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Making a Bag Sewing Diary

Session 1: For a long time  I have admired the photos of the Vintage Flower Bag on the kits and patterns displayed in craft shops. On Thursday I bought the kit that included the fabric for £24.95 at a craft show at the NEC. .

Session 2: I decided to use the pattern to make a practice bag before I cut into the material in the kit. Well I've had fun finding materials and scraps from my stash . It took some time but I have realised that I definitely buy an excess of blue.

The fun ended when I tried to make sense of the pattern. The instructions are not clear and there are not enough pictures/diagrams. There seems to be some instructions missing, for instance  regarding the side pockets.

I turned to a sewing group on Facebook for advice. Someone kindly answered and agreed that the instructions are poor but she has managed to create a semblance of the bag. She says if she makes it again she will make the strap longer and she will create a way of fastening the top so that her belongings do not fall out.

Session 3: I have sewed all day but I walked away when I was tempted to act upon my correspondent's last piece of advice - "If all else fails, stamp on it!"

Session 4  I have abandoned the instructions and I'm making it up as I go along. I now have these pieces :



1. Front top attached to bottom lining.

2. Side pockets attached to side pieces.


3. Lined front pockets attached to base  (back view)

4. Front pockets attached to base (front view)

I haven't really got a clue what I'm doing! I have promised myself that I will watch lots of You Tube videos  - for instance those by Debbie Shore like this!  Why didn't I watch these before? Another lesson learned!

Session 5: Completed but not what I started out to do. I now have a container for either my sewing accessories or a bedside tidy to hold books, notebooks, kindle....
It is fully lined and it has pockets on all sides.







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