A Finished Runaround Bag for Marianne

A few weeks ago, I signed up for a new Craftsy Class on zippered bags: Zip It Up - Easy Techniques for Zippered Bags with Joan Hawley as the instructor.  I had done a couple of zipper pouches before but I was never really happy with my zippers and never got really consistent results.

The class is really, really good.  Joan Hawley is a good instructor and she demonstrates a bunch of really neat tricks for installing the zippers, finishing seams and pressing your project so it looks professional.  I found that although the patterns are clearly written, you really benefit from watching the class as you work on the bags.  She provides a lot of information in the videos that aren't necessarily covered in the written patterns.

Anyhow, I was itching to make one of the bags, but didn't have any fusible fleece until last weekend.  So this week, I made my very first Runaround Bag.

I used 2 fat quarters from Lizzie House for this bag.  I just love the cats on this Cat Dream fabric and this was perfect for my daughter Marianne who just loves kitties.

The zipper isn't perfect, but it looks pretty good I think!

Making this bag really wasn't difficult at all - I cut all the fabrics one evening before going to bed and I put the bag together in about one hour the following evening.

And here is Marianne modeling the bag for me.

I will be linking up this small finish over at Crazy Mom Quilts and at Quilt Matters for TGIFF.

Izzy