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The Completed Bionic Gear Bag EDIT: Link to the second bag I made almost seven years later   Well I finally finished my Bionic Gear Bag .  What can I say?  I laughed, I cried... This pattern makes a very cute bag and overall I am happy with it.  On the other hand I did run into some hiccups and perhaps my timing could have been better with purchasing this pattern.  The Bionic Gear Bag was designed by Sally AKA Ripstitcher .  She had purchased a similar pattern from Craftsy , made it, reviewed it on her blog, designed her own version that met her needs better, and put it up for sale on Craftsy.  The internets went crazy and  major drama ensued . Now I will be honest and say that the first pattern caught my eye in the first place because I saw Sally's review of it.  When I then saw the design Sally came up with I thought it would better suit my needs, so I bought it.  Unfortunately when I bought it the drama was at its height and e...

Ripstitcher's Bag I fell in love with this bag from Ripstitcher as soon as I saw it. I think it will be the perfect thing to keep my stuff organized on my sewing desk without things rolling onto the floor. Ripstitcher has also made a video that shows how really well thought out this bag is. And - woohoo! - my local fabric store (LFS) has a 50% off everything sale for members this weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to report back shortly with some progress on this. Vogue 1204 I have the jeans from Vogue 1204 cut out. I'm just waiting for some inspiration to get started stitching. I guess I'm a little intimidated by the whole "make your own jeans" concept. I do have the "Sewing Designer Jeans" tutorial from Angela Wolf. I guess I just need to jump in. I did pick a brown and black striped denim so that if they don't turn out perfectly it shouldn't be so obvious that they were supposed to be jeans. The other advantage is that I can fo...