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Cosmetic Bag

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astitchintime
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by astitchintime » Fri May 30, 2008 6:05 pm

How darling! Great job. Doesn't sound to difficult to make, do you think a beginner would be able to make one? I need a project for my rainbow girls and only two have ever sat down in front of a machine. I have four girls that had never seen a sewing machine except in pictures or on TV until they met me..........can you imagine that!!!
Happy stitching!!!
Debi
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INKA
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by INKA » Fri May 30, 2008 8:59 pm

Astitchintime, do not worry about the girls not being able to use the sewing machine (they will learn it only by trying, anyway ...). The Japanese make ALL their bags by hand! They sandwich, quilt and bind the zipper edges first, put the zipper under the edge (showing the teeth)and sew it from the inside by hand. Then the side seams are sewn. It is a good idea to draw a pattern before sewing - decide about the size of your front pannels, the bottom, the sides - they must all match (you can cut your model out of paper and try to fold it to learn if your edges match). Drawing the pattern do not forget to add 1/4" allowances. If you try out a bag with a rectangle front pannel, you can then adjust it to a trapezoid or play with the angles of the flaps (as I have done with the above bag). A little trick: draw your "net", what the pattern will look like after you have chopped off the side corners - and mark everything on the fabric. It helps the edges meet when sewing. Good luck!
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INKA
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by INKA » Fri May 30, 2008 9:05 pm

Redsaltbox, I have used iron-on (fusible) batting (a marvellous product!), not very thick one. In fact, you can add an extra layer to the bottom part.(Cut out this "extra" rectangle exactly the size the bottom - otherwise you will have too much bulk in the side seams).
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MastiffMomQlt
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by MastiffMomQlt » Sat May 31, 2008 2:39 am

LOVE!!!
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justdawne
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by justdawne » Sat May 31, 2008 3:50 am

That's really lovely. The decorative stitches really accent the project.

dawne
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mamaw
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by mamaw » Sat May 31, 2008 4:42 am

That is so nice! What a lovely gift that would make too.
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cindyg
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by cindyg » Sat May 31, 2008 4:59 am

That is SO pretty and it makes such a convenient bag not only for cosmetics. It would make a wonderful gift. Great job.
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gmaann
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by gmaann » Sat May 31, 2008 3:18 pm

It's really very pretty - and what a nice setting you had for the photo! The flowers are beautiful, too!!
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pinetree
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by pinetree » Sat May 31, 2008 5:22 pm

great job.
The quilting and decorative stitching is super.
enjoy
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lorettav
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Re: Cosmetic Bag

Post by lorettav » Sat May 31, 2008 6:35 pm

very pretty. brave to put in a zipper.
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