#Workshop - February 7th@ 8pm: Bag Making

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#Workshop - February 7th@ 8pm: Bag Making

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Contributor: VieuxCarre VieuxCarre
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Originally posted by Jul!a
For our next bag, we're still going to get a little more complicated. The strap sounds harder than it really is to make, but trust me, they're not that bad. You'll need a single piece of fabric that's about 31”x20”, a piece of ... more
What do you mean by "batting?"
02/07/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by xoflxokcxo
I found this on google: link

Is that the one you are talking about?
Yup that would work good.
02/07/2011
Contributor: UrNaughtyaAngel UrNaughtyaAngel
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Damn! Trim*

Lol, I too saw the word rim and thought naughty but I actually thought that rim might also be a term used in sewing. Lol yes silly me.
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by VieuxCarre
What do you mean by "batting?"
Like a cotton filling. In the supplies picture it's noted as normally coming in different blanket sizes. I buy them by the blanket size I feel like working with at the time, and just lay it out and cut it up as needed.

02/07/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
Quote:
Originally posted by VieuxCarre
What do you mean by "batting?"
I think what she means is a thick layer of polyester fill, it comes in a sheet that is folded and rolled like a sleeping bag, but ends up being about the size of a queen sized blanket
02/07/2011
Contributor: UrNaughtyaAngel UrNaughtyaAngel
Quote:
Originally posted by Misfit Momma
Love them both!

I'm never throwing out a worn shirt again
Same here
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by UrNaughtyaAngel
Lol, I too saw the word rim and thought naughty but I actually thought that rim might also be a term used in sewing. Lol yes silly me.
Initially "trim" was the first word, and I removed the first letter so it wouldn't be capital, but forgot to replace it with a lower case letter
02/07/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Initially "trim" was the first word, and I removed the first letter so it wouldn't be capital, but forgot to replace it with a lower case letter
Freudian slip.
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
I think what she means is a thick layer of polyester fill, it comes in a sheet that is folded and rolled like a sleeping bag, but ends up being about the size of a queen sized blanket
Yes! Available in multiple sizes. The one pictured by me is a twin
02/07/2011
Contributor: VieuxCarre VieuxCarre
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Like a cotton filling. In the supplies picture it's noted as normally coming in different blanket sizes. I buy them by the blanket size I feel like working with at the time, and just lay it out and cut it up as needed.

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Thanks!
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by VieuxCarre
Thanks!
Of course!
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Now, once you've got your straps cut out, take your 2 pieces of fabric and put them together face to face. Using your pins, secure the fabric together with one pin on each side, and space them out a few inches down the line.

02/07/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Now, once you've got your straps cut out, take your 2 pieces of fabric and put them together face to face. Using your pins, secure the fabric together with one pin on each side, and space them out a few inches down the line.

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OOH, polka dots! hehe
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Use your sewing machine to sew down each edge of your pieces. You can also sew this by hand of course, although I still recommend just pinning everything together.

The seam should be between 1/4” and 1/2” in on both sides. Once that's done, it should look like this:

02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
OOH, polka dots! hehe
Polka dots that BLIND me when I look at them, lol
02/07/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
Do you leave your pins in as you sew? Or take them out as you go, I have seen it done both ways and am terrified to even use them because of some horror story my home-ec teacher told my class in gr6.
02/07/2011
Contributor: UrNaughtyaAngel UrNaughtyaAngel
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Initially "trim" was the first word, and I removed the first letter so it wouldn't be capital, but forgot to replace it with a lower case letter
oh sweetie no as you can see it made a few of us giggle and after all we are all naughty thinking peeps in here.
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
Do you leave your pins in as you sew? Or take them out as you go, I have seen it done both ways and am terrified to even use them because of some horror story my home-ec teacher told my class in gr6.
It depends. If it looks like they're not going to get in the way, I'll leave them and take them out all at once when I'm done. Otherwise I run the machine slowly and take them out as I go along.
02/07/2011
Contributor: UrNaughtyaAngel UrNaughtyaAngel
Quote:
Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
Do you leave your pins in as you sew? Or take them out as you go, I have seen it done both ways and am terrified to even use them because of some horror story my home-ec teacher told my class in gr6.
I regret not ever taking home-ec class.
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by UrNaughtyaAngel
oh sweetie no as you can see it made a few of us giggle and after all we are all naughty thinking peeps in here.
I'm glad some of you got some chuckles
02/07/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
It depends. If it looks like they're not going to get in the way, I'll leave them and take them out all at once when I'm done. Otherwise I run the machine slowly and take them out as I go along.
K thanks Pins scare me, they're so stabby, almost as stabby as the moving needle on the machine...
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Now here's where we start to get a little bit more complicated.

Are we ready?
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
K thanks Pins scare me, they're so stabby, almost as stabby as the moving needle on the machine...
Oh no, I definitely feel you on this. I've stabbed myself many a time, lol
02/07/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by UrNaughtyaAngel
I regret not ever taking home-ec class.
I was the only guy in home-ec. What fun I had.
02/07/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
Quote:
Originally posted by UrNaughtyaAngel
I regret not ever taking home-ec class.
I rocked the pillow making. And the Meatloaf
02/07/2011
Contributor: VieuxCarre VieuxCarre
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Now here's where we start to get a little bit more complicated.

Are we ready?
Yes!
02/07/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Now here's where we start to get a little bit more complicated.

Are we ready?
Yupers
02/07/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Now you can manually start to flip the strap right side out, and then follow up with your long screwdriver, sticking the screwdriver under the lip of what you've started and wiggling it while gently pulling down and side to side. Be careful so you don't poke a hole in your fabric. If you have small enough fingers, you can do this manually as well.





02/07/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
Quote:
Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
I was the only guy in home-ec. What fun I had.
They made everybody take it in our school, even the boys, I guess they figured they needed to learn how to work a washer and dryer and wash dishes, because those were both part of the curriculum.
02/07/2011
Contributor: UrNaughtyaAngel UrNaughtyaAngel
Quote:
Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
I was the only guy in home-ec. What fun I had.
lol, smart guy. I am sure all the girls wanted to be your partner. I know I would of
02/07/2011