Well, almost - mine isn't finished yet - more on that later.
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| high heeled shoes |
I used
this tutorial for the idea. Her instructions are clear and easy to follow. I made some changes though to suit me.
1. All seams are encased here - no raw or serged or zig-zagged edges. They are all french seams.
2. I used corded elastic (like elastic string) as my elastic. There were pros and cons; pros it looks good and I was going for aesthetics here; cons it is thick and sort of hard to sew through.
3. I put a small bit of interfacing behind the button when I sewed it on for a little added strength.
Some process pictures:
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| gap where I inserted corded elastic; back-stitched each side |
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| french seams pressed open before turning around and stitching again |
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| press, press everything |
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| cording inserted |
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| clipped corners during french seam construction |
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| How I pressed out the points at the bottom of the bag; this thing has a real name - maybe a point presser - it's used in dressmaking. I found this in the sewing room and it looks like my Grandpa or Dad made it for my Grandma. My mom doesn't sew so I've now claimed it for myself. |
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| more pressed seams |
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| handle insertion seam 1 |
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| handle insertion seam 2 - I turned the handles towards the top of the bag and backstitched over them |
Now, the reason my own bag isn't complete is that I have another project I need to work on tomorrow. I'm going to try to draft my own pattern for a bra - if it works I'll just tell you it did. If it doesn't work, then I need to go see my bra teacher for help and since I'll be back to work soon, this project takes precedent over everything else.
