Stash busting

I've been on the hunt for a new bag for a month or so now. Haven't had a lot of luck trying to find something casual, something green (coz it's my new fav colour), something that will hold my usual stuff and anything I need to add to it along the way.

So in my googling of pictures I realised that I could actually attempt to make my own. Once I found pictures of what I liked (and specific name) I went on the hunt for a freebie pattern and found one at Lula Louise that I liked (not having ever made a proper bag before with lining etc).

I had the perfect piece of fabric on hand (a nice green corduroy I'd picked up online a few years back but had no plans for) and I was able to find a suitable cotton lining lying around.

So, here is my new sling bag that I whipped up this morning. I mocked up my pattern onto newspaper and I was off. I did modify the pattern slightly - I narrowed it down to 35cm across the bottom, created more of a curve around the top, didn't include the bottom panel (didn't need a bag to hold that much stuff) and lengthened the strap so it can go over my shoulder and body.

Colour is a bit bluer in the photo. I embellished it with a piece of felt I found in my craft drawers while tidying them yesterday. My nana was big into felting, and when she passed away I requested all her sewing and some of her craft stuff. The piece was circular so I just made it into a spiral and sewed it on.