One of the projects I finished this weekend was a random carrying bag I made on impulse when I was inspired by a piece of red felt scrap a few weeks ago. I wound up with a roughly A4-sized cordura bag embroidered with felt and thick cotton-lined, closed with a lapped zipper and a red webbing handle. Worksmanship is not perfect, but the zipper application and general stitching was cleaner than previous projects.
Inside of the bag. Big enough to carry a suit’s worth pile of junk plus some extra goodies I expect.
After embroidering the design, I constructed the panels. Everything is made from scrap.
Key: keep good track of right-side/wrong-side of fabric. Easy to accidentally reverse.
Lapped Zipper
Learned from experience
Inspired by streaks of red… webbing, thread, and felt.
One big step left… stitch it together into the final bag.
Finished sewing, now inside-out it, and psh out the corners.
It is still the dark of night.
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Very cool.
You have come a long way from that homemade dress shirt project.
Wow……can I “contract” you to complete my crafting Christmas work….no one specified that one’s crafts had to be completed by ones self.
I have read through the rules twice. I get “dibs” on Michael’s services.
You did a spectacular job. Being that Luke was born in the year of the rooster, I suspect he will lay claim to this bag.
Keep up the good work. I swear you could be the new designer du jour of the incrowd. Can’t wait to taunt the ladies
of the library with one of your designs.
Stunning. The zipper is beautiful. I see you skill, and wonder how the rooster text was printed on the fabric.
Can you make me one? With Dragon theme for Xmas? Dims must be at least: 11″ x 6″. Would prefer black silk colors- I want to use as a night bag. love the handle….but could you braid mine?
A true crafter would say, “Hey I like that. And he told me how to do it. I must make one for myself.” Notice that you would be talking to yourself. That is cause we have no friends due to the fact that this time of year we are so very busy getting ready for Christmas. lol
Dad, I printed the text with an HP iron-on decal. They work surprisingly well.
Shannon, I have some interesting antique fabric from Japan that might fit the bill.
Auntie M, we are like-minded crafters.
By the way, all the chicks on Craftster.Org liked my bag too: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=278784.0
Its amazing what you can find on Crapster.org