My quilt guild is having a sew along for Quilt Con, we are making Amy Butler’s Weekender bag, using Elizabeth Hartman’s quilt as you go technique. Elizabeth will then judge our bags, choose a winner and offer a prize! Here are the fabrics I started out with.
This has been a group project, we have worked on this at our weekend sew. This was my bag panel, the large section will be covered with a pocket. But then I went home and I felt it just was too messy. So back to the drawing board.
I decided to be more structured with my patches. It also just sort of happened one side is green/yellow and the other purple/orange.
With front pockets and straps attached. The pattern is the same, the colors are different.
One problem I notices is that the front pockets gape. Maybe when the bag is assembled this isn’t a problem, but I didn’t want to take any chances.
I had these magnets from a quilt show. Much thiner than the metal prong kind. They are available online here StudioKat Designs
For the top/side straps I made one to match each side of the bag.
The two side pockets are identical. And now, on to the lining and putting it all together.