The messenger bag I made

[Umberella]

I took all my favorite scraps of fabric and quilted them together to make this wildly colorful messenger bag.  

[curli]

Wow, that looks great! What are the measurements, roughly?  

[Umberella]

It's 12 1/2 inches wide, 9 1/2 inches tall, and 3 inches deep. The strap is 37 inches long. Thanks for looking!  

[Lovable Soul]

I must say that is awsome bag! I love it! whee Hoping one day i may become a good crafter like you Umberella! You inspired me! biggrin  

[cryahp]

That's gorgeous, I have to say.

I hope I get motivated to get into bag-making soon. There are so many cool examples to inspire here, but I can only handle knitting straight scarves right now!  

[Umberella]

Thanks! It makes me happy to hear people on Gaia saying nice stuff instead of bashing each other all the time. I'm really glad I found this guild.  

[NightRainSpirit]

whee that is so awesome i hav seen many but i really like yours so far....what other stuff hav you been completing lately  

[Umberella]

I sew purses all the time and I make clothes (just normal-not too much cool stuff) and I knit purses.  

[I be me]

that is like way awesome  

[Jehnaier]

*Jaw drops* I love it! I'm loving those skull fabrics. It looks so great. I have to make one. Thankyou for showing it to us!  

[KariudoMegami]

Nice! It looks really good. Once I get enough of them I'm planning to make something like it out of all of those gauge swatches. Useful knitting by-product.  

[I.am.Nny]

It's beautiful! Where do you get such nice fabrics? I only see plain stuff at the crafting stores I go to.  

[Umberella]

Some of these fabrics are from my mom's and grandmother's stash (so they haven't been in stores for 20+ years), but I find the best scraps at fabric stores that are specifically for quilters. You can buy fat quarters in stacks which are smallish pieces of fabric. These can have some great detailed patterns on them. Also, the best quilting fabric store I've ever been to is The Cotton Ball in Morro Bay, California! (I used to live there.) I miss that store very much. Maybe they do mail order?  

[Dracolich]

I'd love to have one of those! Did it take you a long time to make?  

[Umberella]

A day for the quilting and a day for the purse sewing.