Would you buy this?

Not that I'm asking the right people...I guess that most people who read this blog like my sewing and other sewers would appreciate the effort it takes to make a bag.  I have made this bag for a silent auction at the school.  I hope that somebody buys it. Well, specifically, I hope that somebody likes it enough to pay a decent price for it.

The pattern is Nicole Mallalieu's City Shopper Bag, in her book, you sew, girl! The body of the bag is a linen, from Tessuti.  The patchwork panels on the front are linen, cotton and denim, including the scraps from my Marimekko teatowels.

I have used a vintage button to close the bag.

The straps are made from black canvas from Ikea.  I like using black for the handles as I feel it gives the bag less of a home-made look.  The Ikea canvas is strong enough that it doesn't need to be interfaced.

I have used a soft denim, from Spotlight, for the lining.  I used a heavyweight woven interfacing for the bag body, also from Spotlight.  I used the front panel fabrics on the bag facing, just for a bit of colour and fun.

There is an internal, zippered pocket.  I did depart from Nicole's instruction here and did a quickie zip / welt thingy.

I made one of these bags for myself, about a year ago, which I never blogged.  You can see it here.  The strap has faded a little, but apart from that, it is in good shape.  The main fabric was an Echino cotton-linen print and the front flap was a Japanese cotton, both purchased when I visited Japan.

The lining is a mystery fabric from a garage sale.

And whilst I am catching up...here is another bag I made earlier this year, using cotton canvas remnants from Otilly & Lewis and an Amy Butler print for the lining.  I have been disappointed in past bags made from Amy Butler fabrics as they fade terribly, but it should be okay in the lining.  The canvas is heavy enough that I did not need to interface the bag.