The “Ok” Diaper Bag Set
March 15th, 2007 by JoyBefore Lucy was born I was a sewing mad woman. Things have *ahem* slowed down since then. The desire is still there, just no time. One of the things I HAD to finish before she came was a diaper bag. I put this little ensemble together for our diapering needs. A diaper bag, a changing pad and little bag for my stuff. The changing pad was a towel that I died to match the fabric and quilted it sorta. If you can call that quilting- adding some batting to the back and sewing fabric on the other side. I love it when she’s on it cause it seems so comfy, but it’s too big and takes up most of my space. I’m also afraid to wash it cause the color might bleed into the fabric.
The bag has tons of pockets, I like that but it’s a little too floppy. I made it from some left over ikea curtains we used for our craft room at church and some floral fabric I found at Walmart. I also made the straps so I could remove them and just slip the bag into another bag and still have all the great pockets. Yeah that didn’t work so well. Again, too floppy. darn. Oh, the detail on the pocket is from an old shiny head band I had. You know me, gotta have my bling!
The little pouch for my things is the only thing I’m really in love with. I carry it with me everywhere. I even made a little side pocket for my “business” cards. Brian made me some Bloom cards so I could give out my number when I met a new crafting friend. I also love the bead on the side. It just gives it a little vintage somethin’. I am already designing a new bag in my mind with some Anna Maria Horner fabric that will be bigger and better! We’ll see when I’ll actually get to that…
March 15th, 2007 at 5:12 am
This is so cute. I love the the way the fabrics came together and your little bit of bling. For me it’s really hard to imagine how different fabrics might work together. The floppy bag problem: I just finished a bag for my Mom that’s beautiful to look at, but when I took it out for a test drive it definitely had some issues. I thought maybe Timtex might fix the problem, but I’ve never worked with it before. Have you?
March 15th, 2007 at 7:37 am
I love it! The thing about diaper bags is you never know if they’re good until you take them out for a test drive—for about a month! If that’s your rough draft, I can’t wait to see the final version.
March 15th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I think the bling is a nice touch.
March 24th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
That’s it! I wanna BE you! All of your creations are AMAZING! WOW! (((((HUGS))))) sandi
November 29th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
love the diaper bag….. to make it stiff on the bottom you should have used some type of quilted fabric … that has worked for me in the past it gives the stiffness you need to make the bag stand up