OK, I know I went overboard...
I'm going on my first official quilt retreat later this month. I'm a little apprehensive because I'm a very messy crafter. I tend to have parts of my projects spread all over everywhere. I decided to make some items to keep me a little better organized. I started by making a straddle bag. Sort of a saddle bag that would go over your chair. Could not find a pattern so just made one up by laying the items I wanted to store on a length of fabric, then making pouches to match.
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I usually carry a 'wallet on a rope' type purse, so I made one which fits in one of the pockets of the straddle bag.
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Then came the free craftsy weekend. I watched all the travel bag tutorials and was inspired. One said rather than cutting the pieces & quilting them to just quilt a length of fabric, then make a bunch of stuff. So I did.
Luggage Rider Carry-on bag (resized to hold all the flat things I want to bring)
https://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponli...y.asp?i=196472
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Duffle bag (based on the free pattern, resized to contain the same volume as my old weekender bag)
http://www.robertkaufman.com/quiltin.../cargo_duffle/
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Then I wanted to make some project bags. Looked for a free pattern and found this on pinterest. When I visited the page I found the pouch was only 4X5. I have zippers by the yard and thought I could strip piece them. Of course I couldn't actually find my roll of zipper tape, so I had to make them individually. I'm thinking bobbins, extra needles, feet etc.
http://www.simplynotable.com/2016/mini-notions-bag/
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Used the rough proportions from the minis to make project bags. Here are 2 of the 4 I made (around 10X12 finished). Experimented with vinyl and a couple different meshes for window.
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With the scraps I made a bunch of pouches, a couple cosmetic bag types, a boxy one and
Suzy's Sack (made with scraps so not exactly the pattern size)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/5020972...ttern-download
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And finally, I've been looking at the 5 pocket pouch tutorial for quite a while.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1u5SURdxpg&t=1003s
Love all Gina's tutorials. Unique projects. this one was A bit involved, but I love the result. I used a separating zipper and made channels in one of the pockets so some of my tools can stand upright for easy access.
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I had fun!!!