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Sketchbook Bag
Carry around all those huge books, sketchbooks and magazines in a cute little sketchbook bag.
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Cut out a rectangle 36" by 14" out of the cover fabric. Cut one of the 14" long sides in to a rounded edge.
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Pin the cover fabric, wrong side up, on to the lining fabric. Cut out the lining fabric to the same shape as the cover fabric.
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Sew the cover and lining fabric together, leaving a small gap so that the fabric can be folded inside out and then sew up the gap. Fold the bottom edge of the fabric up so that the rounded edge falls over like a flap. Take two points in the middle and pin along these to make the bottom of your bag.
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Sew along the two middle lines that you marked along earlier, removing the pins as you go.
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Repeating step 1, cut out a rectangle of cover fabric the width of the lines you sewed out earlier and the height of the edge of the bag, pin this to the lining fabric and cut the lining fabric out too.
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Repeating step 3, sew around the cover and lining fabric and then turn inside out. Make two of these.
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Repeating step 1 and 5, cut out a square of cover and lining fabric about 6" by 6" for a pocket for the front of the bag.
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Sew the cover and lining fabric together and fold inside out.
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Fold the flap over and then pin a buckle strap to the flap and the front of the bag.
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Sew the bottom part of the buckle strap to the front of the bag.
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Take the pocket that you made earlier and lay it lining side up.
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Fold in the two edges.
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Sew this to the front of your bag.
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I also cut a square and flap out of clear vinyl and sewed it on to the front of my bag to make a clear pocket.
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Now is the time to pin the sides of the bag to the main part of the bag, one side at a time, starting with the side without the flap. Sew along each edge.
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Now sew the top part of the buckle strap to the flap.
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Now cut a very long strip of fabric for your strap.
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Fold it in half so that the wrong side is facing up and pin along the edge. Sew along the edge and then fold inside out.
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Repeat the previous step with a shorter piece of fabric and then slip a D ring in the middle and sew this loop to one side of the bag.
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Sew one end of the other fabric strip to the other side of the bag. Slip the other end through the D ring.
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Slip this loose end through a strap adjuster and stitch down the end of the other side.
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You are a genius, I've been trawling the web for a tutorial for a bag like this for weeks.
this is great, i have to carry my sketch book to college everyday, this will look way cuter that the plastic folder ive got. :)
This will be just the thing for me as I plan to learn to draw this winter
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VaNNaBaBy
27 Jan 07:40
sweet! tutorial good too! i just never have the patience for something this detailed...or time consuming is better said...props to ya. :)
liss601
22 Jan 20:49
awesome idea!
tereza j.
20 Sep 19:48
woooow...i have skirt made of this fabric...good choice ;)
Alexandria
09 Jul 12:06
Very nice bag, I plan on making one soon!
Prettyinplaid247
02 Jun 01:36
I love that!! I always have a notebook or five with me!
Frustrated Crafter
10 Jan 01:05
You totally got that fabric from Ikea! I used it to make matching curtains and table-cloth for my kitchen!
Gelidpetals
26 Dec 04:55
;___; Ahh this bag is sooo cute. I would defanitly devote my time to practicing how to sew for this =]]
KMOM14
09 Dec 10:41
Cute bag and the tutorial was easy to understand. Thanks for sharing it with us!
k.e.l.l.y.
28 Apr 18:48
LOVE IT. Where'd you get the fabric for it? I hear IKEA has good stuff...
Goth Ninja
19 Apr 02:27
Lovin' it!
Alice L.
26 Nov 23:22
really cute! im gonna make this for my friend who's in love with drawing =DDD as a christmas present! she's gonna love it.
15 Jan 09:10
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