Project 2: Animals of the Rainforest - The reveal

This is what the cut-and-sew fabric looked like when it came. I was really pleased, and very excited to get to work on my new bag.  After all the hard work I'd put into designing it, it was hard to believe I was about to see it come to life.

This is the front of the finished bag. It's so cute!!
Just as I wanted, it's got plenty of room for books or groceries. It would work well as a purse, shopping or beach bag, tote bag, or even a book bag. The fabric is 100% kona cotton, so it's durable.  I washed the fabric in hot water, dried it on the hottest setting, and ironed it to ensure that all the shrinkage that might occur already had. The colors stayed nice and bright, too.

Animals of the Rainforest Cut-n-Sew bag. And the backside of the bag.  Looks great, doesn't it? All in all, I'm really very pleased with the way the project turned out. I thank my mom in a huge way for constantly pushing me to actually get this bag made, and to the Art Institute Online for assigning me a shopping bag project in the first place. Who knew that only 9 years later, I would end up making this?











If you would like to order this cut-and-sew pattern for yourself, you can visit my shop at Spoonflower by following this link here: Animals of the Rainforest bag