For the main/outside, I just used some fabric that I had picked up at Manteca's annual quilt show boutique; when I bought it, I had no project in mind at the time, so it came in handy. The inside coordinating fabric came out of a packet of sample fat quarters from Keepsake Quilting.For the outside, I used extra stiff fusible interfacing. The inside, including the zippered pockets had regular medium weight fusible interfacing. For binding, I used twill tape, because stretch was not required.
This was a fun project, and it went together fairly quickly once I had assembled all the materials needed. As you can see, it holds a lot of stuff. The first pocket is shorter than the others and is great for holding smaller items such as packets of needles, machine or hand sewing . The slots between the pockets are useful for such items as scissors, rotary cutters, thread, seam rippers, even your cell phone. I think this will be handy for those times when I am sewing away from home, such as classes or other sewing group.
One thing I forgot to mention is the little fabric bowl on the right side of the lower photo. The instructions for this little bowl are available for free on Craftsy. Magnetic snaps in two of the corners attach to corresponding snaps on the first pocket and bag side help to hold the bowl in place while the bag is in use. It certainly isn't required when you are making the bag itself, but it can be handy for smaller items like bobbins or Clover wonder clips. The corner created by the bowl between the magnetic snaps creates a handy spot for items such as that purple thang, Frixion pens, or your stiletto.
I personally am using this bag for my sewing tools, but it could also be useful for electronics such as cell phones or ipods. It would hold ear phones, chargers, and styli in addition to the phone or ipod itself. It could hold art supplies such as pencils, erasers, markers, paint brushes. It could hold manicure supplies, first aid kit, nintendo games, or whatever, this bag is useful.
