ToTo Cherry Bodacious Bowler - KNITorious Fabric and ChrisW Designs

Time for more fun fabric! This time it's the Everything is Grey round from KNITorious fabric. I received a half yard of this fun Totoro/Ghibli inspired fabric in nylon repel, which was just barely enough to make the larger version of the Bodacious Bowler from ChrisW Designs. 

The iridescent tags from Laser Llama were a fun way to add my brand to the bag

I like this bowler bag pattern because it finishes without any binding or drop in liner, but still has the good fit inside! The accent vinyl is a tooled pink, which I've had in my stash for a while.

Not just a print, this vinyl has an actual raised design

The pink is a perfect accent

The outside of this bag has a big front slip pocket, and an in-seam phone pocket. 

I left off the magnet on this pocket, didn't want to hide any of the pretty design!

 

Pocket looks a little puffy because I used foam for the stabilizer, but it is a deep one!

This wasn't my first time using the Nylon repel fabric, but I think it's really starting to grow on me! The details are just as crisp as on woven fabric, but it's a little thicker because it has a backing, AND it gives the bag some water resistance! Plus, it makes the satisfying scrtchy noise when you run your fingernails over it...

Up close - my camera picked up some of the texture, those lines aren't visible when you look at the fabric

Inside is a zipper pocket and a slip pocket. I found some pretty succulent fabric in my stash, either a Hobby Lobby or Joann's find, that was a great color match. The zipper tape from Wizardry, Stitchery, and Crafts also ended up being a perfect match, with the fun Day dream iridescent zipper teeth.

Fun zipper for the inside!

Divided slip pocket, has a pen slot and then a bigger area

I dug out some of my Ghibli inspired zipper pulls, to give it just a little extra pizzazz! I can't remember where I originally found the designs, but they've been in my collection for many years. 

I only had Calcifer in silver, so that forced my hardware choice for this purse.

The nice thing about the bowler bag is that it can open super wide! I added in the second zipper pull to make that easier. It's a pretty huge bag, so you need to be able to dig around.

Side view, so much room!

Be sure to check out the other amazing Knitorious fabrics in this round, which is closing VERY soon! 

One last view, I'm pretty proud of this bag!