17 December 2014

Finally a Sew Together Bag!

I have to admit I had lots of problems with my first attempt at making the Sew Together Bag; the instructions were not very clear and I managed to pull the zipper pull off the end when I was trimming the zip to the correct size! It was impossible to get it to go back on again! I had to wait until I could go back into town to buy a new zip. The design is by Sew Demented and is very clever, you can find the pattern HERE. I really wanted to make one so I persevered.
The step by step photo instructions posted for a SAL on the Quilt Barn blog are brilliant! Thanks to everyone who pointed me in their direction.  You can find them HERE if you want to make a bag too. I decided that the original quilted piece I had would be too bulky, so I will save it for another project.
I decided instead to make mine from these two sale fabrics that I picked up last week.

I am happy with my finished bag, but it did take me all afternoon to make it!
I especially like the three individual zipped sections inside
I plan to use mine to carry all my embroidery tools etc to class. I am not sure if I will ever make another, but apparently the second one goes together much faster, so who knows!
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9 comments:

  1. Margaret17/12/14 13:16

    Hooray that you did it! Yikes on the zipper though. It does sound like this one is difficult without the tutorial, and maybe even with it. Love your bag -- looks great!

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  2. Josie17/12/14 15:33

    Your bag looks great! Love your final fabric choice. Worth tearing a bit of hair out for I think. :o) Thanks for the tip off. I've had the pattern for a while... just waiting in the queue. Your link will save me from yet another bald patch Bet you do make another.... one day xxx

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  3. Jane in Cumbria17/12/14 18:24

    It looks great, Elaine. One afternoon doesn't seem too bad to me.

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  4. Rachel17/12/14 19:32

    Practice makes perfect and all that - but I'm not sure I would be able to bring myself to make a second one, either!

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  5. Esther Aliu18/12/14 00:24

    The bag looks fabulous! Sometimes these things take much much longer than expected, but it definitely looks worth it in your case

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  6. Helen 18/12/14 22:12

    Oh well done very clever, I've always wanted to make one but it looks so tricky so I will enjoy just looking at yours :)

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  7. Gemini Jen NZ21/12/14 09:41

    Very nicely done! Have a super Christmas!

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  8. Lynette21/12/14 17:17

    It's so pretty, too - I love the fabrics!

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  9. Dondi M23/12/14 23:07

    Your bag is awesome, but I am drooling over the background picture of your house. Someday I'm finally going to travel to England and see houses like yours in person. I hope you realize millions of Americans think you live in Paradise to have a house like this. We love our houses, too, but yours looks like a modern version of English novels.

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