Cut Out + Keep

It's In The Bag, Baby!

my first ever how-to...wooo! ^_^

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/its-in-the-bag-baby • Posted by emmilou w.

my usual bag was falling to pieces so i decided to make my next one instead of buying it... ^_^ i already had everything apart from the belts, so that's why the budget says almost nothing unfortunately, i didn't take photos as i was going along because i didn't think of making it into a how-to until just now...sorry, everyone :-/ also, i actually cut the material a lot bigger at first but then realised that i wanted a smaller bag, so there was a lot of fudging it in the beginning...O.o

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

6 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

my usual bag was falling to pieces so i decided to make my next one instead of buying it... ^_^ i already had everything apart from the belts, so that's why the budget says almost nothing unfortunately, i didn't take photos as i was going along because i didn't think of making it into a how-to until just now...sorry, everyone :-/ also, i actually cut the material a lot bigger at first but then realised that i wanted a smaller bag, so there was a lot of fudging it in the beginning...O.o

Instructions

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    - first, cut 2 pieces each of the material and lining, mine ended up being 14" by 12" - then, i cut one of the legs off the pair of tights, cut it in half and pin each piece to the outside of the material (i put mine a third of the way down from the top)

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    - then pin and sew the 2 sides and bottom of the material pieces right sides together leaving the top open (my seam allowance was 5/8th of an inch,i then sewed 1/4" away to reinforce the seams) - next, i sewed the 2 bottom corners flat to give the bag a more "rounded" feel to it - repeat this step with the lining

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    - i put the 2 belts together and as i wanted a longer strap, cut the ends off - i then sewed it to the top of the material at the side seams - i attached the button to the front of the bag

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    - i attached the zip to the top of the bag as well - finally, i put the lining into the bag and slip-stitched it to the zip - and voila!! my new bag