the outer panels, luckily I had enough fabric. Though it cost me a few extra hours, it was worth it, as I plan to carry this for my daily carrier for awhile, so I needed to be happy with it!

And I am, I am so happy with these projects. Usually at the end of a bag project, I'm sweating and swearing, and I say to myself, I'm gonna need a break before I do another one. But usually, mere hours later, around the time I've photographed it, I'm already wanting to start my next bag ...