Music Bag

I finally got a music bag done for my daughter, to carry her music books in. I had put off doing it for her bday, which came and went, then I thought, for xmas, which came and went, and so had my desire to do any sewing apparantly, lol. But it came back today, yay! So this morning I cut it out, and sewed it. It's a bag entirely of my own design. The front pocket is a bit bigger than it really needed to be I think, but oh well, overall I'm happy with it, as is Indigo.

Here's the bag, hanging from my door. The strap was too big for her right now, so I knotted it at the top. When she's bigger it can be opened. I used two music print pieces of cotton. I cut around the music books that would be going in, leaving extra room to accomodate the thickness, as well as the possibility of bigger books down the road.

I picked up these rings for a different project a year or two ago. Finding the extras very handy as accents to various projects like this. The handle is made of one piece of the outer fabric, and then a piece of the lining fabric. Lots of reinforcing stitching.

Kinda blurry shot of the pocket on the outside front. As I said before, bit bigger than it really needed to be, but oh well. Better than too small? lol It stays closed with velcro.

Front of bag. Button is just a random stray I have in my collection. Seemed to match well with the fabric.

The lining material. Bit seasonal with the metallic gold snowflakes, but I figured, since her birthday is a winter one, it works for her :)