Wednesday, March 9, 2011

reversible bucket bag - sew along by mybotang

front view with button closure
  here's the reversible bucket bag that i made recently following the sew along group hosted by my botang :). i managed to get it done before the due date which is on march 14th as im heading for a holiday break starting the end of this week.

2 pockets (as i dont intend to use it inside out :))
there were mainly 2 new things that ive learned throughout this bag making process. first, ive never made anything with round or oval base :) so i find this a little peculiar especially trying to smooth out the uneven pleats around the corners ;p . second, making bias tape and putting it around the bag as a handle. i find it not difficult at all ! the only drawback is the pattern instruction does not stated you to put interfacing for the bias tape and i find that being a little filmsy for the handles. im so used to more structured ones :)

inside out of the bag
anyway its fun making it and i might sew it again (with more stiffer handles hehe).
til then. happy sewing :)

9 comments:

  1. neat work Nadia and super fast.. senyap-2 aje dah siap.. hehehe
    do post your pictures on our Flickr group for others to admire and comment kay..

    I want to ask you about the double stitching you did on the binding.. any reason for doing it? does it make the binding/handle straight (as some have said the result of the bias tape was uneven or not smooth)

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  2. cantik.. a pocket inside is a good idea. I found it a bit difficult to organise my things without a pocket

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  3. wahh..cantiknya.. love bunga2 hijau kuning biru tu.. :) alahai bila my one nak siap ni... huhu

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  4. Redup nye warna biru tu...rasanye kite kene modify sikit pattern granny bag nih ikut peredaran masa..Granny masa kini muda2 so handle kene sturdy and keras supaya selesa digenggam ekk.

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  5. sue, i actually thought it was sewn that way as thats how i sew my bags handles :P anyway the most reasonable reason is double stitched makes it look better/nicer. if the bias is not even, it could have been that you've stretch it while sewing. dont stretch or pull. just sew!

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  6. salam,wah dah siap,cantik sungguh,I am going to interface the tape for the handle with a thicker one.

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  7. gorgeous! mine one...bila agaknya nak siap ni. huhu...jeles tengok orang lain dah siap.

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