Some bags I threw together

So I don't claim to be a seamstress, but I am trying to learn the ropes of sewing. So what better way than to start with a bag, right? Nice, easy straight lines.

This first bag I made in the late evening hours several months agao. I decided at like 9 o'clock at night I wanted to make something. I decided that my daughter needed a bag to carry her Bible-book to church and to bring toys and papers she gets there back home again. So I dug through my scraps and found some material that I thought coordinated and got to work. I didn't measure anything and just kind of eye-balled it, but it turned out quite nicely, if I do say so myself. And since I didn't know what I was doing, it turned out accidentally reversible.  I even put in a small pocket inside to hold her Bible Bucks she gets in Junior Church. But it fit her book perfectly and she loved it. And that's what matters, right?

 The next one I made just last night. It took about three hours total, though if my thread hadn't kept breaking and I hadn't had to wind a bobbin and keep tearing out the threads because they kept screwing up and had to stop to cook dinner and everything else, it would have taken much less. Plus, I added some stitching detail and a handle, which added a bit of time as well. I am so happy about the way it turned out, and as you can see it easily holds three diapers and wipes. Perfect for when you just need the essentials!