Tammy Bags and Zippers

Do you know what Madame Samm's Tammy Bag and zippers have to do with each other?  Well, let me tell you.  I bought a little book early in the year while on one of my trips to JoAnn's in Raleigh and have been chomping at the bit to make one of the projects inside.

The project includes zippers and I have been looking for the "right" zippers ever since.  I found some while on my last week excursion to JoAnn's with Elizabeth.

So now I had no excuse.. I had the book.. I had the idea.. and now I had the zippers... So, time to get busy...

This was the project inside the book that inspired my newest take on the Tammy bag.

I had all intentions of making the scissor keeper but I have fallen in love with these Tammy Bags and I could not resist just seeing how one would turn out using this inspiring idea for a front pocket on the Tammy.   And whalaah! here she is...

I used a fun black and white print for the inside lining...

A couple of photos showing the pocket...

She actually sits better for me with the heaviness of the zippers.  I zigzagged the zippers together before adding them to the front so I could use them as a pocket.  I sewed the top of the yellow and the bottom of the pink zipper to the bag to form the pocket.  All you have to do is unzip any of the zippers and put anything that fits inside.

I am tickled with how it turned out! The only thing I wish is that I had a gold toned piece of hardware but I think she still looks great even though the finishes have been combined together.   We crafters sometimes have to use what we have when the urge strikes to create! ha!

What do you think of the Tammy?