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• Oct. 19, 2007 - Sew Crafty Friday-Duffel Bags

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I found this at proverbsmomof3 this morning and knew I had to join! A button with yarn on it is soooo cozy! Just this morning I had to go to the dentist and I was freezing in the air conditioned office. They were incredibly thoughtful to pull out a daisy covered fleece blanket, allowing me to be comfy and cozy....well I digress!

I had seen terrific, easy to make duffel bags on the Carol Duvall show many months ago. I bought some fabric, tried to sew based on directions I printed on line...but couldn't figure it out! I finally waited for the show to re-air and videotaped it and then it made sense! Alas, it was not what I really wanted for ease of use for my children. Theirs only opened at one skinny end and used a drawstring at that end. That would be difficult and more stressful (especially while vacationing in new situations) with my Sensory Integration challenged children. So I reinvented the wheel...I mean duffel bag. We used these for the first time on our trip to Colorado (you didn't think I could get away from the Colorado topic that easily did you?;) and they were wonderful. They are colorful, durable, roomy, easy to haul around, and most fabulous, they are easy to squish into nooks and crannies of the van!

 

The next photo shows how I made this.  I think it looks straightforward. I'm not very good at describing, since I don't remember all the dimensions; I trust that a picture is worth a thousand words!  =) I bought 54" wide decorator fabric (because it's wide and easy to find durable fabric) on sale, in a pattern each of my kids like.  DD was easy, but taking an idea from the Carol Duvall show, I could have stamped purple butterflies throughout the fabric, but I was running out of time.  For my son, there was nothing boyish to be found.  So I bought a solid navy blue and painted the baseballs on.  I sewed it so that the wide part opens.  And it hooks up with velcro that I sewed on.  Done!

Time for another trip...

 

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• Oct. 19, 2007 - Duffel bags

Posted by Anonymous
Mom2fur of Sortafrugal.blogspot.com here. Those are great! I like the way the big side opens so you can really see what's inside. And I love those cute painted baseballs!
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• Oct. 19, 2007 - Awesome bags!

Posted by proverbsmomof3
Don't you just love velcro. So much easier to deal with than putting zippers in.
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• Oct. 20, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous
Wow Laurie, these are fabulous!! Thanks for sharing. In all your free time you could start a pattern business. :-)

Blessings,
Pam
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• Oct. 22, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by kellieann
Oh my word! Now that's talent. I am scared to death of my sewing machine. It sits on a shelf and taunts me all the time.
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