Groovin': The 1970s Yoga Mat Bag

Each new activity in life brings the opportunity for...new accessories! I started taking yoga a couple of weeks ago. I really like it. It is very relaxing, and I like being flexible enough to touch my toes every now and again. But how to lug around that cumbersome mat? Why, a yoga mat bag, of course.

Instead of paying $$$ for a fancy yoga mat bag, I pulled out some 1970s fabric from my Aunt Mary's stash of old fabrics, and took it up to my mom's house and begged to use her Pfaff sewing machine (I got spoiled by it during the wedding dress project). Mom had some gray ripstop nylon, so we used that to line it. She also helped me cut out the circular bottom of the bag, and sew it in place correctly. All told, the project took less than two hours, and, did I mention I love my new bag? Thanks mom.