Lazy Girl | Blog » Simple Sewing Alterations You Can Make On Any Bag Project Lazies, Tracy Chapman, owner of Sew Thankful, had a great time creating this Miranda Day Bag for herself. Tracy made two versatile alterations to her Miranda that I want to share with you today. Miranda Day Bag pattern from Lazy Girl Designs (LGD123). Alteration: Applique Instead of Piecing After The Fact The first alteration Tracy made was the vertical black strip at the center of the bag in the picture above. Applique doesn’t always have to mean adding a flower or other design. Benefit: Don’t Unsew, Re-do, or Start Over The beauty of this alteration is that Tracy added these strips after all the piecing and quilting was done. Adding strips on top of the already sewn cover allowed Tracy to customize her project and move forward without losing any of the work she had already done. Benefit: Fortification These appliqued strips also add more strength and stand-up-itude to an already posture-pretty design. Inside view of Tracy’s Miranda Day Bag. Another view of Tracy’s Miranda. Enjoy!
My laptop bag tutorial on Sew Mama Sew! I was so excited when Beth from Sew Mama Sew! invited me to contribute to their Back to School month of projects. I thought it would be the perfect time to actually make the laptop bag I wanted for quite some time. So today finally the tutorial went live at Sew mama Sew, and Jessica also posted about it in her blog How About Orange, could this day get any better? I am actually working on a passport pouch and checkcover to match the bag so wen I go to Chile in september I can take all of them with me and of course I will share the how-to’s for you to do the same if you’d like! But for now let’s start with the laptop bag! And to all of you visiting from Sew Mama Sew! I hope you all have a wonderful day! * This tutorial is provided for personal use only. Tags: easy, handbad, laptop, sew mama sew, tutorial
The Keisha Bag Tutorial ***The Keisha Bag Tutorial*** Large Purse, Grocery Tote, Book Bag (It was late when I put this together. This pattern is a Copyright of Jana Nielson , Lola...again!!! For this project you will need: *1 yard Main fabric*1 yard Accent Fabric*fusible interfacing of your choice. From Main Fabric Cut:-Outside body-2@ 14"x 15"-Sides-2 @ 5"x 15"-Bag bottom-1@ 5"x 14"-Back pocket- 2@ 10"x 14"-Handles- 2@ 6"x 22"-tabs- 2 @ 2"x 5"-inside pocket-1 @ 6.5"x 10" From Accent fabric cut:-Lining body-2 @ 14"x 15"-Lining Sides- 2@ 5"x 15"-Lining bottom-1 @ 5"x 14"-Handle accent- 2@ 2.5"x 22"-Back pocket accent- 1@ 3"x 14"-Front ties- 2@ 6"x 22" From Fusible interfacing cut:-Purse body- 4 @ 14" x 15"-Purse side- 4 @ 5" x 15"-Purse Bottom- 2 @ 5"x 14" Before you begin sewing:-Cut out all pieces. We'll start with the back pocket. Stitch across top with a 1/2" seam allowance. Press sandwich open. Now set this piece aside. beginning with the Tabs (like belt loops). Fold tabs in half and press a crease into them.
Pleated tote (beach bag) tutorial Before we went away, I decided that a new bag for the beach was a must – something big and roomy to hold books, magazines, sunscreen, hats, and all that other good stuff. So I made this big pleated tote, and it worked perfectly. This is a picture of it in action: And here’s a little tutorial in case you want to make one for yourself – doesn’t have to be for the beach either, it could come in handy for schlepping all kinds of things around town. Here’s what you need: two pieces of your main fabric cut in shape A four pieces of the top shape (B) in a contrasting fabric two pieces of a lining fabric in shape C one piece of the long rectangle for the strap in the contrasting fabric two pieces of the top shapes (B) and one of the strap in a medium weight interfacing 1) Along the longest (22″) edge of the main fabric pieces, mark along the top at the following intervals: 3″ – 4″ – 6″ – 7″ – 9″ – 10″ – 12″ – 13″ – 15″ – 16″ – 18″ – 19″ 13) And voila, this is what it should look like.
