Black and Amethyst Bag

[Nira]

Made this bag for my niece. I'm a big fan of finding free lining material. This is an old work shirt of a friend. Traded some blue yarn I was tired of for it. It's great to have friends nearby who crochet as well. Since I'm actually pretty terrible at sewing it saves me from having to make a neat seam for the top since I use the bottom seam of the shirt for it. This bag is a simple HDC done through both top loops worked in a round. Strap is also HDC, one line of black and then one of Amethyst. Used RHSS, which I always have a ton of.

[sopo]

Great bag! I do that too with the tshirts. I hate sewing and am awful at it so just turn a tshirt upside down, trim it to fit the bag and seem it up... voila!

 

This one is really pretty.

[jolena]

I just love your bag! Love your tip, using a T- shirt for the lining. Will be remembering this. TYFS!

[imanurse55]

Love the bag- and thanks for the tip on lining with tee shirts!!! Love that idea!!!

[TurtleLvr]

Love it! Especially the lining, great idea!

 

[kuddlekubs]

Agreed! Lovely bag and great lining tip!

 

kuddles

[froggy]

Oh great, I have been using T-shirts for a long time, Soooo Why didn't I think to turn them upside down! Geez! I am so glad you posted this tip!

[Peggy85225]

Wonderful.

[PetraDae]

Top job!

[Nira]

Here is one I did for another niece where I lined it with a shirt as well. It was a closer color match than the black. Red does not photograph well for me though.

[TCarra]

Beautiful! The colors are awesome!

[teakaycee]

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[DebraKay]

Very pretty -- I love how black and purple look together. My son's college colors are purple and white but they manage to work black into almost every uniform or T-shirt. His football uniforms always include black with the purple & white too. So, I have looked for several purple & black items to wear. This bag would look great with them! I will have to think about making my next bag in those colors! I like your idea of using old shirts for the lining! I don't know how many T-shirts I have bundled into bags for the Goodwill. I will save a few out for easy/free linings next time!

[cmg123]

Love the bag. Ready made linings are great!

[Nira]

Thanks for all the wonderful compliments!

[Monique39]

Very nice!

[grannyannie]

Very nice bag and love the lining tips!

[cshort]

Great bags.

[Momcrochets]

now why didn't I ever think of that? I've saved a couple cute tops, and a cute pair of DD's out grown jeans for projects (don't know what yet, just saving them), I even turned a worn out sweater into a throw pillow cover. My sewing skills also leave much to be desired

DH was just saying it was time for him to thin out his old T's...hmmm I just may have to stick a few in the "scrap fabric bin"

 

Cute bag, and clever idea, using the t-shirt!

[I Create]

What a cool idea, the t-shirt lining! But now I will want to save more clothes and I'm trying to weed out things from our move to TN. I love both bags, but the red.......ooh, la, la! That is my color favorite. Love the stitch you chose for it, too.

[Nox]

Nira, That's one of the most beautiful bags I've ever seen! I'm not kidding. It sounds pretty simple, but the end result is..... AMAZING! I would love love love to learn how you did it, heh. I hardly ever see flat bags and this one took the cake. Thanks for showing it off.