When I had just started sewing lessons I bought some red leather on a whim. I went to a fabric market with my mom and there was a stall with pieces of leather. They had an enormous selection of different colours and I just could not resist. I chose the red leather because it’s a colour that went with almost all of my clothes.
But then I was too insecure to actually use the
leather. I only just started sewing and I was using an old sewing machine of my
grandmother that was a little unpredictable when I needed to sew a thicker kind
of fabric. So the leather was boxed away for years, occasionally taking it out
of the box to admire it. But I was never brave enough to use it.
A few weeks ago when looking at it I realised just how
silly I was. So I decided to finally use it. The pattern I made myself. The
pieces are just rectangles sewn together with two long straps so that I was
able to wear it on the shoulder. I wanted a really simple bag that is easy to
sew and big enough to fit a lot of stuff.
The leather has an irregular shape and I tried to use
as much of it as I could because I wanted a large bag. The leather is sewn bad
sides together because I wanted the seams to show. The lining of the bag is a
white with red polka dots quilting cotton. My grandmother did sew the lining to
the leather on her industrial sewing machine. I was afraid to try it myself on my
mom’s sewing machine because it is rather thick to sew especially there where
the straps are attached to the bag.
I really like how it turned out and I’m happy that I finally
had the courage to use the leather. I have used the bag every week since I have
finished it.
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