Dice Bags

Well, it's time to admit to my inner gamer girl. I enjoy playing Pathfinder with my brother and friends (it's sort of like Dungeons and Dragons). I started by making a dice bag for my brother, and as long as I was at it, I made one for myself.

Then my brother went out and bought a pound of dice... a very cheap way of getting lots of dice, but they took up a lot of room.  To make matters worse, a couple months later he bought another pound. Clearly, the first bag would never hold all the dice. So, I altered a purse pattern for his big dice bag. He is fond of oriental designs, so I used three calicoes with a Japanese look. I used colored twill tape for the drawstrings and handle.

My brother's original bag was made of black crushed panne. This is a very stretchy fabric that looks like crushed velvet. The inside is lined with a burgundy brocade.  The outside has two ribbons as decoration.

I made my dice bag from a microsuede  fabric left over from a renaissance dress I sewed a while ago. I trimmed it with a piece of decorative ribbon from the same dress and a pearl lace left over from another project.

I really love the brocade ribbon, so it was nice to have it on something I use weekly.

Thanks for reading my A-Z Challenge post. I will try and visit everyone's blog who posts a comment!