I wanted a purse, mainly for when I travel, that was light weight but would still hold the essentials. I thought I designed this purse well. I measured my Kindle and my phone to determine what size pockets they need. Then I designed a series of zippered and unzipped pockets for everything. In one of the zippered pockets, I added a card holder for easy access to cards, for example, a public transit card. My design was both a success and a failure. The purse is really cute in my opinion, and it does hold what it was designed to hold. Unfortunately, once I add my wallet and a few other essentials, it is too small. I like to be able to carry my eyeglass case with me, and I can’t put that in here as well as a few other essentials, like a rolled bag for unexpected shopping buys. I should have added a couple of extra inches, but I was trying to keep the bag as small as possible. It was a good learning experience though, and I think if I add about an inch in width and perhaps two inches in height, the bag should work as designed. Thus, that will be next sewing project, to make another that is slightly larger.
The front has a large pocket for my phone, which has a buttoned flip-over piece to hold the phone securely. There are also two zippered pockets.
Front of the purse
The back of the purse has a pocket designed for my Kindle.
Back of the purse
The inside of the purse has a pocket that runs the entire length. My idea for this pocket was to put receipts.
Inside the purse
The top zippered pocket on the front has three card holders.
Front zippered pockets