Cloth diapering. Part 5. Assembeling Stuffer style

With the elastic on the leggs, you next you the Braded elastic to sinc up the back.
About 5 inches, stretched accros the back, and sewn down with the stretch/zigzag stich.

At this point pin the wing reinfoucements on, and basting stich arround the edge. Leavin as tinny a seam allowance as you can.
Pin the liner fabric on, right sides together and sew then together, leaving the back opened just big enough to get your hand in.

Right side out them.

Canvas Bag Tutorial pt 2

Fold the bag, right sides, out sides together.

Marking the middle with a pin. Unfold.

From the middle pin, measure out three inches, in each direction, and mark with pins again.

Do this on Both sides.

This indicates your bag's bottom.*

With the bag flat out, one handle in front of you, pinch the fabric at the center pins, and fold it up towards you to meet the second set of pins. Then fold the other handle up to meet the first handle.

It should look like this, from the side.



Pin it down, and then sew up the sides as is.

When you right side out the bag, the tucked section will fold up, and that makes the bag's base.



* At this point you could use some iron on vinyl to make the bottom more waterproof, or some fusible interfacing to make it more stiff, but it's not necessary.

Canvas Bag Tutorial pt 1

If you have ever gotten one of those “fabric” “reusable” bags at the grocery store you might be disappointed. They rip, and they don’t wash well.  (YES you should wash them; your food was in there!)

Make your own? But most styles require piecing the bag together, with up to 5 pieces, not counting  structural support and handles.

So check this out for Easy and sturdy:

Supplies:

Get 20 Inches of some 36 inch wide canvas fabric.

3.5 yards of one inch wide coordinating ribbon.

Thread and you are set.
 
Instructions: Pt 1
Lay out the Fabric, flat.

On the short end, measure in six inches, and pin the end of the ribbon, with the tail coming out.

Measure about 23 inches of the ribbon into a loop, and then pin that spot down six inches from the edge, on the same end.

Continue with the ribbon, laying it down the length of the fabric, keeping six inches from the edge.

When you reach the other end make a matching loop of 23 inches. And then continue down the length of the ribbon to meet up where you put the first pin.

Sew the ribbon down.

At this point, you can embellish the bag. Embroider, fabric paint, you get the idea.

Baby bag-safari themed

I can't believe I have not posted this story yet!
SO about a year ago My sister in law told us she was going to have a baby.
She wanted Giraffes, and lions for the baby room.

Well about three years ago a friends of mine got married and bequeathed to me several boxes of fabric. And in those boxes was a safari themed fabric.

So I made my sister in-law a bag. The fabric is directional and it was almost a linen type fabric. It took hours and hours, and when it was done. It looked AUFFEL. Terrible. Sooo bad.

So At like 9:30pm on Christmas eve, hubby drove me down to Baby Depot and I bought a plain Green bag with Brown trip. We took it home and I Appliqued some of the animals that I had cut out of the leftover fabric.

The second try is the bad you see here:

You got to know when to quit.

Brand new bag

My hubby got his sister an oddly shaped birthday gift. As in could not put it in a box. And for some reason all the gift bags in this house are wedding themed.
So I made her a gift bag.
There is no pockets or liner. One short handle.
I made it in about an hour.
I stuffed a shoe box inside to make it stand for the photo.
I have enough fabric left over to make two more. Its too small to be a grocery bag or diaper bag, but maybe just a nice scripture or lunch bag. I thinking the lining should be yellow. And with a pocket or two?