PPC24: Purple Rain

February 23, 2021 / Kat /

So…

in our last post I showed you a bag that I totally had FUN making, and every once in a while it’s nice to cut loose and make something that’s just for fun, right? But now we only have one more sample to make after this one and then it’s time to choose one of these bags to grace our pattern cover!

That means… it’s time to get SERIOUS!

Now if there’s one thing I’ve noticed the longer this Pandemic goes on, it’s how HARD it is to find new and interesting fabrics! And as a pattern designer, this has made MY job all the harder, since I normally depend on fabrics as a major inspiration for my designs!

So with this mind, I decided to build upon the positive experience I had working with the **Panamanian woven fabric** earlier in this cycle, so I went shopping online for a woven fabric in a totally different colorway and I totally fell in love with this beautiful purple variety!

Once again, I stabilized the woven fabric with a layer of Bosal Fashion Fuse PRIOR to doing any cutting to keep the fraying in check and then went about making up the back as usual.

These two pictures pretty much epitomize the difference between the two main storage areas. The photo at left shows that the origin of both of these pockets is the same. But the photo at right gives you a good idea that the zippered opening for the front storage area opens MUCH wider than the back area.

This wider opening gives you convenient access to the card slots. This design features eight separate slots for credit or loyalty cards.

and while the larger back storage area is a bit difficult to photograph, the picture above will show you that it can easily safely accommodate an iPad Air as well as many other items, including our new baglight which can light up the interior and make things easy to find!

The Gemini FlightBag is 9″ wide by 10.5 ” tall by 3.5″ and should be available for purchase sometime in mid-March! We can’t wait to show you more!

And now, it’s YOUR turn!

We only have one more sample to show you before the all-important post where we ask you to help us choose the ONE sample to feature on the pattern cover for this design. So do stay tuned for the next post in this series after which we’ll ask you to make YOUR choice!

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