Showing posts with label Bag making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bag making. Show all posts

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Bag Making Club 2017



If you love making bags then our latest mail order club is just for you.

This is a brand new online club where, over the year, you will receive 6 bag kits to create stunning bags to suit your own personal style. Once you join the club 1 Bag Making Kit (Pattern, interfacing and hardware) will be sent out to you every 2 months. Featuring bag patterns from You Sew Girl, Sew Sweetness, Two Pretty Poppets and Emmaline Bags plus high quality stabilisers and hardware, these kits will enable you to try out new techniques and expand your bag making skills. 

Each pattern has been chosen to introduce you to different techniques, stabiliser combinations and hardware. The patterns all have clear instructions and illustrations/photos.

 The first four kits are set but you have a choice of the following for the last two.


You can also choose if you prefer Silver or Antique Brass Hardware* and Black or White Zippers. 

Your Subscription Includes:
- 1 x Bag Pattern -
- All necessary interfacings and stabilisers -
- All required bag hardware (rings, closures, slides etc) -
- All zippers (choice of black /white) -
- BONUS useful sewing/bag making tool! -

Fabric is NOT included ~ great way to utilise your fabric stash.

Numbers are strictly limited so sign up now to avoid disappointment.

$68.00/kit (inc. GST and postage)

Payment will be charged every 2 months for a total of 6 payments ($408 total over 12months).
Kits will be posted in the first week of February, April, June, August, October and December 2017.
* The Butterfly Sling and Framed Purse Bag are only available in Silver.
Fabric is not included in the kits.


Hardware Colour
Zippers
Kit 5
Kit 6
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Sunday, November 20, 2016

New in Store - 20th November 2016

I am in Melbourne this weekend for the annual Australian Quilt Market so I have just popped in quickly to give you the weekly new in store round up:) 

I'm super excited to get the new Echino metallic cotton/linens from Kokka, Japan I've been waiting a while for these ones to come in :) 

I now have plastic grommets in 11 different colours available. These plastic grommets simply snap together, no tool required. You can use them on bags and clothing to provide extra stability on openings. They are required for the Monica Poole Designs Wrap Skirt and the You Sew Girl Fan Bag. 

For the dog lovers I have two new puppy prints from Timeless Treasures and a few oldies but goodies from Alexander Henry Fabric.


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'till next week, happy sewing :)
- Ky
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Sunday, November 6, 2016

New in Store - 6th November 2016

This week I would like to introduce a new bag designer to my store, Lisa from Two Pretty Poppets. Lisa is an Australian designer and she has 11 patterns in print format. I have all of them available on the website and in store, I can't wait to get in and make some samples of these super cute looking patterns. 

We also had bagmaking supplies from Emmaline Bags and You Sew Girl arrive this week and next week I will have a large shipment of hardware from Hong Kong arriving as well. So 'almost' everything will be back in stock again.  I have already sold out of Style B frames from Emmaline but I will be getting more in again hopefully in two weeks. 

I have had some requests for gold coloured bag hardware, specifically the strap anchors but if there is anything that you really would like me to stock in gold please let me know and I will see what I can do.

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'Til next week, happy Sewing :)
- Ky
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Sunday, October 30, 2016

New in Store - 30th October 2016

The Matilda'a Own foam stabiliser finally arrived this week, it is now available by the meter in sigle-sided fusible and sew in. If you are looking for a well priced alternative to byAnnie's Soft and Stable, this is it.
The rest of this month Alexander Henry Fabric shipment has been added to the website as well as a few bits and pieces from Free Spirit Fabric and Cotton and Steel.


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Till next week, happy sewing
- Ky
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Sunday, January 31, 2016

New in Store - 31st January 2016

When I was in Houston last year at the Quilt market I discovered a number of bag patterns that used mesh for the pockets. Since I wanted to stock some of these patterns I also have to stock the mesh :) There is a large, medium weight available in 4 colours and a lighter weight only available in Black and White. I hope to add in a few more colours in the medium weight in the next month or so. If you saw the Sew Sweetness Ansel Camera Bag sample I made, this is the mesh I used on the inside lid pocket.

If you are a fan of Echino fabrics you will love the 3 new cotton sateen designs that I have in store featuring her signature bird and fox motifs. 

If you haven't already signed up to our Sew Creative Club and you missed out on our first Saturday class, which filled in record time, you are in luck. Due to popular demand the Wednesday class has been changed to an additional Saturday class.


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Till next week, happy sewing
- Ky
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Sunday, January 24, 2016

New in Store - 24th January 2016

I've almost caught up with the backlog of product listings I have to do, of course every time I think that I'm done more stock arrives, LOL. This week I have some very nice beach themed fabrics from Riley Blake Designs, Flamingos from Michael Miller and Timeless Treasures. I'm very excited to receive the new Doctor Who fabric range from Springs Creative, consisting of a fabric panel with two co-ordinating fabric. 

