Springtime Tote Bag
03-21-2010, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by belmer
very nice... I think I need to attempt to make a bag, I have so many bright fats that I need to make a couple of them.
03-21-2010, 05:57 PM
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The bag is adorable and since you are creative with your fabrics I would go for a $60 price tag bottom line. Then you could afford to put costlier fabrics in for an expensive looking bag for $75. Then another one that offers matching garage door opener case, secret pockets, etc. Giving them a choice and price range would suit your customers better. Good luck with your sales! :D :D
03-22-2010, 11:23 AM
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Thanks very much to all for so many nice compliments. In answer to some of the questions...
I didn't work from a pattern. I bought a lot of FQs at my local Hancock Fabrics store. They are on sale for $.99 each so I really went wild. Unfortunately I don't know what manufacturer/collection these are from because they are marketed as Design by the Piece Singles and are already trimmed of their selvedges before they are folded. I do know that many textile companies are included in the FQ section and that they are packaged by Fabric Editions LLC. The FQs sold at Hancocks do not match the fabric they sell by the yard. I know some of the FQs I found there are actually made by Moda and Blank Textiles. I wish I could identify them so that I could buy more by the yard but at this price FQs are just fine and just the right size for this project. Anyway, I had lots of fun mixing and matching regardless of the origins and then just started cutting and constructing. I used Pellon 808 Craft Fuse to give the bag a bit of body. It's all straight stitching and the inside is fully lined with pockets and a matching fabric-covered removable base. The bottom corners are tucked in, squared off and stitched both on the outer section and on the lining so they disappear. The yoyo flower button closure echoed the whimsical floral prints and helped to incorporate all of the main colors. There really are no rules. I just kind of made it up as I went along. It appears that I'll be making quite a few of these so I'll keep posting pics of them as I get them completed. Also, as a variation or if you don't like the moderate stiffness of the fusible interfacing, you may use batting and quilting instead. You should probably expect the first one to take longer to come together but like anything else the more you make the faster they go. Lots of fun! Thanks again!
I didn't work from a pattern. I bought a lot of FQs at my local Hancock Fabrics store. They are on sale for $.99 each so I really went wild. Unfortunately I don't know what manufacturer/collection these are from because they are marketed as Design by the Piece Singles and are already trimmed of their selvedges before they are folded. I do know that many textile companies are included in the FQ section and that they are packaged by Fabric Editions LLC. The FQs sold at Hancocks do not match the fabric they sell by the yard. I know some of the FQs I found there are actually made by Moda and Blank Textiles. I wish I could identify them so that I could buy more by the yard but at this price FQs are just fine and just the right size for this project. Anyway, I had lots of fun mixing and matching regardless of the origins and then just started cutting and constructing. I used Pellon 808 Craft Fuse to give the bag a bit of body. It's all straight stitching and the inside is fully lined with pockets and a matching fabric-covered removable base. The bottom corners are tucked in, squared off and stitched both on the outer section and on the lining so they disappear. The yoyo flower button closure echoed the whimsical floral prints and helped to incorporate all of the main colors. There really are no rules. I just kind of made it up as I went along. It appears that I'll be making quite a few of these so I'll keep posting pics of them as I get them completed. Also, as a variation or if you don't like the moderate stiffness of the fusible interfacing, you may use batting and quilting instead. You should probably expect the first one to take longer to come together but like anything else the more you make the faster they go. Lots of fun! Thanks again!
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