You can never have enough little bags! With these instructions, you can easily sew bags in all sizes and shapes yourself. I'll show you how to do it now.
1) Cutting to size
Cut the following pieces to your desired sizes.
I am giving the sizes here that I used for my “demo bag”.
Outer fabric: 2 pieces 14 cm wide x 12 cm long
Inner fabric: 2 pieces 14 cm wide x 12 cm long
Fleece interlining: 2 pieces 12 cm wide x 10 cm long
Also: a zipper that is a few centimetres longer than the width of your bag.
I used a 20 cm long one here.
Loop: If you would like to attach a small loop to the bag, cut a strip 4 cm wide.
another strip 4 cm wide and 10 cm long.
2) Prepare the pattern pieces:
You only iron the two pieces of outer fabric with the fleece and the loop is sewn just like a wrap bracelet.
3) Sew in the zipper
Lay a pattern piece of outer fabric on the table in front of you with the right side facing up. Place the zipper on top with the teeth facing down. The zipper should be flush with the top of the fabric. Place an inner fabric pattern piece on top with the right side facing down.
Here are the fabric layers again:
1) Outer fabric - facing upwards
2) Zipper - teeth facing down
3) Inner fabric - looking down
Align the whole thing well at the top, pin in place and sew together with the zipper foot.
Now fold the whole thing the right way round and iron it out nicely. It should look like this:
Now the second side:
Place the piece of inner fabric in front of you on the table. Place the “sandwich” you have just sewn on top of it with the outer fabric side facing up. The zipper closes with the fabric. Place the piece of outer fabric on top with the right side facing down.
Here are the fabric layers again:
1) Inner fabric - facing upwards
2) “Sandwich part” - outer fabric facing upwards
3) Outer fabric - looking down
Align the whole thing well at the top, pin in place and sew together with the zipper foot.
3) Finishing
Now unfold everything and press well once again.
Then sew close to the edge along the zipper on both sides.
ATTENTION!
Now open the zipper halfway, otherwise you will not be able to turn the bag later.
From this position, fold the outer fabric onto the outer fabric (right sides together) and the inner fabric onto the inner fabric (also right sides together). The zipper now separates the two sides of the outer fabric from the two sides of the inner fabric. Pin everything in place and then topstitch once all the way round, i.e. approx. 1 cm wide.
ATTENTION!
Do not forget the turning opening!
The zipper must be half open!
If you have made a loop, now pin it in the desired position (see green arrow) with the closed loop side inside the bag, between the pieces of outer fabric, and then pin in place.
After sewing, trim back the seam allowances and the corners.
Now comes the most exciting moment of every sewing project for me.
The bag is turned! Work out the corners well. This works well with the help of a Chinese chopstick.
...your first self-sewn little bag is finished. Not difficult at all, is it?
I wish you lots of fun sewing, good luck and am always happy to receive feedback.
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