Belt Bag And Morris Bell Pads

[Stewartjlh]

One of my dirty little secrets is that I'm a Morris Dancer. Don't worry if you've never heard of it. [but if you're in a major city in the US or UK on May 1, you might keep a look out for groups of people colorfully dressed, dancing while waving handkerchiefs or clashing sticks - or you could just YouTube it.] I've recently begun dancing with a new group, in Portland, which means a whole new outfit. A new set of bell pads (about 20 -11/4" bells sewn to a pad of leather that's wrapped around the knees), and this time I decided to make a bag to wear on my belt.

I think I probably should have made the front flap longer so that it attached more towards the bottom of the bag, but my original idea was to do a button and loop attachment and my pattern was drawn with that in mind. I found the bag clasp after I'd finished my tooling and decided to use it - not realizing how much of a difference it was going to make.

Any thoughts on making the bag look more finished would be appreciated. Thanks!

Apologies for the poorly placed photos - not to mention the poor quality of the photos.