Materials Needed:
* drapery fabric (for outside layer)
* vinyl or regular fabric (for inside layer)
* zipper (I used a 12" zipper for this bag)
* thread
* sewing machine
* pins
* rotary cutter and cutting mat
#step 1: prepare the fabric
for this case, I cut the squares of fabric to be 12" x 12"
cut four square (two of outside fabric and two of inside layer)
iron the fabric (if needed)
in the original tutorial you will notice that she suggested using strong fusible interfacing to make the bag stronger, but I found by using the drapery fabric for the outside layer it was pretty strong. If you use vinyl for your inside layer (benefits being easy to clean and sturdy fabric) then I don't think the interfacing is necessary either. If you do use the vinyl, purchase some Heat n' Bond Iron On Vinyl to attach the interfacing to the vinyl instead of sewing it on.
#step 2: attaching zipper to fabric
lay your outer fabric right side up, and the zipper face down on the top edge (line it up edge on edge, so that when you flip the zipper over while sewed on, there is an edge of the zipper available to sew the other outer fabric square on)
sew the zipper to the first square of outer fabric
now take one square of your inside fabric/lining, lay it face down on lined up with the edge of the zipper and sew
open it up and you will have your outer fabric (right side up) and inside layer (right side up) laying flat out on the table surface.
now repeat the above steps to attach the last two pieces of fabric to the zipper. make sure that your fabrics are facing the correct way when you open it all up - I made this error and had to use the stitch ripper :)
#step 3: edging the zipper
carefully stitch along the edge of the zipper, along the outer layer only - the inner layer should not be included in this stitching
open the zipper half way
#step 4: sewing the bag together
open the bag so that the fabrics are laying with the right side facing inside. so you will have both inner layer squares on one side of the zipper and the outer layers on the other side
pin the outside edges to prepare to sew
sew along the outside and bottom edges of the outer layer
repeat for the inner layer but leave an opening about 2-4" wide, this is where you will pull the bag through to turn it inside out (to be right side out again)
#step 5: cutting the corners
at each of the corners of the bag, pinch the bottom edge and side edge together to form a triangle. pinch it down and sew a 2" seam before you cut off the corner at the seam (this is where the rotary cutter is brilliant to cut through the layers of fabric)
repeat this step on all four corners
#step 6: turning the bag inside out-right
now you're going to use the 2-4" hole you left in the inner layer fabric on the bottom. stuff your outside layer through the zipper you left open and through the hole. sew the hole on the inside layer closed before stuffing it into the outside layer to leave your bag complete.
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| 12" Zipper - 12"x12" Paisley |
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| 14" Zipper - 14"x14" Paris Pattern |
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| Paris Pattern |
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| Paris Pattern with Gothic inside |
happy sewing
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