My youngest, has a good friend who is a competitive gymnast. For her birthday gift, Megan really wanted to make her a "grip bag". I knew what the wrist grips were, but my daughter's skills at describing a grip bag left a lot to my imagination. I couldn't figure out why you'd need a specialized bag and how I could sew one. Finally I looked it up. All it is, is an aprox. 9x11" bag with a drawstring. Okey-dokey. I could sew that.
Of course, I wanted it to be reversible, or at least, lined. No exposed seams to get covered in chalk dust. I couldn't find a pattern that had the drawstring at the top but since it was pretty much like the cinch sacks, I just went with that. A message to my embroidery lady and an image was found and wham! a quick (and affordable) gift. Two fat quarters! The embroidery cost more than the rest of the supplies.
I loved the fabric Megan picked for the inside, though I really wanted it on the outside since it matched the fabrics she picked for the backpack. I did sneak it into the design of the water bottle holder. I simply used the scraps from trimming the fat quarters down to size. They were perfect. Originally, I thought the pocket was going on the outside, so I put the solid grey on the edge, to set it apart from the zig zag pattern.
But no, Megan said the bottle holder had to be on the inside so no matter which way she wore it, the pocket could still be used. Smart!
A sort of faded zig zag pattern.
The outside is the same zig zag I used for my niece's back pack, a few posts ago. I was hesitant. Megan originally said one side would be solid grey, but I told her that was boring. I thought the two zig zag patterns were very close in colour and style that there wasn't any need to have a reversible bag. But it was a gift for Megan to give, so she got final say.
I hope it gets lots of use!
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