Larger Than Life bag is very large!
They weren’t kidding – this bag is huge! More luggage than a bag, really. I’m glad that it’s finally done!
Thanks to hubby for modelling it for me! It’s a double lining, with inside pockets (zipped on one side, patch on the other) and closes at the top with a zip.
The only exposed inside seams (the overlocked ones) are where I joined the top gusset to the rest of the bag. I didn’t have a pattern for the lining, and it took me ages to work out how to do it properly!
The handles have wadding interfaced to them and are quilted. The lining fabric came from my mother’s stash, and I used up some Kasse Fassett remnants for the pockets. I machine sewed the outer crochet bag to the lining around the top, but am also going to hand-stitch it to the lining at the corners of the base. The lining bottom has a base made of fast-to-fuse and a layer of very firm interfacing.
I think I’ll be using this to store my ever-increasing yarn stash (which does not yet rival the fabric stash, luckily – but I’m working on it).
how did you do the lining? it looks good! I’ve never tried to line anything knitted or crocheted and I’ve got an adorable purse pattern I’ve wanted to try but am nervous cuz it’s lined. I can lined sewn stuff, so I hope that’s a start!
WOW! I had forgotten about the promises of a larger than life bag! This is great! I love the fabric you picked out for the inside. I think it is perfect for a yarn stash!
That bag is amazing. It looks like something you’d see on the arm of a young starlet, making her way down the Hollywood streets on a shopping spree. Just don’t tell that to your husband! 🙂
Good job!
The bag is fantastic, I love the crocheting on the outside.It would be dangerous for me to carry around, I carry way too much crap already- you know two bags!he!he!he! But I have to agree with my friends that it is not your husbands colour.
Melisssa xxxxxx
Lovely peachy lining you chose- I love Kaffe Fassett at the moment. Perfect as a detail. I’m still a beginner at quilting -your handles look marvellous and so comfy. That is my pet hates with bags, which is why I usually have a rucksack and look like a shoplifter. LOL Beautiful job well done.
Beautiful crochet and what a nice way to showcase it.