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Matisse sling

by Linda Theil

This bag is the "Mini Traveler Sling Pouch" available from Kandou Patterns on Etsy.

I fabricated this sling from the Gingiber "Imaginary Flowers" collection for a young woman who loves Matisse. The large floral print from the collection features a Matisse quote: "There are always flowers for those who want to see them."

Matisse sling, front

I have altered the original pattern to change a slanted zip to a straight-line zip pocket on the front, and added a large slip pocket on the back instead of the original vertical, inset pocket. Both the original front slip pocket and the added back slip pocket extend the full length and width of the bag body.

Matisse sling back

Because I replaced the back zip pocket with a slip pocket, I birthed the bag through the zip pocket on the front, instead of through the back zip pocket as the pattern is written.

The webbing is 1.5-inch wide "sand" from Penny Supply on Etsy. The hardware is  CRAFTMEMORE available on Amazon. The bag is aproximately 5.5 x 11-inches, with non-dimensional pockets.

This bag features a tiny, gold-plated, eleven-cycle Chartres-style labyrinth as a zipper charm.

Update October 25, 2026:



I made a coordinating bag charm to go with the Matisse sling. Learn how to make a bag charm at the AppletonDance post "Making bag charms".

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