Lickety Split Bag
Yesterday I decided it was high time to cut into my Anna Maria Horner Good Folks before another year goes by and we're all still looking at the Good Folks projects. Case in point: have you noticed alot of Mendocino around here lately? Yeah, I acquired that last August. I didn't want to think too hard about what to make so I pulled out my favorite quickie pattern, formerly known as the "stroller bag," now known as Lickety Split, due to the fact that I can literally make one in 15 minutes (without the pockets) to 30 minutes (with pockets).Update: The Lickety Split pattern is no longer availableLike the Oceana Tote, this one is reversible although it's bigger and not interfaced so it's super lightweight and folds up to almost nothing. I added some blue and red ric-rac to the pockets, for a little extra cute.
: : which side should go out? : :I made it up after studying a student's book bag back when I was teaching a few years ago; although now that I look online at the pattern she used I see it's smaller, doesn't have the seam in the middle or the round ties. There's a lot of this style bag floating around but the patterns for sale are either too small for what I want or don't have the adjustable ties on the top. And as I write that I'm realizing just how much I complain about how not-quite-right every other pattern out there is. I don't mean to be a whiner. I just don't always find exactly what I'm looking for...
: : ties onto the stroller : :
: : or hangs : :I'm hesitant to say this but I think this is my Perfect Bag. It works for library books, farmers market, grocery store, just over the shoulder, and because it's adjustable I can hang it on any stroller. It's big enough for baby and toddler gear but my little sister Kricket carries hers around so I know it's not too mommish (that or she just switches to it every time she comes over...sneaky). And it's wide enough at the bottom for a carton of eggs. Eggs!!!
: : Here are a couple others I've made recently (but with one pocket inside instead of four) : :
I'd be happy to scan and sell this if anyone's interested (no commitment of course). I think I want to try out some automatic download software for PDFs so that if someone bought it they could download it right away. This might be the one to start with, but if you guys think it's a bad idea I'll save myself the time. I'm able to turn around most pattern orders on Etsy within a few hours, but that's still a wait, and for a PDF it would be nice to get it right away.Side note on wall color: A few of you asked about the paint color on my wall from last post; I have to admit the first picture here isn't quite an accurate portrayal of my bathroom wall (which happens to be one of the only well-lit blank walls in my house with a hook); I played around with the tint/temp of the picture because I wanted it to be beachy. The real color is probably closer to the one you see directly above. The paint color is from Martha Stewart at Kmart, but I got it about four years ago so I don't even know if they sell it anymore. But if you want that warm aqua look, rip out a Tiffany ad from Vogue and bring it in to your local paint shop; I'm sure you'd get the same look. And maybe if I get the energy I'll waddle downstairs and see if I can find the name of that paint chip...
