Shoulder Bag in Process
Hello! It's 7 PM and I'd really like to get some crochet-time in before bed, so I'm going to try to quickly and clearly walk through my shoulder bag project that I started today.
First off, these are are fabric choices. I didn't have any sew-on interfacing, so I just went with some purple acrylic felt. My lining is the cotton floral fabric.
This is basically the first step of the project: sew in the zipper.
It turned out pretty decently on the outside. The stitching line looks even!
After I sewed the zipper onto the fashion fabric, I was instructed to remove my basting. This part was not so good. When I opened the zipper, I noticed that I didn't catch the seam allowance with the needle. To problem solve, I will hand-sew the S.A. down so it lays flat. Good solution, however, I don't know how I'm going to hide my stitches on the outside of the bag. Of course I can try to only grab a few threads of the fashion fabric, but let's not forget that I'm a beginner! Hah! That will be interesting for me to share!
I finished sewing the interfacing to the lining of the bag and it fits into the shoulder bag, unfortunately, with room to spare. My space inside the purse is now minimized. I thought about removing the seams and sewing them again with smaller S.A. I'm still deciding at this point. That's why I stopped the project tonight. Now I need to make decisions.
Will I:
It's magnificent, really!
All right, it's 7:20 PM. It's time to crochet. I ran to the library to get a book on crocheting so I could learn a few new stitches. I hope that will motivate me to get crackin' on my crochet blanket.
More, more, more...
With that, I bid the void (and anyone who reads this) a good night. Until the sun rises again, Happy Sewing!
First off, these are are fabric choices. I didn't have any sew-on interfacing, so I just went with some purple acrylic felt. My lining is the cotton floral fabric.
This is basically the first step of the project: sew in the zipper.
It turned out pretty decently on the outside. The stitching line looks even!
After I sewed the zipper onto the fashion fabric, I was instructed to remove my basting. This part was not so good. When I opened the zipper, I noticed that I didn't catch the seam allowance with the needle. To problem solve, I will hand-sew the S.A. down so it lays flat. Good solution, however, I don't know how I'm going to hide my stitches on the outside of the bag. Of course I can try to only grab a few threads of the fashion fabric, but let's not forget that I'm a beginner! Hah! That will be interesting for me to share!
I finished sewing the interfacing to the lining of the bag and it fits into the shoulder bag, unfortunately, with room to spare. My space inside the purse is now minimized. I thought about removing the seams and sewing them again with smaller S.A. I'm still deciding at this point. That's why I stopped the project tonight. Now I need to make decisions.
Will I:
- remove stitching and replace using less seam allowance
- instead of hand-sewing the zipper seam allowance, use Stitch Witchery
- finish the project in a timely manner?
It's magnificent, really!All right, it's 7:20 PM. It's time to crochet. I ran to the library to get a book on crocheting so I could learn a few new stitches. I hope that will motivate me to get crackin' on my crochet blanket.
More, more, more... With that, I bid the void (and anyone who reads this) a good night. Until the sun rises again, Happy Sewing!
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