Springy craftiness

I'm not much of a sewer/seamstress. But recently I decided to try making a new bag for myself. Maybe I've been inspired by all the cute stuff my friend Lindsey sews. So over our recent St. George weekend my mom and my sister Rachel decided to make Amy Butler bags. We got some super cute stuff from Quilted Works, my cousin Sharla's shop. This project was challenging for me mostly because sewing instructions don't seem to be written in English. My mom had to explain pretty much every step for me. But they turned out cute! Here's mine.

I'm normally a conservative black purse kind of girl. So it's been pretty fun to have something different! When we got home I decided to try a girly girl bag pattern my mom had. Compared to the Amy Butley bag this was a piece of cake! The directions were simple and it took far less time.

The bags are small. Sydney already had one my mom made for her to be a Sunday bag. She brings her coloring stuff and small books to keep her occupied during church.

This bag was so much fun to make that I decided to make another girly girl bag to give away in Dionne's Springtime swap. Hope you like it Sarah!

This is the first craft swap I've ever done. I sent Sarah the above bag and received a couple sets of her cute note cards that she sells on Etsy. So fun. She's quite the talented artist!