{"id":2521,"date":"2016-04-13T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T01:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2016-04-13T18:54:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T01:54:00","slug":"prima-diva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/prima-diva\/","title":{"rendered":"Prima Diva"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Friday a friend and I got together to work on the Prima Diva Clutch<\/a>. This pattern is not for the faint of heart! Robin decided to use as many different fabrics and colors as she could, while I stuck to a two-fabric palette. We worked together, both for the fun of it (and it certainly\u00a0was<\/em> a fun day!) and to help each other decipher the instructions. Still, neither of us finished; it’s a fairly complicated bag. I wanted it because\u00a0my newest iPhone doesn’t fit into the smaller bags I sometimes use for an evening out, for example.<\/p>\n

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Exterior<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of our biggest challenges was finding hardware (O-rings, clasps, etc.) in the gunmetal grey color we’d both chosen for the frame of the bag. It’s\u00a0so<\/em> much easier to find these things in a silver color! Live and learn.<\/p>\n

Anyway, to give myself a break from the hand stitching I’ve been doing on the binding and hanging sleeve of ‘Tis the Season, I’ve been working\u00a0a little at a time on the bag, and now it’s finished. There are things I’d do differently, now that I see the finished product, but on the whole I’m pretty\u00a0pleased with it. I can use it with its\u00a0shoulder strap\/chain, or I can tuck that inside (or remove it entirely) and have a clutch — and my iPhone does fit inside! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"Inside\"<\/a>
Interior<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking of “inside”, there are lots of pockets to make things very organized. There are two zippered pockets, three open pockets, spaces for a dozen cards (ID, credit cards, etc.), and other open areas that can hold miscellaneous things — like a cell phone. Now I’m really anxious to see Robin’s version!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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