Saturday, January 16, 2010

~Homemade Diaper Bag~

I have been itching for a new diaper bag, one that was cute, efficient and would help to stay organized (like for a day...). I found one in Target I really liked and almost splurged ($30! --- which really is not much in the world of diaper bags) but God by His grace restrained me. :) And I'm so glad He did! Because I found a remnant piece of brown Canvas at Hobby Lobby for $4 --- perfect! While my husband's MAC was in the shop (crashed hard drive) I took advantage of his inability to work on pics and made a diaper bag! It was really fun, every time I would finish a little something I would pop out of our room and show Clay..."see, this does this and is for this..." And it did not take that long either. I worked on it on and off for one day and then finished it the next day during their naps. Quick story---Ellie came to visit me while I was up in sew land and I got an idea...I tied a piece of scrap fabric around her head and told her she was Mary. She loved it! She came back a few minutes later and said she needed some fabric for "Joseph" (Daddy)! As she was leaving she looked back at me and asked, "who are you?" ---thinking---"I am a sewing shepherd!" Smile from Ellie, "yes! you are a sewing shepherd! Daddy! Mommy is a sewing shepherd!" And went back to pretending with Joseph. Sometimes when I am sewing she will still call me a "sewing shepherd" whatever that is. :)

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This is the slot for my wipes container and other diapering necessities.


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This is the cute fabric that a friend gave me for Christmas. I love it! See that elastic pocket? I have been wanting to try this and it was so much easier than I thought. Wish I had brown thread though. :)


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These metal hook things are from another purse I purchased at a yard sale for $2. There are still more pieces from that purse I plan to use on other projects. So I guess I got the $2 out of it.


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Purse hanging on a hook. Ta Da!


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I look at all these cute craft blogs and whenever one of those gals finishes a project they do this. Stand in front of a mirror and take a picture of themselves. I think it is funny, and so did my husband. He was in the other room very capable of taking the picture. But I HAD to have it this way. :)

What do you think? What are things that you look for in a diaper bag? I have ideas of making a matching wet bag (for the cloth diapers) that will somehow hook on. But I am not sure how practical that will be, maybe too bulky. Any ideas ? So, I guess my diaper bag cost about $5 --- I still have leftover material.

**Special thanks to my husband for helping me with the pictures --- I love you.**

6 comments:

  1. That is awesome "sewing shepherd". [what a cute name!] I've just been thinking that I ought to replace my black and pink diaper bag... not only because it is black and pink, but because it's falling apart. I *love* yours and it doesn't look too hard. Did you use a pattern at all?

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  2. Thanks Anna! No I did,'t use a pattern. Basically it is a rectangle w/ 3 pockets. I thought of adding more but this seems to be going well. I love the pockets on the outside with elastic because I can put more in there and they stay closed at the opening, for the most part. If you make one may be you could blog it! :) love~Brooke

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  3. Love the bag, Brooke! In the first four photos, the trim looks like it's a light brown pattern. But in the last photo, it looks like it's a little green? What does it look like "in real life"? =) Good thinking on the metal hooks - I think they add a lot of character to the bag! Oh, and I wouldn't worry about not having the matching brown thread. I like a bit of contrast myself.

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  4. Your diaper bag is soo neat Brooke! Isn't it amazing how much money you can save by sewing your own things sometimes?

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  5. Jill, the accent fabric is a yellowish mustard color. I like that color a lot.

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  6. Brooke
    I loe reading your blogs, they are humorous and informative. That diaper bag is very cool and you did a great job. I love the pictures you both have done, my favorite is the one of Athan with a bad hair day. What a great idea of taking a picture with your finished project. I had just thought last week I should have taken pictures of all the baby afghans and matching hats I've made over the past 3 years, I will start doing it now after already sending 500---it is never too late! Hope to see all of you soon!
    Jan

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