Little Vinyl Bag

June 21, 2011 on 10:15 pm | In Sewing | 44 Comments

Ok, you guys are pretty darn funny! Your comments on our new stove knob color are keeping us very entertained here in ThimbleannaLand. Thanks so much for taking the time to place your guess. And to Kristyne and MyDadLovesMeBestSister, PINK and half-and-half are NOT options for the contest! In case you’ve missed something, scroll down to the previous post and you can guess what color we selected for our new stove knobs, and if you guess correctly, I’ll enter you for a chance to win a Ruby charm pack and a few more goodies.

In the meantime, a few weekends ago, I had to take a break from tile chipping and sneak in a little sewing in the dungeon. When our Beloved Aunt Annie was here for a visit, she had a cute little polka dotted vinyl bag. After much discussion, we decided that we could probably make a similar version, so when MeMum and Aunt Annie went to Shipshewana I had them pick me up a piece of vinyl.

Vinyl Bag

I think this is a Kate Spain vinyl — there wasn’t anything on the selvedge, but it matches Kate’s blog header and wallpaper!

Vinyl Bag

I’m not much of a bag person, but sometimes I get tired of carrying my big backpack around.  I think this is really the first time I’ve had a purse that I couldn’t sling over my shoulder — for years that was the default, as my hands were always full with other things.   This little bag is the perfect size — it’s small and just right for my wallet, a notepad and my cell phone.

Vinyl Bag

I took some pictures when I made this little bag so that I’d be able to make another one.  (I love that orange with my blue jeans!)  In case you’d like an easy little vinyl bag for yourself (three hours start to finish!), I made a pdf file with instructions — available HERE. 

Have a good week!
XOXO,
Anna

44 Comments

  1. What a cute little orange bag. You are SO very talented, Anna!

    Comment by Rachel — June 21, 2011 #

  2. Love that bag…..but on the knob issue..where are the polka dot ones :-)!!?

    Comment by Cheryl — June 21, 2011 #

  3. But Dude, PINK is the answer to EVERYTHING! (and also chocolate.) ;)

    Comment by Kristyne — June 22, 2011 #

  4. Love the bag! Love it! And the fact that you just ‘sewed one up’!! So talented! Thanks for doing up a PDF for the rest of us ;-)

    Comment by Saskia — June 22, 2011 #

  5. You sewed a zip into vinyl?! I am in awe of your skills!

    Comment by dottycookie — June 22, 2011 #

  6. Very cute bag – the vinyl is perfect!

    Comment by Lisa — June 22, 2011 #

  7. If I had a bag that size, I would need another one for all the stuff that didn’t fit in the first one! Ah well – it must burn off extra calories lugging my backpack everywhere!!

    Comment by frayedattheedge — June 22, 2011 #

  8. You know me and you orange! Love at first sight!

    Comment by nicolette — June 22, 2011 #

  9. That couldn’t be any cuter! Love it!

    Comment by Carol — June 22, 2011 #

  10. Beautiful vinyl – your bag looks wonderful! And there’s nothing more joyful than orange.

    Comment by Ali — June 22, 2011 #

  11. Oh thank you Anna,I love it and and your instructions look pretty too!

    Comment by Shawn — June 22, 2011 #

  12. Super cute and perfect with your blue jeans! Geez-louise, I’ll just add this to my ever-growing list of things to make.
    Thanks a bunch, sweets. :)

    Comment by Karin — June 22, 2011 #

  13. What a cute bag Anna. I’ve been wanting to work with vinyl too, have a few bag patterns I would love to make with it. Is it easy to work with?

    Comment by Dorian — June 22, 2011 #

  14. Thanks for the tutorial Anna! Someday I’d like to make something out of vinyl too and now I have an idea! Your bag turned out sooo cute and I love that you are carrying what looks like fat quarters in it! BTW – I’ve been meaning to tell you I love your blog headers. It’s fun to see the newest way you’ve placed the thimbles!

    Comment by Janet — June 22, 2011 #

  15. That is soooooo cute. In the local quilt shop here they have some really cute vinyl…Hmmm…Christmas will be here before ya know it…I wonder….

    Comment by Judy — June 22, 2011 #

  16. oooo!!! orange and blue – you would be styling here in Bronco country, lemmetellya!

    Comment by dianne — June 22, 2011 #

  17. 2 cute!

    Comment by Anne — June 22, 2011 #

  18. Love your little bag. I say: REPEAT, REPEAT…Tutorial for your devoted fans. All things Anna are cute. Love it.

    Comment by Dandelion Quilts — June 22, 2011 #

  19. What a great looking bag! And don’t you feel better now that you’ve done some sewing?

    Comment by Elaine/MuddlingThrough — June 22, 2011 #

  20. Super PDF…thanks very much. LOVE it.

    Comment by Dandelion Quilts — June 22, 2011 #

  21. i love how you did the zipper.. super duper!

