Knot bag, present for Mom!

Continuing the theme of hand-sewing: I made a knot bag for my mom's birthday present. They're bags with two handles -- one is longer than the other, and can be threaded through the shorter one to close the bag and form a "knot".

The completed knot bag.

(Pattern from Indigobirddesign on Etsy).

My mom gave me a lot of quilting fabric a while ago. She had a huge box full of fabric that she wasn't using, and knew I'd be interested! And she also mentioned, quite a while ago, that she liked knot bags.

I asked her what her favorite color was, to which she replied "blue teal is a good default. What am I getting?". She was definitely on to me...

There were a couple fabrics in the box that were blue or teal-ish, that also happened to go together. I decided to add a couple pockets to the bag out of the scraps from cutting the bag pieces from the fabric.

The "inside" of the bag.

The "outside" of the bag.

I hand sewed the bag, and finished the edges with palestrina stitch. The palestrina edging took the longest amount of time. But I wanted something sturdy and reversible, since the bag is also reversible.

Detail of the palestrina edging.

But overall, it was a very quick project! Finished it over the weekend, working at a dedicated but leisurely place. It's all wrapped up and ready for gifting now!

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