ultrasuede bag

I got a new bag. It's a simple bucket type bag made in orange synthetic leather, which was probably Ultrasuede. I bought this synthetic fabric a week ago when I visited Nippori to accompany Carolyn and Novita for a fabric shopping. It was a very lovely day and we had a great fun with our hunting out. Because Carolyn brought her beautiful daughter with her, and my friend Miho joined us after shopping, we became a big girly fun party in the end. This fabric is my happy memory of the day!

If you are interested in how a tourist feels in the fabric town in Japan, drop by Carolyn's blog regularly as she told me that she would post her holiday story including her Nippori adventure in a short time.

For the bag, I used a self-drafted easy pattern. The bag is lined with a marimekko cotton fabric, which was a leftover of this parasol project. I have put a pocket inside for my keys and such things too. I sewed the outer and the inner(lining) bag individually, and then assembled it in the last step by stitching around the handles, having the raw edges of handles outside. The seams at the root of handles were intended to be there for making the area slightly sturdy horizontally, as I didn't want the handles to wrinkle at the area vertically.

Despite of a very quick project, I am very satisfied with the result so far. All I have to do is to check the durability of this fantastic synthetic leather for this purpose. Let's see how long it lasts! It's been looking good, working super, and totally being awesome to me.

Have a great weekend!

love,
yoshimi