Volants à main tutoriel | Comment joyeux I know I teased a lot with this tutorial, mostly because I made it so long a go, 4 months a go to be exact. I took the pictures the week I moved this little blog to wordpress. Since things got so busy after that I almost forgot I had it, until just a few weeks back. And finally today I have time to write this tutorial and hopefully you’ll get a chance to make your own ruffles handbag! This is my first bag tutorial and I though it would be nice to have a lot of steps, so you are warned, there is TONS of pictures maybe that’s why it took me so long hehe The Parts: The Process: [Click Images to Enlarge] I also made this other bag changing the measurements of the main pieces, making it a little big longer and smaller. I hope you enjoy this tutorial and if you make it share pictures in the SewJoyful flickr group! * This tutorial is provided for personal, use only.
How To Sew A Reversible Tote Bag With Adjustable Strap | craftpassion.com Having a reversible tote bag is like having 2 bags in one, now with the adjustable strap, you can have even more styling with it. Be it full length till your hip and sling across your chest, or shorten it till just below your armpit, inside out or outside in, style it with your mood and base on your outfit. I made this bag with one of my favorite fabrics. It is actually a lightweight upholstery material normally use as curtain or drape. The silver flower printing caught my eyes and I can’t go home without taking a few yards with me. For all my favorite fabrics, I will make sure I sew something good out of them. Let’s get to the tutorial and pattern on how to sew this reversible tote bag with adjustable strap after this jump…. Difficulty: Intermediate SkillTime required: 2-4 hoursMaterial: 1. Download the pdf pattern. Fold fabric as indicate in the drawing, place and pin the tote pattern on top of the fabric. Make a snip on the seam allowance 1″ below seam (b). Get all updates via email:
Insulated Picnic Tote Vanessa from Punkin Patterns is up today in our Summer Sewing series, here to help you keep your picnic foods cold or hot in any weather! Her Insulated Picnic Tote tutorial has some fun details and is easy to make. Check out Vanessa’s introduction and then come back to learn how to make the tote for summer picnics all season long… I don’t know about you, but when I go grocery shopping in the summer, I feel like I have to race home like the wind so my ice cream doesn’t melt or my yogurt doesn’t get too warm. It’s super simple, with some nice little details. It’s fairly large; it can easily hold 4 boxed pizzas or 3 gallons of milk. So here’s what you’ll need: 1 28″ sport weight zipper2 pieces heavy duty / decor weight exterior fabric, 28″ w x 21″ h.2 pieces plain canvas or other heavy fabric for lining, 28″ x 21″1 2/3 yd. of 45″ wide Insul-Bright, cut into 4 28″ x 21″ pieces.heavy duty sewing machine needle For the handles and decorative stripes, you’ll need: Now we’ll assemble the bag.
mon sac en ronds mon sac en ronds je viens enfin de terminer un encours granny, j'en profite pour vous le montrer, après mes problèmes de couture, de photo mais aussi d'informatique, il a bien failli ne jamais aboutir... C'est un sac, un prototype plutôt, commencé avec mon stash d'acrylique 3,5 mais prévu pour être en coton. Finalement, comme il a avancé très vite, je l'ai terminé en acrylique, et il a au moins un atout indéniable, sa légèreté incroyable. A la base, j'avais 2 obsessions de construction à concilier : d'abord des ronds de brides tout simple mais qui s'assemblent symétriquement entre eux et enfin la construction d'un angle 3D qui tienne la route. et tout ça a aboutit beaucoup plus vite et facilement que prévu, j'aurai dû me méfier... parce que c'est tout le reste qui ne s'est pas passé comme prévu! Pour l'assemblage, je l'ai fait au fur et à mesure mais je ne crois pas qu'il existe de tuto ou de vidéo de ma méthode toutefois, Patty a un tuto d'une méthode similaire, à bientôt edit du 06/10
artsy-crafty babe: bags Craft ADD, I tell ya! Remember when I made my leather bag out of that handmade leather jacket? Well, I immediately made another one from an aqua leather skirt, but I never did get around to telling you about that one. Yes, an aqua leather skirt - can you imagine? This one posed a bit of a challenge because it wasn't near as interesting as the jacket. I moved right on to a suede tote made from a jacket. While I was making this one I had some issues of the sewing machine variety. And now that brings me to my current leather bag, which I made last weekend. While I was on my first leather kick I acquired a few jackets that I never did anything with, and one happened to be black. So far, so good! I spent some time this weekend deconstructing a few more jackets - this new interest isn't going anywhere any time soon!! **Thanks to all of you who have answered my survey.
