A Beth Post

So, I have a fascination with bags. I have a list of projects I want to do about a page long (single spaced), and some sort of "bag" is on this list several times. So, I just completed one that I'm proud of (even with it's flaws, which hopefully you can't see in the picture).

Idea: I want a bag that will be the ONLY bag I have to haul in to church on Sunday.

Requirements:
must hold diapers/wipes for two babies (and be able to easily separate these sets of diapers/wipes when the babies are separated....and quickly/easily know whose are whose)

must be able to hold sippy cups, coloring books, relief society notebook, scriptures, lesson manual, maybe a water bottle, extra papers (quickly stuffed in somewhere, like handouts), and have some way to hold my keys, lipgloss, phone (turned off), and pen/pencil without those things falling to the bottom of some deep pocket or so easily at the top that they are messed with by the babies during sacrament meeting...hmmm...is all this possible?

Yes it is! Meet Beth's latest custom bag:

Twin Mother (with lots of books and notebook)'s Church Bag
(Ok, so I don't have my brother's creativity with words!)

Meets requirements:

Side pockets big enough to hold two sippy cups on one side and a water bottle on the other
Front pockets hold diaper pouches (with clear vinyl windows to see the initial appliquéd on the front of each pouch)
Zipper pocket up top to hold my little stuff convenient, but babies' can't get in
Back pocket to hold papers/notes passed out (or for right now a gallon ziplock with a change of clothes for our potty training princess)
Inner space to hold all notebooks, scriptures, etc., with space to spare for a few small toys for the babies.

With diaper pouches sticking out:

Yes, a little loud...I probably should have picked out a quieter fabric for the contrast color...but I am a little loud, and you certainly can't miss us walking in anyways, so it will blend right in with our little zoo.

A shot of the diaper pouch opened:

And Me holding it:

Not my best angle, but I had a 5 year old take the picture! Just look at the bag!
My favorite parts: the zipper pocket (which was really easy) and the ribbon on the handles
My most obvious flaw: the satin stitch around the initials...didn't realize that little curvy letters had such LITTLE CURVES (when I put it that way, it sounds so obvious)...
Anyways, enough about my accomplishment for the week...maybe I'll post a picture of one of my kids being cute or destructive later...