a pretty lunch bag

Well it is officially back to school today for the kids, Miss C. is a 7th grader, and Brick Master is a sophomore, all serious school years but not transition years. For me, well it is routine as usual, I only took a few days off this summer to go to the international robotic competition in St Augustine, Florida. (more about that later in the post.) But I felt like I deserved a back to school treat! The kids do not want me to sew for them anymore, so I made myself a new lunch bag.

It is just slightly bigger than the one I made for Miss C a few years ago

which she actually never used! On the other hand, I had been using it everyday,  and it was started to look less and less adorable... so time for a new one!

I used fabrics I brought back from France a few years ago, I was saving them for a special occasion, well I am special enough to use them for myself! That macaron/desserts fabric is just so lovely, I added a flowery Liberty of London print, and some solid for the handles and the cover.

Even the water resistant lining is macarons/sweets related, it was made to be.
As far as the competition in St Augustine, it went pretty well, they fought hard and well, but a team from Los Altos and another team from Austria crushed them, they were still happy with their performance, they finished 18 out of 56, not bad for a first time. Mon Cheri, Miss C. and I enjoyed visiting the town, beautiful but so hot in the July sun!
Hopefully the heat and humid of the DC summer is mostly over.
Happy sewing!