The Scrap Project: A Cross-body Pouch

I recently made a new cross-body pouch.

After cutting my Spring Bag collection I was left with a pile of small-yet-gorgeous pieces of various pink and lime-green fabrics.

My fingers were twitching to make use of them somehow. So I lay them all on the floor, and started arranging and rearranging them in different combinations. Once I found the composition I liked, I sewed several pieces together:

I then inserted a pink zipper:

And then another:

The piece on top, cut from the flap of another bag, reminded me of the arched doors and windows so typical to many old buildings in my native Israel, which I always loved.

I found a luxurious piece of silk for the lining

and cut it to size.

I sewed, ironed, pinned and turned. When the bag was ready, I added matching tassels to strengthen its oriental look and make it more interesting:

I liked this one so much that I decided to make it my own. An early Mothers' Day gift for myself. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that it just happens to match many of my clothes :-)