No Hardanger Day

I have set aside a day for that so ...................

I spent yesterday making bags.      YES!!      I KNOW!!!      JUST BOUGHT ONE!!!!

This is different.............  I shall be going to Scotland again soon and I need a small bag to put my sewing in. 
So I had the idea to make one (or two) using some of my material stash from Africa.  So here they are:-

This one is large enough to take
my 12" hoop plus

This one is small enough to take
the squares I make for Q4BC group.

I made the large one first and then thought that I should've used the embroidered front so I made a smaller one which has silver (!!) embroidery down the middle.  Both bags are self lined which means that the smaller bag has a pocket behind the opening in the embroidery. 
Speaking of pockets ............. I have a lot of trouble finding my phone in my RED bag so I made a couple of pockets for it. 

Two plain pockets made from
the actual pockets on the
top.

Using the original pocket gives
me a double layer pocket - clever!!!

One to be stitched inside the front zip pocket and one to be stitched inside opposite the deeeeeep zipped one. (wish I could turn that photo round but I can't - Note to self: - take photos landscape ONLY in future!!!)







I amaze myself at times (in a humble way) - do not ask where I get these ideas from, I really don't know.