A last minute business trip has had me away from the Craft Lounge for 24 hours, but thankfully I'll be back at my sewing machine tonight. This is a good thing since I want to finish my friend's diaper bag before I see her on Thursday.
One of my failings as a blogger is that I tend to get absorbed in what I'm doing and forget to take any "in progress" pictures. So, because I am wishing that I was back in the Craft Lounge but away, here are a few of the process pictures of the diaper bag that I worked on over the weekend.
Bags like this are really an exercise in making pockets.
These are the sides of the bag...
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| Side pocket with lining. |
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| The left and right sides of the bag |
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| A peek inside the pocket |
And this is the front...
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| Front piece with strap |
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| How it will hang |
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| Outside front pocket lining with magnetic snap |
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| Assembled front with pocket. |
The fabric is pretty thick. After bending several pins, I decided that binder clips were a better solution for "pinning" pieces together until they are basted.
And here is the top zipper piece...
This part of construction involves lots of basting, stitching, pressing and topstitching. So, it is slow going with lots of changes of thread and needle. But I should be able to dive right back into construction when I get home tonight.
Do you tend to document your work as you go or are you like me - racing to the finish line while forgetting to take pictures?