On the patterns side of things I now have Sew Sweetness patterns by Sara Lawson. I have been sewing up the Ansel Camera Bag this week, you can checkout my progress over on Instagram or Facebook. If you are a fan of Soft and Stable byAnnie you might want to have a look at our new fusible foam interfacing. This product is from Australian brand Matilda's Own but it is made in the same factory as the product from byAnnie. It is also similar to Pellon Foam Flex but is slightly thinner.


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'Til next week, happy sewing :)
- Ky
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Sunday, May 3, 2015

New In Store - Sunday 3 May 2015

This week we have Some lovely vintage themed fabric from including a cinema range from Wilmington Prints and a vintage world map fabric panel from Windham Fabrics. From Alexander Henry we have some more Folklorico prints that co-ordinate with the Calaveras Del Mar designs that we received a few weeks ago. We now have 38mm bag webbing available in red.


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Till next time, Happy Sewing
- Ky
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Sunday, October 26, 2014

New in Store - 25 October 2014

This week we have received a few more designs from the Robert Kaufman Classic Horror Films collection including blood splatter on white and a horror movie poster panel. These are great designs for any last minute Halloween crafting or to be stored until next year ;)

We have a couple of new Riley Blake Knit fabrics including a cute little owl floral. This single knit jersey is a quality 95% cotton/5% spandex mix with great recovery and non pilling.

For anyone who was waiting for any Sewline or You Sew Girl Patterns or Bag Hardware we have just received a new shipment of these as well. Speaking of bag hardware we have been able to source coloured webbing, we have 38mm navy blue to start with, please let us know if you have any colours that you would like and we will do our best to get them in. 


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Till next week
- Ky
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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Pattern Test Drive - The Gathered Sling by Jen Fox Studios

I actually made this sample a month or two ago so I thought it was high time that I blogged about it. The pattern is The Gathered Sling Bag from a new pattern designer that we are stocking called Jen Fox Studios. This bag is designed with the beginner sewist in mind so it is a fairly simple pattern without curves or zippers. The finished bag is a good size at approximately 29cm (11-1/2") wide x 23cm (9") High (excluding the strap) x 8cm (3") deep. You can fit your wallet, phone, keys and a few other items inside without it getting too full. 


The hardest part of sewing a bag is choosing the fabric but I am quite happy with the combination of the tropical flamingo fabric with the fern green contrast. You could also make the bag out of one fabric if you desired.


Don't you think the greens and pinks on the striped lining match the outer fabrics so well? I always use a lightish fabric for the lining of my bags as there is nothing worse than not being able to find your keys in a black lining. I have only sewn in one lining pocket but the pattern gives instructions for two.


Interfacing and Hardware
The pattern has minimal hardware in the form of a magnetic catch, I've used a 14mm one but I think you could use whatever size you have available without too much trouble. The strap included with the pattern is a simple shoulder strap. If you wanted you could also jazz it up with the use of o-rings, oblong rings or make it an adjustable cross-body strap with a tri-glide. 


Both the outside and lining of the bag are interfaced and I have used our Medium Weight Woven Fusible Interfacing. The combination of the interfacing and the gathers give the finished bag enough structure to stand up on its own without being too stiff.

If you would like to recreate this bag here are the materials that have been used:
♥ Gathered Sling Bag Pattern
♥ 35cm (3/8yd) Premium Solid Fern by Northcott
♥ 60cm (5/8yd) Rousseau Flamingo Aqua by Benartex
♥ 60cm (5/8yd) Growing Green Stripe by Alexander Henry
♥ 30cm (1/3yd) Muslin (I just used leftovers of the lining fabric but you could use calico or any fabric as it is only used as the supporting fabric for the gathers so you won't see it.)
♥ 90cm (1yd) Medium Weight Woven Fusible Interfacing
♥ Magnetic Catch 14mm Silver
♥ Matching Thread Rasant 0247 (5526) Green

- Ky
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Friday, July 11, 2014

Pattern Test Drive - The City Bag by You Sew Girl

Sadly it is time to retire our La Virgencita You Sew Girl City Bag sample, it has served us well but we have been sold out of this fabric for a while now and I wanted to try a new interfacing combination on a new one.


This new version is more vibrant and features Spot On Pindot Cardinal Red combined with a panel of Vintage Scrapbook Paris Fashion Black on the front and back. The city bag is fairly easy to sew with the trickiest part being inserting the zipper on the curved top of the bag. Even this isn't too difficult as Nicole's patterns alway have very good instructions and photos to guide you through all of the steps.


