Stupid Hurts

A bit back I found this picture on flickr and decided I wanted to reverse [tag]engineer[/tag] a [tag]bag[/tag] from it.

It became even easier when I found a picture of his all his bag parts laid out, then I just had to use the items lying around the room for reference and I was able to draw up my own [tag]pattern[/tag].
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I finally finished my own [tag]messenger[/tag] bag using the new pattern I drew up tonight. I think I did a fairly decent job in the end. I plan on going riding with it tomorrow to see how it feels. Since there are a lot fewer pieces it took less cutting and sewing and it weighs tons less, it also has fewer pockets as a trade off.
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This was also my first trying [tag]appliqué[/tag] in a very long time. That was a lot of fun and I am pretty pleased with the results of the entire bag overall.
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