I've been wanting to make one (or some) of these ever since I came across the tutorial on Noodlehead a few months ago. I could never find the time with all the other things I was trying to get done... plus I had never made anything with a zipper before and it was a little scary. My mom used to complain about sewing zippers so I was kind of scared off from the begining. But after looking through the tutorials, it really didn't look all that difficut. Maybe it's different in clothing or something... who knows.
Anyway... it's my Sister-in-Law's birthday and I figured there was no better occasion to try these out. It's hard to think of something to get someone especially when their birthday is right after Christmas, but I figured this was something different and totally unique. I hope she loves it! We stashed a gift card inside as well.
Here's a view of the inside. It features a divider pocket and 2 card pockets.
Here are a few things I thought of when making this... Notes for Next Time:
As Anna says in the tutorial, the part that is going to take the longest is cutting the pieces. So true - especially since I wasn't completely following directions and ended up wasting interfacing and outside pieces because I ironed them wrong. Oh well - I'll just save it for the next time when I need those pieces.
The instructions called for an 8" zipper - all I had was a 7"... so I simply extended the size of the tabs to make the entire zipper piece a total of 8.5" as stated is necessary. This worked out great, the zipper is the exact right size for this bag.
I didn't sandwich my lining/outside/zipper pieces just right when I was attaching the second one. Therefore, the raw edges show. It's not so bad, but it wouldn't look like such a mistake if I had messed up on both sides instead of just the one side... oops.
I think I'll make some bags with it gathered on both sides. Also, I may use ribbon instead of the fabric band.
I really want to dress up the band a little more. Maybe I could even take the time for some little embroidery design or something on a solid band. *If I ever get my embroidery machine then I might even make some monogram ones :)
By altering the size of these some, they would make a really cute diaper clutch. Great gift idea for any new Mom!
I could really go on and on - the possibilities are endless!
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