{"id":9111,"date":"2015-06-08T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=9111"},"modified":"2015-06-08T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T00:52:00","slug":"cooper-bag-by-colette-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2015\/06\/cooper-bag-by-colette-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Bag by Colette Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am so behind on all the things I want to post about! I wanted a travel bag and so bought a pattern for the Cooper Bag<\/a>. After I bought the pattern, I realized that I would never make it unless I scheduled a time. So, I signed up for a class at Gather Here<\/a>– 3 evenings in May. It was a lot of fun to get out of the house and make something completely different and spend time with other makers!<\/p>\n

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Here it is, all finished, front and back.<\/p>\n

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And the inside-<\/p>\n

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And here I am, testing it out on my recent trip to NYC.<\/p>\n

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My thoughts on it after my trip. It is a great size for an overnight or weekend bag. I could fit everything I needed into it. It is too big for what I want in an everyday bag though, so that means I need to find something else to cover that. I think I would prefer strap closure to the snaps (or in addition to)- the snaps worked well but if I tried to over-stuff, even a little, I couldn’t secure the bag closed. I wish it had a secure outside pocket for things like tickets. The pockets at the bottom back edge are so public (?)- it felt like anything I put there could so easily be slipped out by someone behind me. I put an umbrella in one and a notebook in another. Those are all minor criticisms though- the bag worked well for my trip and I know I will get a LOT of use out of it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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