One of Daphne’s friends has a birthday just a few days before hers, and I thought it would be nice to whip up a simple little gift. Chris got me Sew What! Bags for my birthday and since I’d been toying with the idea of putting a crayon organizer in the lining of a bag (similar to the crayon roll I posted) I decided to make a toddler sized messenger bag/art tote.

I forgot to take proper pics, so these were taken in the passenger seat of my xB on the way to a play date at the Children’s Museum.

And the lining. The side pocket is just big enough for one of those small coloring books.

If you don’t count the duffle bag I made in 7th grade Home Ec, then I had never really made a bag before. It was fun!! Everyone is getting messenger bags for Christmas! One thing I would do differently… I would have added a small flap over the top of the crayons, that way they couldn’t mark on everything in the bag. Next time.

Hope you enjoy the bag, Torah!