One last sewing project completed

Here is my slueth inspired diaper bag. I dumped everything out of my purse (50% of which was garbage and then tossed),measured each essential tool and drafted a pattern. The idea was to have a special spot for everything so it could easily be found without digging around the bottom as my diaper bag/purse has the tendency of becoming a black hole. The bag is divided with 1/3 its space for mom stuff and 2/3 for kids' stuff. The kid compartments include two sippy cup holders, pouch for wipes, pouch for snacks and a whole lot of open space for cloth diapers, wet bag, blankies, and even my cannon rebel. Mom compartments are much more specific and include a spot for 2 pens, small notebook, small measuring tape, tissues, sunglasses, and cell phone. There is also an interior zipper pocket for make up and exterior zipper pocket solely for keys. There is a larger letter size pocket that holds not only my wallet but books, magazines and any other papers I need to keep track of. It is all held in place by a cute little green snap.

I am happy with the size and organization but a bit disappointed with my fabric choice. I ordered a few Estsuko Furuya prints from purlsoho.com because they are fun prints and were advertised as home dec weight. They really aren't that heavy of fabrics and even after fusing on craftbond it does not hold its shape as I would have liked.

One more problem. My cell phone just rang and I couldn't find it....it wasn't in the handy pouch but I left it in my coat pocket. Its going to take some training to get use to this new system.

So this diaper bag is not quite a flop because I will get a lot of use out of it but there are definately some alterations I would make next time. Overall grade B/B-