I’m
starting late today. It’s already past 7
pm. I may not be able to do more than
maybe get the zipper in the pocket. But
I have been looking forward to working on it all day, so I will do what I can.
As
I was reading the directions for the pocket, it occurred to me that by putting
the interfacing on the inside of the pocket, that when the pocket is folded up,
when you open the zipper, you will see the interfacing. Yet another “Doh!” moment. And since the remnant I got for the lining was
exactly enough to cut out the front and back linings sections, and the pocket
with facings, I had to come up with another solution to a problem. I chose to make a lining in the pocket of
another color of green, the fabric I originally chose for the lining, it is
just a more yellow-y green than the one I finally went with. It’s okay – it will only be seen when the
pocket is zipped open. I can deal with
this.
I
cut a piece of the yellow-y green to match the zippered pocket size and sewed
it together at the top. I had to fold
the top over ½” for placement of the zipper, so the line I sewed won’t
show. Then I sewed the pocket to half of
the zipper.
This
pocket is totally unlike the other two I have done so far. The next to be attached is an “inside pocket
band” which attaches to the other side of the zipper.
The
entire thing then gets folded in half right sides together, and the sides are
sewn up. The top is left open for turning. I also trimmed the seam
allowances and zigzagged over them to make sure they were secure.
Once
it was turned right side out, it looked pretty good.
I
am so happy to be learning all these different ways of making pockets, but I
sure do not think I would use this process in my own design.
Tomorrow
will be the lining and sewing it into the bag.
This bag has so far given me more challenges than the other two, but it
is for Alexis, and she has been the biggest challenge of my life, so I guess it’s
only right...
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