Tudor Rose Purse I made this bag out of some of the fabric my very nice grandmother gave me. The best part is that it converts into either a handbag or cross body bag. The best, best part is that this flower doesn't attract bugs handbag: cross body: Here's the genius behind it: The bag takes a LOT of material. The center is one piece of fabric. The bag was supposed to have a zipper AND a purse snap but that was redundant so I only used a snap: Overall, I feel accomplished. Terre d'Olina - Côté couture Nature Brights Kitchen: Insulated Shopping Tote - Sew4Home I live a ways out of town, so transporting home frozen food before it thaws can be a challenge. Canvas grocery totes are a great alternative to the standard store plastic bags, but they don't help with my frozen food dilemma. This insulated shopping bag with its Velcro closure was the answer. I can load up all the food I need to keep cold (or hot for that matter), seal up the top, and everything stays the right temp for the ride home. As an added bonus, by using the Flora & Fauna fabric, I solve my problem and look cool doing it. Several people at the store asked me where I got my bag. Our Nature Brights projects were made using Patty Young's wonderful Flora & Fauna Collection by Michael Miller Fabrics. Attach front pocket Find your folded pocket piece and line up its raw edges along the short parallel horizontal line you just drew above in step 11. Handle straps Fold the cotton webbing in half lengthwise. Lining and boxed bottom Tuck the lining down inside the bag. Velcro closure Velcro
Runaround Bag Pattern In this pattern you’ll find:step-by-step instructions with full color photos and professional illustrations for making one Runaround Bagfull size print-at-home pattern piecestwo interior pocket optionsmagnetic snap optionincludes License to Sell!!! By purchasing this pattern, I also give you (the purchaser of this pattern) the rights to sell finished Runaround bags (on a home based scale). Additional information regarding the license to sell is included in the pattern. Materials needed: 3/4 yard exterior3/4 yard interior1/2" double fold bias tape (store bought or handmade)14mm magnetic snap (optional)8” zipper (optional)1 1/2 yards fusible woven interfacingthreadwater soluble pen Approx. This is an 14 page PDF pattern with full size print-at-home pattern pieces and includes detailed step-by-step instructions with professional illustrations and full color photographs.
Pyramid Wrist Bag Holiday parties all around and you really don't want to be carrying a large handbag that makes it difficult to dance or has you worrying about keeping an eye on it when you leave it aside. That is why I love wristlets! Spacious enough to carry your necessities and small enough to keep it around your wrist at all times. My friend Kostas over at Milloo handbags was kind enough to put together this Pyramid Wrist Bag tutorial so we can all make out own little party wristlets :) This wristlet measures approx 18cm/7'' so adjust your leather size accordingly if you want a smaller or larger version. You will need: - a sewing machine (it doesn't have to be a professional one as in the pictures) - metallic leather fabric (you can use any leather you prefer but do opt for an animal friendly version if possible) - a zipper measuring approx. 13cm/5" long - metallic clasp and rings/links for the strap - scissors - tailor's chalk or a fabric pen - pen and paper Now, lets sew it up. Sew the zipper on the opening.