So many Crafts so little time.
It’s been a while since my last post, but I have been busy crafting. Trying to use up some of my paper stash and still sewing my bags for charity.
So the first item I want to share with you is my new box bag. . I have been thinking about making this since I saw it on Christine’s Home Affairs on YouTube. Her box bag comes in many sizes, she even makes a large one for a weekend bag.
When trying something for the first time I always make a trial version. For this one I used a piece of cotton which I added a stabiliser to. I wanted to practice my zip insertion and this was a good way of doing it without wasting the heavier furnishing fabrics that I will use later.
Following the YouTube tuition I put the bag together using a piece of fabric 16.5” x 18” . The bag went together well but the fabric was far too soft for the finish that I wanted, however it had given me the confidence to try with other fabrics.
Then I had one of those Eureka moments when I found some leatherette fabric that had been given to me. I cut out a piece 18” x 20” and a 25” zip. The beauty of using this fabric was it did not need lining. The end tabs were made with one piece of the same fabric, no hemming required .
The end result was a lovely roomy box bag.
