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Rainout Equals Sewing

20th March 2010

Rainout Equals Sewing

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Yep, old man weather struck again. My daughter’s softball tournament was rained out. It’s really getting to be quite the joke. Just schedule her team to play in a tournament and we are all but guaranteed rain!

I made good use of the day though. First, my husband amazingly agreed to go to Sam’s Club. I had recently joined through work and we needed to have our photos taken for our permanent i.d.’s. We haven’t been a member of any warehouse club store in so long, it was interesting to see some of the items they’re selling. We managed to spend less than $100 (amazing huh!) and got 2 new folding chairs to take with us to softball tournaments (if we ever actually get to go to one), some bagged frozen veggies, the New Moon dvd for my daughter and a case of Kraft macaroni and cheese (the blue box), also for my daughter and all her friends who’ve been eating me out of house and home all week since they didn’t have school.

I didn’t just shop today either. I came home and sewed! That’s right, for the first time in 2 months, I turned on my sewing machine, and created something new! Here it is, in all it’s glory…

a new Softball purse!

Softball Swing Bag 003

Now I have to admit, this isn’t completely finished. I want to find a decorative button to attach to the front pocket, and maybe even a charm to hang from the zipper pull, although, I may just use ribbon for that. I thought I might go to Joann’s Fabrics tomorrow and see what I can find for the finishing touches.

Softball Swing Bag 001

This bag is approximately 8″ wide and 10″ long with a zipper on the top for security. The front pocket is perfect for holding a cell phone and there are 2 additional interior pockets for chapstick and whatever else a person might be carrying. This bag is fully lined and I used fleece for sturdiness in between the top and lining fabrics. The strap is around 45″ long and is perfect for carrying cross shoulder.

Softball Swing Bag 002

This bag takes a quite a bit more time to make than the one show in my previous post so I’m going to have to ask a higher price for it. I sell the other style for $15, so I’m going to ask $20 for this one. I think they are both fantastic bags for carrying to games and use one myself!

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  1. 1 On March 20th, 2010, Lisa - Alterity said:

    What a cute bag! Isn’t it cool to finish such a daunting task with one that is just so much fun?!
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    posted on March 20th, 2010 at 7:12 pm

  2. 2 On March 21st, 2010, Charla said:

    You are so talented! I’m not in to baseball, but I still think the purse is cute. :)
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    posted on March 21st, 2010 at 2:59 pm

  3. 3 On March 22nd, 2010, Jude said:

    Sam’s is great if you buy in bulk, we like to check them out just to compare and since we dropped our card if we want something the kids pick it up for us. Sorry they got rained out, but what a cute bag that is.
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    posted on March 22nd, 2010 at 12:45 pm

  4. 4 On March 23rd, 2010, Natalie said:

    That’s super cute! I’d call it a baseball bag rather than softball…but I’m a little more than obsessed with baseball. ;) Good job, you’re so talented!
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    posted on March 23rd, 2010 at 12:09 pm

  5. 5 On March 23rd, 2010, lynne said:

    Natalie – Well, technically, you are correct, it is baseballs on the print. Unfortunately, the savvy fabric manufacturers have yet to create a print with actual softballs, which are the same shape, just yellow! So, since I am a softball mom, and I made this bag for use when I attend softball games, I am calling it a softball bag. However, if anyone wants to use one for attending baseball games, I’ll be happy to call it a baseball bag! :-D

    posted on March 23rd, 2010 at 4:06 pm

  6. 6 On March 23rd, 2010, lynne said:

    Jude – I agree, Sam’s is great for bulk shopping! We did buy a couple of cloth folding chairs to take to softball games with us, but if you’re out to buy food, ya gotta be prepared to buy lots! I thought I’d give the membership a try for year, I got a special deal through work. If we don’t use it enough, I won’t renew.

    posted on March 23rd, 2010 at 4:07 pm

  7. 7 On March 23rd, 2010, lynne said:

    Thanks Charla! I want to make this same bag out of some other prints too, I really like the style of the bag and can see it being put to use for many occasions.

    posted on March 23rd, 2010 at 4:08 pm

  8. 8 On April 1st, 2010, Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings said:

    I love this one too!
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    posted on April 1st, 2010 at 8:10 am