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New sewing pattern: California Sunshine Bag

9/30/2013

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I am happy to finally introduce my latest sewing pattern to you, now available for instant download in my pattern store: the California Sunshine Bag!
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Back from vacation, back with a new bag sewing pattern! As it turned out, I not only took my new rose petal bag with me on vacation but I also decided to take the bag along which had been my latest project before I hit the road.
I needed a bag that would be big enough for the things I would have with me while exploring two of the most interesting cities of the world: Las Vegas and San Francisco. Especially for Vegas and the Nevada desert this meant that my recently purchased refillable water bottle had to fit in there. I am constantly scared to dehydrate :)
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Me with a giant Californian bear... and my California Sunshine Bag :)
My new bag was perfect for sightseeing in the cities: not only did my water bottle fit in there but also all the other stuff you need to have with you, like wallet, keys, phone, camera, sunglasses, my travel guide...
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My 1 liter water bottle in my bag, along with some other important stuff.
This was my first visit to the Southwest. I totally fell in love with San Francisco and the Bay area in general. At some point I drove south on Highway 1, exploring the Pacific coast, and I was stunned by the beauty of the area.
Back home it was time for me to name my new bag design, as feedback of my pattern testers came rolling in. I didn’t have to think too long about it: I wanted it to remind me of all the great experiences I made on my trip so I decided to name it the California Sunshine Bag :)
This bag comes with four pockets in addition to the main compartment. It has a large slip pocket on the back and an interior zip pocket. On the front of the bag there are two smaller slip pockets, which are folded into decorative pleats.
The flap closes with a magnetic snap that is attached to a tab. This closure is connected to the flap of the bag with an O-ring and a decorative strip of fabric which is sewn onto the center of the flap. The strap is long enough for the bag to be worn on one shoulder or across the body.

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The pdf file comes with 18 pages of instructions, 44 pictures and 6 pattern pieces. All measurements are given in centimeters and inches.
The finished size of this bag is 28.5 x 39 x 4.5 cm / 11.25 x 15.5 x 1.75 in (height x width x depth).

Supplies needed:

- Exterior fabric: 1 m or 1 yd
- Lining fabric: 1 m or 1 yd
- Fusible fleece e.g. Pellon 987F: ½ m or ½ yd
- Fusible interfacing, e. g. Pellon 931 TD:  1 ½ m or 1 ½ yd
- 2 rectangular rings (2.5 cm /1”)
- 1 O-ring (approx. 4 cm/ 1.5” diameter)
- 1 magnetic snap
- 1 zipper, 18 cm (7”)

And now please have a look at the bags my testers made. They have outdone themselves again and I am so grateful for all their help!
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Ree from Sincerely, Ree was done with her bag after only five days. She is a true sewing addict and I love how she always embellishes her items, like in this case with the red bows!
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Cara from Early Bird Stitches combined this colored chevron fabric with a black and white polka dot fabric. What a great contrast!

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Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations likes to recycle materials for her projects. Who would have guessed that the green fabric for her California Sunshine Bag comes from a linen skirt?

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This is Susan's California Sunshine Bag. She combined blue and purple batik fabrics which make an awesome color combo!
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I love the bright colors of Kristin's California Sunshine Bag and the way the different prints match! You can see the cute floral pattern of the lining even better in the close-up.
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I saw Susan's bag and thought: yes, my name for the pattern totally matches her bag! It makes me think of springtime, sunshine and walking through fields of California wildflowers :)
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Jodi's bag comes in a beautiful floral fabric in pink and brown shades. Her bag looks so well finished, nice job!
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Carol used some awesome constrasting prints for her California Sunshine Bag. I am totally in love with this combination!
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Silvia used fabrics by Kaffe Fassett for her California Sunshine Bag. These awesome bright colors make her bag a real eyecatcher!
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Look at all the different fabrics that Georgia used for her bag! They all have different patterns and prints and still go perfectly together. I especially like that she used a separate fabric just for the side panel, what a great idea!

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This is DeeAnn's California Sunshine Bag. She used a dark blue fabric with a rose print and it really looks amazing for this bag pattern!

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Erin made this beautiful bag. She told me that she enjoyed making this bag so much, she decided to make some more as gifts. I am happy to hear that!

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Lisa's bag looks so elegant, I love the combination of the plain dark green exterior fabric and the lining with the butterfly pattern. Absolutely stunning!
If you like this pattern and would like to make a California Sunshine Bag yourself you can now purchase the pattern in my pattern store. How do you like my new design? I would love to hear your opinion so please leave me a comment below :)
Happy sewing!
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8 Comments
Louise Ambrosi link
9/30/2013 08:13:03 am

That is pretty sweet and a versatile little number! Love the versions from your pattern testers too. Well done on a lovely new pattern!

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Natalie link
9/30/2013 08:15:13 am

Anna the bag is very nice and a great name for it. Glad to hear that you had a good vacation.

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Cara link
9/30/2013 09:59:33 am

I LOVE all the bags! Everyone is so talented! I also love the pattern, and I can't wait to make more now that the pattern is released! :-)

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Christine Welsh link
9/30/2013 12:53:22 pm

Great new pattern Anna...well done! LOVE all the pattern testers versions too. It is always such FUN to see a pattern made up in such a variety of different fabrics!

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Vicky Myers link
9/30/2013 04:07:58 pm

Great pattern, and wonderful to see it made up in so many varieties of fabric. It really was worth investing in good quality interfacing:) Vicky

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Norma link
10/1/2013 08:42:15 am

Great bag! I really like all the pockets, the tab on the flap and the size seems great too. I have to put this one on my wish list.

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Anna
10/2/2013 12:50:49 am

Thanks guys for all your nice comments! They mean so much to me and I am really happy that you like my new bag design :)

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Donna B link
10/2/2013 12:33:47 pm

Sweet purse - I love it!!

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