Friday, September 17, 2010

The simple everyday bag -Tutorial

Hi, everyone! I´ve been making some fun stuff in my studio and I wanted to share with you this simple tutorial for a simple everyday bag.

Material:

Short handle - 10cm x 7cm (1 piece)
Long handle - 35cm x 7 cm ( 1 piece)
Cute printed fabric ( apples) - 13 x 25cm ( 1 piece)
Green fabric - 18 x 25cm ( 2 pieces)
Green fabric for lining - 25 x 45cm ( 1 piece)
1 metal ring




Let´s sew the two green pieces to the apple fabric piece , this is gonna be the outer bag.



It´s gonna look like this, press.



Fold it in half, right on the center of the apple fabric and sew like the next step picture...




Pin and repeat for the lining fabric



Open them and leave it like this



Now, you' re gonna sew the bottom of the bag so pay attention for the printed fabric design, you will not want it upside down!



For the lining fabric, you´ll do the same but there is a little space of 5cm to leave open

like this:




Boxing corners : Mark 3cm x 3cm in all 4 sides of the bottom - make this on both the outer bag and the lining.



Opening the corners you will have this:



Sew them



Turn it and it will look like this, gorgeous!!!



Now, let´s sew both bags right sides together - the outer bag goes inside the lining




For safety, pin all around and then, sew.



Sew carefully



From that space you left open ( lining) bring the outer bag out.



Very simple!



Don´t forget to sew that open space, you can sew by hand or machine.




After pressed, it´s gonna look like this!



Now let´s make the short handle
Take the 10 x 7cm fabric, fold and press like this:

... and this

and fold again



Sew all the way, ooops, this doesn´t look so good, I´m sorry, I should practice a little bit more...



Repeat the same process for the long handle



Short handle will hold this metal ring




Place it right on the center of the apple fabric, sew the short handle on it



The same should be done to the long handle on the other side



Your everyday bag is complete!!!

Feel free to use this image of the finished everyday bag in your blog and link to my blog ( Thank you!)


I ´d love to know what you think about this tutorial and also, thank you for taking your time reading this long, long post!!

Enjoy your weekend sewing , crafting, cooking , relaxing, drinking a cup of coffee, playing with children or simply, enjoy life!

Comments

16 comments:

gardenmama said...

Thank you for sharing this beautiful tutorial Mina! Happy weekend to you!

Maria Amélia said...

Adorei o tutorial. A sacola ficou linda. bjs. mamélia

shi said...

mina, eu sou apaixonada por verde e por maçãs :D só posso aplaudir o teu trabalho e o bom gosto nas escolhas : clap clap clap :D:D:D

beijocas :D
ps: atualizei o blog :D

Lori ann said...

Lovely! what a great tutorial, i really enjoyed following along, thank you dear Mina for sharing this!

♥ lori

*~kAy~* said...

you made such a lovely bag! <3
Thanks for sharing this tutorial! <3

Mãe da Rita said...

Obrigada por partilhar :-)
Bom fim-de-semana!

Vanessa Scarpin Maurer said...

Adorei... vou fazer e te mostrar depois!
Como vai o(a) baby?
Beijocas amada

Mina said...

Nicole: I hope you like it and make it for your kids! Have a wonderful Sunday!

Mamélia: Obrigada querida! beijos!

Shi: Obrigada pelo seu carinho, bom domingo, curtindo o friozinho da terrinha!

Lori: Thank you dear Lori for reading this long post! Happy Sunday!

kAy: Thank you for stopping by and being my follower, too! Have a great Sunday!

Mãe da Rita: Obrigada pela sua visita sempre, beijos!

Van: Se puder eu gostaria de ver a sua bolsinha pronta! O Baby vai bem, thanks!! beijos no seu coração e bom domingo!

Online Logo Design said...

wow its looks brilliant and its also easy to make after watching its making tips or guide.
I like this blog.
thanks.

harumi said...

que tutorial bacana! e fácil de entender!!!! parabéns!
obrigada por compartilhar, Mina!
beijoconas,
da harumi

Coisinhas da Mima said...

Lindos seus trabalhos, muito capricho e carinho!
bjs

Minah said...

Mina, obrigada por este tutorial. O saco é muito bonito.

Mina said...

Online Logo Design:Thank you for your words! Have a wonderful day!

Harumi: Ainda não sou muito boa de fazer esses passo a passo mas estou aprendendo aos poucos, que bom que gostou! beijinhos!!!

Mima: Obrigada, beijos!

Minah: Que bom que gostou, se você fizer por favor nos mostre no seu lindo blog! beijos!

Beti Copetti said...

Ficou com carinha de primavera - verdinho suave, alegre, muito bacana!

jacqueline said...

Dearest mina, this is such a wonderful tutorial!! Every step is soo detailed! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful bag and the way to make it with us! Have a lovely merry happpy weekend and love to you!

vera said...

obrigada pelo tutorial, ficou lindo !