back to the drawing board

Well

I finally made my first buttercup bag.

I really like it

but

as I suspected

the purse is just not quite big enough

to be practical.

I was going to enlarge it from the get-go

but decided

really

I should just makeup the pattern as is...

no changes.

Which I did.

Mostly.

I went ahead and added interfacing to the lining

and made the pocket a bit bigger, too.

I think

besides enlarging the pattern

I'll also add stabilizer to the strap

and make it a few inches longer

while I'm at it.

This was going to be part of a graduation gift

for a sweet young gal;

her momma helped me pick out the fabric.

I'm glad she did

'cause these weren't any that I'd had in mind.

I do love the fabric combo

but

it was ridiculously hard to find anything

that even remotely went with that green.

Oddly enough

I followed the directions to-the-letter

on this wallet, too.

For real!

I'm pleased with it

but

it took me way too long to make.

~

Sadly, the wallet is just too big for the purse

so it's back to the drawing board

or, rather

the cutting mat...

Good thing I bought more fabric than I thought I'd need!