Before I show you my latest accomplishment, you need to know that I am not a terrific sewer. In the last month I have done two sewing projects. The one before that was over a year ago, and I never finished it. The one before that was....I don't remember. I just don't sew.
You need to know that, because Randi's weekly Sew Crafty projects are EASY! It took me nearly four hours to complete this bag!
Knowing how my sewing projects usually turn out, I decided to just use some scrap material I had. I didn't want to spend money making a bag that wound up looking like it had been through a nuclear plant leak.
The material is from the late 60's early 70's. Remnants from my mother's sewing projects. The outer fabric is more like a canvas, denim. The inside fabric is a brown short velvet. I don't recommend using velvet. It likes to creep ahead while you sew. It was the only thing I had enough of that matched the bag. The creeping made one of my seams not match up. I compensated. This bag will not win any prizes at the fair.
This project took me nearly four hours because I made some mistakes and had to rip them out. The first mistake was how I sewed down the corners. It's important to sew them down correctly. The second mistake was the handles. They need to be sewn IN the bag, not out. Once you turn your bag inside out, this will make sense. Which didn't to me at the time. Until I sewed them on and turned the bag right side out. Where in I had handle stubs to grip the bag with. As I made this to be a book bag, it might be hard to grip handle stubs while the bag is full of books.
I'm sure someone of higher intelligence, and a stronger grasp of sewing skills could complete this bag in two hours. At most.
Go make one, or two. Then tell Randi, and me!
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May. 22, 2006
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May. 22, 2006
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May. 22, 2006
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