Over the past few days… Plotting, cutting, and assembly has finally commenced… As much as I planned… I found myself improvising just as much… which I don’t really like doing… but my sub par sewing/knowledge renders me with the need to do much of the latter.

Here’s the concept… an over-the-shoulder man purse (professional) that can be converted into a back pack (go time)… the red cord system (rope) will constrict as you pull from the back side and become the back pack handles.

Laying out the material…

Patterns cut… time to sew.

Sewing the box stitches at the bottom… btw… I hate box stitching (I suck at box stitching)

So the front pocket is a combination of a fisherman’s pocket and an iphone sleeve… basically you open the flap and pull on it… the flap is connected to the front fabric panel (body) and lifts the iphone to your hand… this pocket satisfies my inner geek.

So yeah… the opening of the bag had a curve… 4th time’s a charm…I did mention my sub par sewing right? Don’t judge…

Not too bad after ironing right?

Stitching the topline down.

I quickly roped it up and snapped a pic… it was kinda taking shape.

Here’s the back side of the bag… as you can see, the rope runs through the entire bag.

As you pull on the back side of the bag, the over-the-shoulder handles constrict… on thing to note… the rope carries all of the weight… so there is no strain on the material itself… making it capable of carrying a laptop and other goods with no problems… hopefully.