    Comment by Pat Sloan — June 22, 2011 #

  22. Zowee! I love that orange bag! I. Love. Orange.
    You are SO nice to make a PDF with the pattern. I want to make it soon. Not yet, but soon.

    Thank you Miss Thimble.
    Jody

    Comment by Jody — June 22, 2011 #

  23. Adorable bag! That looks like a great size too!

    Comment by Amy @ amyscreativeside — June 22, 2011 #

  24. Very cute! ;0

    Comment by ina — June 22, 2011 #

  25. Pretty pretty! I love it!!!

    Comment by Okie Amy — June 22, 2011 #

  26. I love that bag! And thank you so much for the great tutorial! :)

    Comment by Doni — June 22, 2011 #

  27. it is darling with jean anna!
    Shipshe…here I come. quilt show this weekend.
    probably a good idea to leave my wallet at home.

    Comment by jenny — June 22, 2011 #

  28. Sweet, sweet, sweet! You never cease to amaze me my friend. Heart you.

    Comment by Joni — June 22, 2011 #

  29. you
    are
    brilliant.
    even though you now carry a fabric/vinyl purse.
    we can still be friends.
    it’s cute.
    when we go to europe together i’ll probably ask you to leave it back home.
    :D

    Comment by brigita — June 22, 2011 #

  30. Great bag – but more than that I love your keep calm button, though my choice on that also would be red…..

    Comment by Nicole — June 22, 2011 #

  31. i found a little kate spade tiffany blue crossbody bag that will hold your passport, wallet, phone and moola. http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/kate-spade-new-york-macdougal-alley-thomas-crossbody-bag/3156779?origin=category&resultback=496

    i’ll totally let you bring THAT one with you.

    Comment by brigita — June 22, 2011 #

  32. OH NO THE LINK WONT WORK

    Comment by brigita — June 22, 2011 #

  33. Love this bag…how nice that it is the coated fabric, too…should stay really clean!

    Comment by Sherri — June 23, 2011 #

  34. I’m even more in suspense about your cooker now!

    That little bag is stunning. I’m so in need of something like that but much smaller for my makeup – my current makeup bag has given up the ghost and I don’t get out much! Oh how I need to properly master my Gran’s sewing machine.

    Comment by Emma (silverpebble) — June 23, 2011 #

  35. AWESOME bag!! Love the color. :) Thank you for sharing the wonderful tutorial with us. I vote RED stove Knobs!!! They would be outstanding! :D

    Comment by Angie — June 23, 2011 #

  36. Such a cute little bag! And thanks for the free pattern. I must confess, I’m known by family and friends (lovingly, I’m sure) as the “bag lady.” Never met a bag I didn’t like. Well, there have been a few, but it wasn’t their fault. :D

    Comment by Brenda — June 23, 2011 #

  37. Oh Anna, this is really sweet. I know some Girls who would love to have a cute bag like that

    Comment by Janine — June 23, 2011 #

  38. You guessed correctly – that fabric is Kate Spain’s “Central Park” collection – I went a little overboard buying tons of it this season!

    Comment by greg — June 23, 2011 #

  39. WowWHEE you have a sharp eye for details. Thanks for the pdf, you are too kind to us :)

    Comment by Karen — June 24, 2011 #

  40. Just catching up on some blog reading….been busy busy around here. Love the bag to match your knobs!!! Please send me some photos of the rest of the kitchen when you get the chance. BTW, how did you manage to sneak that much fabric into your bags?????

    Comment by Jan — June 24, 2011 #

  41. what a cute bag and you are right it looks so great with blue jeans -

    Comment by barb — June 24, 2011 #

  42. What a cute little bag and I love the way you did the zipper and the gusset! I’m going to have to make one :o)

    xxx

    Comment by Lesley — June 25, 2011 #

  43. Dang cute bag sister. I have several bag patterns with intentions of giving one a whirl sometime – who knows maybe this summer is the time, lol.

    Hugs – Karen

    Comment by Karen — June 26, 2011 #

  44. Yep, definitely Kate Spain, as someone mentioned it’s from her Central Park line, which is awesome! Though I have to say that my love for that line is being dwarfed by my already abiding love for her collection Terrain that’ll be out in September. I hate having to wait so long!

    The bag looks awesome! I’m still a bit scared of bag sewing…

    Comment by Marieke — June 28, 2011 #

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