The Prettiest Gym bag!

AKA the bag that nearly broke me and my machine!

I have wanted to make a duffel bag style gym bag for a while. I got this lovely stripey material from my Mum's stash recently that I thought would be perfect for a bag. So, flushed with the success of my recent backpack making I set out to make one....It nearly broke me. Tis was much trickier than I anticipated, but I really don't know why. It has come out really well but was most definitely a labour of love with at least 4 sewing machine needles sacrificed and  lot of seem ripping!

I used the free safari duffel bag pattern from Sew 4 Home as I really like the detail of the front zipped pocket and the pocket on the end.

Instead of using a contrast fabric for the base as detailed in the instructions I played about with the direction of the stripes on my main fabric. 

The bag is fully lined - I used a bright pink polka dot fabric which I think finishes the bag perfectly and I can't wait to use it at the weekend for our trip away to the seaside!