| Embroidery
Bag
I love taking my embroidery on the road
but all too often it ends up a jumbled mess of needles and floss.
This simple bag was my solution. The instructions assume you know
the basics of bag making. If not, check
out the Jordy
Bag tutorial on Craftster. All seams are .5"
Materials
Needed:
· Duck Cloth
· Lining
· Rick Rack
· Bias Tape
· Sewing Materials
· Embroidery Materials
· Plastic vinyl
· 2 Red Buttons
· Velcro
Preparation:
1. Cut an 10".5x11" square on the fold of your duck
cloth and lining. We'll call these Duck 1 and Lining 1. This will
be your bag.
2. Cut a 10.5"x11" square out of both fabrics as well
(not on the fold). These will be called Duck 2 and Lining 2. These
will make up the flap that protects your embroidery equipment.
3. Embroider your image to the front Duck 1 (see image 4). Remember,
Duck 1 should measure 21"x11"
Back Flap:
4. Cut 3 2"x11" stripes of vinyl. When sewing with vinyl,
it's a good idea to place a piece of tissue paper between your
sewing machine head and the vinyl. This will prevent sticking.
5. Position the first strip 1.5". up from bottom of Lining
2. Sew across bottom of vinyl. The next vinyl strip will be .5"
up from the last. Sew the bottom of all strips in place.
6. Next we have to mark and sew the vertical lines, creating the
floss compartments. The first line will be 2.5" inward. Each
line thereafter will be spaced 2" from the last.
7. Sew Duck 2 to Lining 2, wrong side out and leaving the bottom
open. Turn and press panel.
Back
Panel:
8. Cut a 1.25" strip from the loop side of the Velcro and
a 2" strip from the hook side. Fold hook section over on
one side and sew, creating a tab. Attach .25" of loop to
end of hook and sew in place. Place entire Velcro strip 2.5"
away from side of Duck 1and 1" down from top. Sew in place
along Velcro seam.
9. To make
the needle holder, cut 2 4.5"x3.5" from lining. Sew
together, wrong side out. Flip and press. Fold one end of the
panel over .5" and press in place. Cut a 3.25"x2.75"
piece of red felt. Slide into lining panel fold and sew in place
on Duck 1.
10. Make a
panel from 2 3.5"x9" pieces of lining. Sew in place
on Duck 1. To prevent items (scissors, pencils and such) from
falling out, sew all the way around except for a small 3"
opening. It'll be large enough to slip small scissors in but small
enough that they won't easily fall out.
Assembly:
11.Use a French Seam to attach the panel .5" away from middle
of Duck 1. The panel should be attached on the opposite side of
your embroidery.
12. Sew buttons
and button holes in place. As you can see in Picture 2, I only
have one button and it doesn't stay closed as much as I would
have liked. I would suggest you place one button in each corner
instead.
13. Sew Rick
Rack and handles (26" of bias tape sewn shut) to top of bag.
14. Sew sides
of Duck 1 together, wrong sides out. Making sure not to catch
your back panel. Turn right side out.
15. Sew sides
of Lining 1 together, wrong sides out.
16. Place
Duck 1 inside of Lining 1 (right sides facing) and sew along top
edge. Open your Lining 1 seam at the bottom and pull Duck 1 out,
eventually turning your lining right side out. Sew opening shut.
17.
Throw on some shoes, arm your new bag with necessary tools and
go show the world your embroidery genius!
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