{"id":840,"date":"2016-05-10T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/?p=840"},"modified":"2017-12-16T13:01:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T12:01:52","slug":"beach-hut-messenger-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/beach-hut-messenger-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Hut Messenger Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can never have too many bags&#8230;. or at least you can never make too many bags! I&#8217;ve not been 100% certain about the way the lining looks caught up on the messenger bags I&#8217;ve previously made, so I decided to try out a new pattern. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.craftsy.com\/pattern\/sewing\/accessory\/good-to-go-messenger-bag\/145698\" target=\"_blank\">Good-to-go<\/a> messenger bag by <em>Two Pretty Poppets<\/em>, has a plain body with a patterned flap&#8230;. but I\u00a0wanted to change that slightly, so I used their pattern, but with patterned fabric on the outside, and a plain lining.<\/p>\n<p>I also added in a zipped pocket on the flap, piping around the flap (it&#8217;s not clear in the photo, but that&#8217;s white bias binding with sailboats on, to fit the beach theme), and added some plastic bag clips to hold the strap in place\u00a0&#8211; not only does that make the strap removable if needed, but it also adds a nice touch to the finished bag.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-828\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/bag-site.jpg\" alt=\"Beach Hut Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/bag-site.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/bag-site-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Because of the way the bag is sewn together, the lining isn&#8217;t stretched around strange corners, and there&#8217;s no weird puckers and stretches on the inside. I also changed the inside pockets, to fit a small bottle of water and a\u00a0smart phone, to save rummaging around amongst\u00a0everything else just to find the phone when it rings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-830\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/beach-bag-open.jpg\" alt=\"Beach Hut Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/beach-bag-open.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/beach-bag-open-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I would probably make the bag slightly taller if I made another, and maybe also add in the clasp to close it (I left that out, as I wasn&#8217;t too sure how accurately I could attach it!), but I think it&#8217;s a very good pattern, and it&#8217;s also a lot easier to sew than the previous one I tried!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can never have too many bags&#8230;. or at least you can never make too many bags! I&#8217;ve not been 100% certain about the way the lining looks caught up on the messenger bags I&#8217;ve previously made, so I decided to try out a new pattern. 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