Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Small Bag with Velcro closure

So I have this bag that came with a tote I bought several years ago. I use it to carry around my flash drive as I needed some place to carry it. The other day I was studying it and realized how simple it was to make. I mean why I hadn't I thought to make one of these before. So I set off to make a similar bag. Of course, the day I did, I had no zippers. So I decided to make it with a Velcro closure.  
This all seemed simple enough. Press the fusible interfacing to my material, fold up the edges for the seam allowances, press and sew. WRONG! I sewed down the top and bottom edges with a nice zig-zag, no problem. Then I turned the fabric with the wrong sides facing out and folded it up just like I envisioned in my mind. After an hour of fighting with my machine (it kept jamming...) I finally had all the edges sewn. I turned it with the right sides out and doh. I had sewed it not so that the top would be a flap closed by velcro but as a bag I'd have to try and cram my fat hand into. ARGH!!! So, I ripped the sides stitches and folded the top to the other side. Of course that gave me the same problem but with the top on the outside instead of the inside. Another ripped seam or two and I finally figured it out. I hand stitched the velcro to the bag.  And below is what I ended up with.

Next go around I'm adding a liner and not restitching 100 times. On a positive note, I did find a very useful site for caring for my machine and how to prevent jams.

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