I
got an earlier start today – well, earlier than yesterday; I started around 2:30
pm. First thing I did was cut out the
lining sections and the facings. The
whole time I was cutting the facings, I couldn’t understand why I needed them,
but I went ahead and interfaced them.
The
first thing I did was sew the pocket piece onto one of the facing
sections. I was still scratching my head
over it. I looked ahead in the
directions and to be honest, even to my intermediate sewing skills, it looked
like a waste of time. The facings were
going to cause the lining to be longer than the inside of the bag. So I figured I will just do this the same way
I did the Rooster Bag lining.
I
sewed the front and back lining sections together at the sides, and then I took
off the same amount I took off the body of the bag to make it not quite so
deep. Then I sewed only part of the
bottom of the lining, leaving an opening for turning in the bottom. Then I boxed the corners. This picture shows it turned just so I could
check the corners – when it is inside the bag, it will have the right side in.
After
turning it inside out again, I basted the pocket to one side.
You
can kind of see where the bottom isn’t sewn in that picture.
Then
I inserted the bag right sides together into the lining. I only basted it all together, because I wasn’t
all that sure it was going to work – this time, in addition to the flap, I had
the pocket to consider. I also had to be
careful not to catch the tabs with the D-rings in the sewing.
Then
I gave birth – to a perfectly formed baby bag!
<INSERT HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF HERE>
I
put the spool of thread in there to open it to show that the pocket actually ended up
where I wanted it.
I
turned it all back inside out so I could properly sewn and finish the top seam. After that, I turned it again, pressed it
down and top stitched around the top. I
stuffed it with plastic bags to take a decent picture-
This
is exciting – only the strap is left.
Alexis likes a long strap that will go cross-body, so I figure if I cut
it 60” it will be long enough finished.
All I have enough left of is the batik, so I guess that is going to be
the strap. It’s only going to be 1” wide
when finished, so I’ll just use the rotary cutter and ruler to cut a piece 60”
x 3” – I will fold it in half and use a ½” seam allowance.
I
interfaced the strap with the lighter interfacing – I figure that way, if
Alexis wants to shorten it temporarily, she can tie a knot in it. It looked pretty darn long when it was put
together-
Sewed
the strap on and Alexis said it was the perfect length! I offered to do the “E-word” to it for her –
Embellish – but she said no. Darn, I got
the prettiest turquoise colored beads...
Another
project finished! It’s amazing how
productive I have gotten lately. I
actually want to get out of bed in the mornings as long as I have sewing to
look forward to.
I
am so excited about my next project. It
is going to be a Christmas gift for someone very special that I know doesn’t
read my blog. Details tomorrow!
I LOVE this bag. It's adorable!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chrystal - isn't the fabric gorgeous?
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