Mia Everydsy Wallet from Bagstock Designs Whatabout ye folks, it's Lee here. Back with another handmade project. This time, I tried my hand at the Mia Wallet from Bagstock Designs. I have never tried one of their patterns before but boy oh boy are the instructions absolutely fantastic. I am sure I have mentioned it before, but I am a massive visual learner. So, if I can see something being done, I can usually pick it up pretty quickly. So, I did watch a video from Jess over at OklaRoots YouTube channel to get my bearings with this pattern. But to be honest, the pattern is written so well with great photos to guide you, that I managed to make this pattern without having to refer back to each video step. However, if you do want to use the video step by step, Jess would be one of my favourite bag makers on YouTube. She does an incredible job at guiding you through every step of the process. Anywhoodles, here's my Mia wallet. This was my first time making this pattern so
Handmade tote handbag - my own design - Burberry style bag Whatabout ye folks, it's Lee here. This bag did not start out this way.......at all, lol. But I wanted to share it anyway because although the original bag was an incredibly big failure, I think it's important to show how you can turn a failure into something usable. Now, it is by no means perfect in any shape or form, but this process taught me so, so much in the bag designing and making realm that I thought I'd share it with you anyway. I previously told you that I was working on another couple of designs for bags. And one of them did not turn out correctly or anywhere near how I wanted it to. Let me tell you, this bag designing thing is not simple or easy, teehee. But I had already added hardware to the front body piece and made up the inside pockets etc., so I wanted to salvage the hardware and fabric I had used in the hope of making them into a useable bag. So, with "Tempest my Temper Tool" in