One is silver and the other’s gold.

(Anyone else remember that song from Brownies?)

That’s the song that kept running through my head as I sewed this bag for my dear friend Julie, who was one of my first friends in Baltimore and now that I’ve lived here for 9 years, one of my oldest friends too.

Julie chose this fabric from my stash. This is my birthday present to her, only 7 months late!  I plead Ellie as my excuse.  The  bag pattern itself is very simple.  (It’s the same pattern that I used for Katie’s bag.)  This bag was complicated because I had to piece the remnants together.  So each large panel required four French  seams.  I also pieced together four strap pieces and then realized that I only needed two.  Annoyed at myself and wanting to redeem the situation, I used the two extra strap pieces to make a bonus double pocket with Velcro on the inside.  So Julie, my  mistake is your gain!

I think that with the thelp of this bag, I have mastered French seams!  They are a useful skill to have.

I hope you enjoy using your bag Julie.  Now you just have to come over to my house to wrestle it from Ellie’s hands!