Well I’m a bit behind on the Sew Along due to not one, not two, but THREE gigantic boxes of product that arrived in the shop a few days ago. I’m STILL getting it all photographed and listed! Check out glorious Glimma by designer Lotta Jansdotter! There are 24 cotton prints, including four solids and SIX canvas prints to choose from. SO pretty!
OK, onto the Yoga Mat Bag Sew Along!
You’ve done your cutting; now it’s time to start sewing! Remember these are my notes on this SUPER PERFECT tutorial. It’s not a complete tutorial but a supplement to the one I’m referencing. For the record I LOVE the way she did it! WIth that said…here’s how I did it!
*IF ADDING A POCKET: Right sides together, pin and sew the pieces for the pocket up one long side, across the short side and back down the other long side, leaving one short side un- sewn. Clip the corners, turn right sides out and press well. Top stitch with a 3/4″ seam allowance from the top and then again with a 1/2″ seam allowance down from that line.
*Pin and sew each of the four straps together on one short side. Press the seams open.
*Take one strap from Fabric A and one from Fabric B. Place them right sides together, pin and sew. Make sure to START pinning at the seams, and pin out from there.
*Turn right side out and press well.
From here you can follow the tutorial at the Attach Your Handles section. I used that AMAZING Frixion pen to mark the lines. If you hadn’t noticed I have a bit of a crush on it!
At #2 – IF YOU ARE ADDING THE POCKET- With your straps in place, lay your pocket on top and center it. Then tuck your pocket under the straps and pin.
At #6 I made a bit of an adjustment. I marked/sewed the straps 1″ from the top of the bag as instructed in #5. However, she asks you to make a 1″ square. I marked one inch from the top and then 2″ down from that line. Larger strap, larger square.
Carry on with Stitch bag piece and inning pieces together section. Make sure BEFORE you pin, as they lay right sides together, to pull back each side to see if the straps are lined up. This is time to make any adjustments needed!
Next installation I will start back up with Create a Gusset. Never made one? No worries! They are really quite easy! The author of the tutorial goes into great detail and I’ll take bunches of pictures to help out!
HAPPY sewing!
p.s. I linked up with Fabric Tuesday over at Quilt Story to share my favorite yoga bag today.
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Thanks for the great sew along! I just finished a bag for myself and have one cut out for a friend! Oh…and I used outdoor furniture fabric so that it’ll take a beating and still look good! It also gives the bag oomph so that it doesn’t flop around so much!
I would love to see your bag Erin! Isn’t it a fun project? Once you make it a couple of times it is REALLY easy to alter it by adding pockets, change the dimensions, etc. LOVE the idea of using outdoor fabric! Then you can really beat it up!