The finished bag is approximately 30cm (11-7/8") x 34cm (13-1/2") x 10cm (4") excluding the strap. The pattern includes instructions for adding both a zippered pocket (above) and compartment pocket (below) in the lining, you can never have too many pockets in a bag :)


Hardware
Hardware is optional for the strap on this bag but it always makes the finished bag look more professional. This bag features an adjustable strap by using a Slide Adjusters, Swivel Snap Hook and a D-Ring.


Interfacing
On the La Virgencita City Bag I used Vilene S320 interfacing on its own with no wadding. While the S320 gave the bag a good structure it felt a bit too cardboardy for my liking. This time I have used S320 again but I have also added a layer of H630 wadding which softens the finish a bit as well as providing more structure. S320 is also fused to the strap which is 4 layers thick once it has been folded and topstitched. The result is a thin but sturdy strap that doesn't feel like it is going to break once you fill the bag with all of your stuff.


If you would like to recreate this bag here are the materials that have been used:

- Ky
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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Pattern Test Drive - The Sling Bag by You Sew Girl

Today we are going to show off our new You Sew Girl Sling Bag. It is made out of a lovely Sweet Potato Orange Denim which matches fantastically with the feature panel of Kokka Sun Bear fabric. It is a fairly easy pattern suited to adventurous beginner to intermediate sewist. If you have made any You Sew Girl bags before then you will be able to whip this one up with no trouble at all.


The finished bag measures approx. 25cm x 25cm x 13cm (9-7/8" x 9-7/8" x 5-1/8") excluding the strap. The strap is grown on and can be lengthened and shortened as desired. This is the length straight off the pattern which is fine for a small petite person like our size 8 mannequin here but if you are taller/larger then you may need to lengthen it a bit.

There is an optional zippered pocket in the lining which is handy for holding all of those little bits and bobs that can get lost inside your handbag.

The feature fabric we chose is a bit lighter than the denim so we decided to appliqué it onto the denim rather than piecing the two together. A quick tip for folding over the raw edges of the overlay piece is to use 1/4" Quilter's Edge which is a double-sided iron on adhesive tape. 

  • Cut two strips for the feature panels, one for the front and one for the back.
  • Iron the Quilter's Edge onto the wrong side of each of the long edges, fold over and press again to get a very neat 1/4" seam. 
  • To attached the overlays onto the bag you can either use vliesofix (or similar) over the entire piece or just use more of the Quilter's Edge on the sides (which is what we have done). 
  • Top-stitch 2mm in from the edge of the overlay to hold it in place permanently.
Hardware
You can get away with having no hardware on this bag, though it is suggested to use a magnetic snap as a closure. As always you can add O-rings, oblong rings etc to jazz up and/or lengthen the strap.

Interfacing
The sling bag is a soft and slouchy bag so it can have minimal to no interfacing. The denim we have used is quite heavy so we have used a medium/light woven fusible interfacing on the facing pieces only (excluding the strap facing). There is a hard Peltex base to give the bag some shape.


If you would like to recreate this bag here are the materials that we have used.
- Ky and Cloud
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Sunday, April 27, 2014

New in Store - 27th April 2014

Just a few new pieces of bag hardware were added to the website this week but we will be back with a heap of new fabric next week.


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To tide you over until next week we have added a number of remnants to our On Sale page.


The listings for these remnant fabrics have been adjusted so that you can only purchase the amount remaining in stock as per the image below. The price displayed is the price per meter.


Till next week,
- Ky
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Pattern Test Drive - Madison Wallet Bag Pattern by Serendipity Studio

At 20.5cm (8”) wide x 15.5 (6”) tall x 5cm (2”) deep the Madison is a smallish bag that can comfortably hold 6 cards, a phone plus a small purse/wallet.


The wallet flap that holds your cards is the feature that initially drew me to this pattern. After sewing up the sample and trying it out I would probably do two rows of stitching down the centre of the card pockets to make them a bit tighter.


There is an optional zipper pocket on the back and lining, the pattern suggests a chunky zipper but I only had regular dress zippers at hand which work just as well. The 132cm (52”) adjustable strap allows easy transition from cross body to over the shoulder.


Hardware
Metal bag hardware always gives a handmade bag a more professional finish. The pattern suggests using o-rings and snap hooks to make the shoulder strap removable. The addition of a slide on the strap makes it adjustable. 



The pattern suggests using 2 magnetic catches, one for the Wallet Flap and one for the Main Outer Flap. Although the pattern calls for 2 different sized magnetic catches I have used 14mm Silver Magnetic Catches  on both flaps on the Skull Spot bag.

The Rose Bag has one 14mm Antique Brass Magnetic Catch on the Wallet Flap but I wanted to try something different on the Main Outer Flap. I have never used a Twist Lock before and thought this bag was the perfect project to give one a go. If, like me, you have never inserted a twist lock before I recommend using Nicole Mallalieu's comprehensive tutorial.

