Violin Mesh Bag

I am on a roll making these mesh project bags, pattern by Annie. This violin-themed one is for my  granddaughter who plays the violin. I found the novelty fabric on Amazon. I only got one yard but it is 59" wide. I only need a fat quarter, actually a bit more so I can fussy cut. The finished bag measures 11" x 16". Then I searched etsy for a violin patch liked the saxophone patch I sewed on her cousin's. I found one that was just narrow enough to fit on the handle by my widening the handle by a ¼". I was anxious waiting til it arrived in the mail so I could complete the bag. Little did I realize, it was coming from France and took longer than I expected. Unbeknownst to me, the order had to go through before the business started embroidering it. Plus, when it did arrive, the patch — and only the patch — was in a simple nondescript business size envelope. I almost missed it! I sewed it on the handle before folding the strap in half so the outline zig-zig stitching did not show on the back and was hidden inside the handle.

Here is the front of the bag followed by a close-up of the handle.

Here is the back of the bag followed by a view of the inside lining. The circles and colors played up the detail spotty coloration on the violin.

 

I made twelve of these bags in 2021: seven in my post for 4/9/21, four in my post for 6/6/21, and one in my post for 6/15/21. Just this year I made a Rainbow Brite themed one for my daughter seen in my post for 2/19/26 and a saxophone themed one for my granddaughter seen in my post for 4/16/26. My fifteenth is in my post for 4/16/26. This violin mesh bag is my sweet sixteenth!

This project bag is made from the Piecekeeper pattern available in bulk from byAnnie.com. Individual copies of the one-page pattern can be found for sale on Etsy. More details are available near the end of my post for 4/16/26.