A Bag For the Boy in the Man

I hope you had a great weekend.
This time of the year always seem to accelerate and move along at a hectic pace. The past weekend was very much the same. What with the birthday parties, work meetings, get-togethers, and don't forget Santa Claus Parade.
We actually made a whole evening out of the parade night with a couple of families we always hang out with. Pizza, drinks and a trek to Main Street (in small town Canada!) to enjoy the festivities. Of course, my kids were the ones decked out in snow pants, snow boots, hats and mittens.... the whole kit and caboodle, even though there was no sign of snow. Hey, it gets cold sitting on the curb waiting for Santa and his reindeers, you know :)

Anyway, as a result of the full weekend, I only manage to squeeze in one project. This time, it is for the man. I seldom make him anything. However, every since his lunch bag broke, he has been takin his lunch to work in an old plastic bag. Ok, so it is a strong plastic bag reused from our apple-picking adventure. Still.....

His specifications:

• Just a like those reusable grocery bag, if you can. Uh-huh, you bet I can.
  
• Square bottom, so that he can lay his containers flat. Okay. I don't see why not.
  
• Long-ish handle. Oh yeah, that strap making thing. I wonder if I had any of that black webbing left so that I can skip the strap construction part?
  
• Maybe a clasp? Hmm... I think I may have a magnetic clasp salvaged from somewhere.

I chose to make the bag out of this skull fabric.

It's a little joke. When he was younger, his uniform was jeans and a band t-shirt. Once in a while, he'll still pull out a band t-shirt(some with skulls), but those days are rare. So, he can now cart a lunch bag that looks like a regular black and white bag, until you get close and see:

The inside:


I thought of giving it to him on Christmas morning, but if I have to see that plastic bag one more day, I'd scream. Scream, on the inside, very quietly, but still scream. :)