Interfacing
The Madison Bag is designed to have a very rigid structure and the pattern suggest Pellon Deco-Fuse to achieve this. Deco-fuse is not a product that is readily available in Australia and the closest equivalent that we have is Vilene S520 (once again check out Nicole's blog for a comparison between selected Vilene and Pellon interfacings.) I was hesitant to sew a bag using S520 as I know how stiff it is so I decided to make two bags and compare two different interfacing methods.

The Skull Spot Bag uses Vilene S520 Interfacing and as expected the stiffness of the interfacing made this version a bit more difficult to sew. If you are going to attempt using this interfacing option I would recommend making sure that you have a good quality machine that can sew easily through thick layers and good presser foot pressure to stop the bag from sliding around as you guide it through the machine. The finished bag is very stiff and can stand up on its own, support the weight of the metal hardware and keeps it shape well but I think it feels a bit cardboardy.


The Rose Bag uses S320 Interfacing and H630 Wadding, this combination gives the bag structure while remaining malleable. The finished bag can still stand up on its own (with some coaxing) and has enough structure to support the bag hardware. The shape and feel of this bag is a lot softer than the S520 version making this interfacing combination is my personal preference.


If you would like to recreate either of these bags here are the materials that I used:
Rose Bag
Flap - Resting In Roses Black by Alexander Henry
Bag Outer - Premium Solid Black by Northcott
Lining - Premium Solid Poppy by Northcott
Vilene s320 Fusible Interfacing
Vilene H630 Fusible Wadding
2 x Wire O-Ring 20mm / 3/4" Antique Brass – 4pk
2 x Swivel Snap Hook 20mm / 3/4" Antique Brass – 2pk
1 x Slide Adjusters 20mm / 3/4" Antique Brass – 4pk

Skull Spot Bag
Bag Outer - Skull and Bone Spot Black and White by Kokka
Lining - A Ghastlie Web Mist Grey by Alexander Henry
Vilene s520 Heavy Fusible Pelmet Interfacing
2 x Wire O-Ring 20mm / 3/4" Silver – 4pk
1 x Swivel Snap Hook 20mm / 3/4" Silver – 2pk
2 x Slide Adjusters 20mm / 3/4" Silver – 4pk

I hope this has been helpful for anyone thinking of attempting to make the Madison Wallet bag.
- Ky
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Tutorial - Adding Adjustable Straps to a Backpack

Adjustable bag straps are the best! Not all patterns have adjustable straps though (like Horrible Harry's Pirate Backpack Pattern). Here is a quick and easy tutorial on how to make adjustable straps for a kid's backpack. You can also use the same technique for handbags, tote bags etc.

Make the straps as per the pattern instructions. This particular pattern has straps that are 70cm (28") long with a finished sewn width of 2.5cm (1"). To make the adjustable straps you will require some hardware, we have used 4 x 25mm (1") Slide Adjusters.


Step 1: Bottom Ring Strap - Cut off an 8-10cm (3-4") piece from the end of each strap. Fold each piece in half around one side of each slide adjuster to form a loop.


Sew horizontally across the strap as close as possible to the slide adjuster. This keeps the slide in place and stops them from twisting around.


Step 2: Adjustable Strap - Take a long strap and zigzag across one of the short ends to help stop the fabric from fraying. Thread the strap through the slide adjuster (under the outer part, over the inner bar & back out under the outer part).


Tuck approximately 3cm (1.25 in) back towards the main part of the strap to make a loop over the inner bar of the slide adjuster. The shortest length of strap should be on the bottom and the right side of the slide adjuster should be facing up.


Sew a rectangle shape (instead of just straight across) when joining to make the strap sturdier. Repeat for the other long strap piece.

You should now have two short Bottom Ring Straps and two long Adjustable Straps.


Step 3: Attaching the Bottom Ring Straps - Sew the bottom ring straps into the base of your backpack. The right sides of the slide adjusters should face outwards when the straps are pushed upwards.


Step 4: Attaching the Adjustable Straps - Place the bag down on its back and fold the Bottom Ring Strap downwards away from the bag. Place the wrong side of the Adjustable Strap up, so you can see the zig zagged edge. Thread the Adjustable Strap through the Bottom Ring.


Loop the strap back up and thread through the Slide Adjuster (under the outer ring, over the inner bar, under the outer ring).  The zig zagged edge will now be covered. Pull through until the Slide Adjuster is about 10 cm away from the Bottom Ring. 


Sew the top of the adjustable straps to the top of the backpack per the regular pattern instructions.

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Voila! You now have a finished backpack with shiny new adjustable straps!

- Ky

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