All Gussied Up

Back in February, I was able to do a mini yarn crawl in Seattle in which I picked up a Fringe Field Bag.  I've been looking at how others had taken care of and dressed up their Fringe Field Bags and thought it would be fun to do the same with mine.

First, I obtained a tin of Martexin wax and with Hubby's help, we turn my Field Bag into a waxed canvas bag.

I had purchased a patch, some buttons and pins as well as were given some patches for my Field Bag.  After consulting with my Mom and Hubby about where I should put everything, I began the process of decorating my bag.  I must've spent a good portion of a Saturday gussying up my Field Bag as I hand sewed the patches and buttons on (something I really dreaded doing since my hand sewing tends to be quite atrocious! :P).  Amazingly, I did a very good job in which my stitching was very neat and clean.

Here's my Field Bag, all gussied up!

The "Front"

The Right Side

The "Back"

The Left Side

I'm looking forward to showing off my gussied up Field Bag now! ;)