Bible Bags #4 of 5

So I'm challenging myself to complete my 30-Before-30 so yesterday I tackled part of #10 which reads

Complete sewing all the Bible-bags for the family

So I decided to make Happy her Bible bag, I rounded up some pink and purple scrap fabric that a friend gave me, and quickly whipped up this pattern for her.  The sparkly diamond buttons, are from a second hand acrylic sweater, that needed discarded.  But I saved the buttons because ~ well I always keep the buttons on things I'm throwing away.

She was "tickled pink" when I called her upstairs and gave it to her.  The gold coloured plastic piece was from an old favourite shirt of Happy's that had been stained and needed discarded a few weeks ago, she quickly recognized that I had added it on her bag.

So I've finally competed all the children's Bible bags!  Now I just need to make myself one (which may wait until after our family vacation ~ which happens to be # 7 on my list Go on an awesome Family Vacation)  I'm still doodling my own bags design on paper, and haven't settled on what I want yet :-)

Imaginatively designing my Bible bag

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Bible Bags

Awhile ago I made a Biblebag for Sneezy.  She has been using it for months now, so please excuse any ripples ect, that have occurred because of usage.  I had intended to make a bag for each of the kids, however, other things caught my attention, and well....it didn't happen....till now.

Here's Sneezy's Biblebag.  It's made of purple&black velvety material (re-purposed from an old skirt, and top of mine), and I used plastic file-folders between the outer layers and the lining to stiffen the sides so that it would stand upright, which has worked great!  I did not use a pattern, just made it to the dimensions that I wanted to fit her items.

I monogrammed her real name on the flower, but I've blurred it out for my blog :-)  And I added a small pocket on both sides of the bag to hold pens ect...

It's big enough to fit everything she needs for Church, Sunday School, and Kids4Truth Clubs.

Finally I picked up sewing again on Saturday, a renewed inspiration from reading other blogs.  I found this tutorial for a boys messenger Biblebible bag by sweetfloweret .  I mostly followed her pattern (just changed the dimensions to ensure it fit my sons stuff)  to make Sleepy his own messenger bag.  I used some random scraps fabric for the lining, exterior and fleece, and I cut a strip from an old dress of mine for the strap.  I must say that using fleece as a lining, is brilliant!!!!

Sleepy is very happy with his new Biblebag, and it easily holds all his necessary and accumulated stuff (because 6 year old's accumulate a lot of stuff).

Then yesterday, I grabbed some more scrap fabric, and whipped Bashful up this tote style Biblebag.  Once again no pattern, just designed as I went :-)

I stitched her first initial on one side of the bag, and put a diagonal slot pouch on the other side of the bag to hold her pens and smaller stuff.

When she was a baby we called her snuggle bug so this scrap ladybug material will suit her perfectly.  All the fabric in this project was from scraps of fabric that a friend gave to me.

So now I still have to make Happy her own Biblebag. Hopefully I will get to that today (if time permits).  And I also really need a new Biblebag for myself, so that is also on my list of things to sew.  So my creative juices are working overtime, because I want 5 completely different looking bags :-)

Excitedly enjoying my sewing machines again

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