My mom is the most difficult person to shop for. She pretty much buys herself any goodies she wants. She can also create, bake, sew, anything and everything. So, it takes a lot of creativity to surprise her.
I had an old leather jacket that I never quite liked. I loved the leather, but I didn’t like how it fit. And, the zipper always got stuck. So, I cut up that old leather jacket and tried to think like my mother. I used the tutorial for a handbag from my Freckled Nest Home-Ec online sewing class. I used the tutorial as a loose guideline, but just did my best to work within the constraints of my “found” material.
My mom had helped me re-upholster two little mid-century modern chairs with this great polka-dot fabric. It was stupid expensive, so I swore to use every last thread. I think it looked pretty great as the lining on this leather bag.
What do you think?
