Saturday, April 17, 2010

Tote Sewing 2~

Time for a little break. :-)
Plan A~ the tote I already had the pieces cut for didn't pan out. I remembered the reason I stopped~ I needed D-rings. :-o Since I forgot to get them, I went on to Plan B. :-)) The Grommet Bag by Indigo Junction. I have the outside together and am now working on the lining.
Which reminded me of one of my favorite pocket tips. :-) When you are making pockets that you need to then turn right side out, I always sew one stitch across the corner, instead of sewing to the corner point and pivoting. That one stitch will give you a perfectly square corner once trimmed and turned out. I learned that one back when I made a lot of clothes and the collar points were always a little stressful. Try it~ perfect points every time! :-) {I think you can get a better view if you click the photo)
Ok, back to work. I am trying to do lots of things at once today and the dryer just beeped. ;-) I'll be around to visit y'all a bit later~

Whoohoo! Keep on sewing!! :-)

5 comments:

Anita in Florida said...

Your bag is coming out beautiful!

Brenda said...

Love the fabrics. Thanks for the tip!

Karen said...

Thanks for that pocket corner tip. Too late for today's bag but I will try to remember it.

Day before Michelle said...

The bag looks great so far, and I especially love the ric rac peeking out here and there :)

Kelly@ Charming Chatter said...

Loving that bag - VERY CUTE! And, thanks so much for the helpful tip! I'm going to give it a try! Can't wait to see more!

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