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| Temporary Insanity * * * so...here I am shopping (in the Clearance Rack , what else) and stumble upon a ' Groovy ' Beatles T !!! Love it....but not so much as a shirt....hhhmmmmm.....my mind is a hummin'..(people start noticing the smoke around my head) ...ah ha !!! I will make a 'hippy bag' ! well it was only $4.80 so I HAD to get it (!) |
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| cut out a shape for the base/bottom....I used leather first then thought...."uuugghh...well now I can't throw it in the wash!" .....so I made the bottom with a piece (without that red sqiggle I would not know about the "i" / "e" debacle ) Alas, no photo.... |
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| cut and sew leaving bottom open to attach to .....the bottom....(?) |
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| sewing sides to bottom *note; sewing on T shirt knit type fabric is a bit tricky for the novice....you really need a ball point needle so it won't cut into the fabric and leave holes....plus adjusting your machine for the stretch stitch is usually a good idea |
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| lining fabric whatever you have around, even a pillow case or another old shirt you ( or someone that won't notice that their shirt is gone) don't wear anymore works really well...but NOT another stretchy knit ...2 stretchy fabrics together just gets out of control ! cut same size as shirt/bag/purse |
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| OOOHH....Pockets are fun !! |
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| sew lining to pocket piece and turn right side out leaving opening on the bottom so it will get stitched closed when sewn to lining fabric I turned to the top edge down a bit....cause I can *** IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE; sew sides of lining together AFTER sewing pockets on cut a bottom pce. (hehe)...same size as before, to sew to the ....bottom..... |
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| pin lining to inside important to gather/stretch as needed to fit....NEVER EVER is the lining and the outside the same size !!! I don't care if you cut them the same time ...use the same pattern....TRUST ME... I've been doing this forever and it is NEVER THE SAME SIZE..... you will always have to 'finese' the pieces(ha spelled it right the first try) together |
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| the top side, what used to be the shoulders, is now the part to fold around your handle I just happen to have this handle from old and forgotten ideas that I shoved into the closet this gets stitched in a tight 'zig/zag' pattern for strength |
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| or a grommet type button/snap thingy can be used BUT needs to be reinforced with facings and stabilizers or the fabric with stretch and pull away from the snap thing and your bag with fall onto the floor while you are walking (from what I have heard...not that I have found out the hard way...as usual |
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| almost finished ! hhhmmm....looks better in person |
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| add a bit 'o beads and what not |
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| wheeee....all done in a few hours of 'happy time' * the best part of this is that it cost so little that if I didn't like the end results I wouldn't have to beat myself up over wasting my hard earned dollars....it really only took my time...and I that I have * thinking 'outside the box' is what really makes the world go 'round where would we all be if we all followed the 'rules'......no place that I would want to be that's for sure ! |
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