Friday, December 30, 2016

OMG Finish


Now that Christmas is over and presents given and received I can finally post about my secret commission which was my OMG (One Monthly Goal) project.

I had selected making a messenger bag as a carry case for my friend Suzy for Christmas as my OMG. In my original posting when setting my OMG I hadn't at that stage chosen what the pattern would be. I had several different ones to choose from.

My final selection was the "Kid Messenger Bag" by the Merriment Design Company.

Kid messenger bag free pattern and sewing tutorial

I ended up making 3 of them over the course of the month. Whilst waiting for the Doctor Who fabric to arrive I made one out of cat fabric. My friend, for whom I was making the Ipad bag loves Doctor Who but she also adores cats so if the fabric didn't arrive or I stuffed it up then this would do instead. It was also a pattern test. I had plenty of cat type fabric but would only have a little Doctor Who. It worked just fine.

I then made the Doctor Who bag for Bek to give Suzy for Christmas. 


And to top things off I made Bek a Rugrats one. I even got fancy in the end and used magnet clip fasteners.


I used the original bag I had made as my contribution to the Secret Santa at our Christmas Lunch/break up for Handmade With Love. I was so pleased when my friend Di ended up with it. She was just hoping her grand daughter didn't spot it and claim it for herself.

I was really pleased with how my OMG worked out.

Linking up 
 Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal.


4 comments:

  1. Those bags are just great. I know the lucky recipients were excited to get them - I would have been.

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  2. These bags are wonderful and you can't go wrong with Dr Who fabric! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish.

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  3. I have joined the One Monthly Goal with Elm Street Quilts and will be making the messenger bags for 2 of my granddaughters to carry their new Amazon Fire kids tablets. Thank you for sharing both items in your blog! Love the Dr Who fabric.

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  4. My OMG was a purse for my sister so I understand that they take more time than you think they would. Congrats on your finish.

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