You can never have enough little bags, and you can use them for a thousand and one other things besides cosmetics and they are super easy to sew and also suitable for beginners.
...and this is how it is done:
1) Cutting to size
Cut the following pieces to your desired sizes.
I have given the sizes I used for my “demo bag” here.
This bag has different fabrics at the top and bottom, you can of course also sew it in
one outer fabric and one inner fabric.
Outer fabric A: 2 pieces 25 cm wide and 10.5 cm high
( elephant green )
Outer fabric B: 2 pieces 25 cm wide and 9.5 cm high
( linen fabric )
Inner fabric: 2 pieces 25 cm wide and 18 cm high
( black )
Fleece interlining: 2 pieces 23 cm wide and 16 cm high
Inner pocket: 1 piece 21 cm wide and 20 cm high
Also: a zipper that is a few centimeters longer than the width of your bag.
I have used a 30 cm long one here.
Loop: If you want to attach a small loop to the bag, cut a strip 8 cm wide.
another strip 8 cm wide and 18 cm long.
2) Sew the loop
Unfold the cut fabric strip again,
fold together once lengthwise in the middle, fold both sides towards the center
and iron. and iron again.
Then lay the ironed sides on top of each other Sew the strip on both long sides and iron again. Sew together close to the edge.
This also closes the open side closed at the same time.
3) Prepare the pattern pieces:
Lay both outer fabric pattern pieces on top of each other, left sides facing, pin together at the top edge and sew together with a single straight stitch (i.e. distance to the edge = the width of the foot):
Do this with all 4 pieces of outer fabric. The sewn-together pieces then look like this:
...and so from the other side:
Now you can topstitch the sewn-together sides once again, so that it looks nicer:
Now iron both assembled pocket parts on the back with volume fleece (according to the manufacturer's instructions). There is no photo here, but you can do it this way.
4) Sew the inside pocket
Fold the cut rectangle for the inside pocket once over the 20 cm wide side.
The height is now only 10 cm.
Now sew the inside pocket together once all the way around, a foot wide. Leave a small turning opening on one side. Cut back the corners and turn the bag inside out.
Now press the protruding side of the opening over. ( This makes it easier to close by hand later ) and turn the whole piece once. Work out the corners nicely and iron everything.
The inside pocket now looks like this. If you like, you can sew the top edge close to the edge again.
Now place the sewn inner pocket in the middle of a pattern piece made of inner fabric approx. 4 cm from the top edge, pin in place and sew in place once all the way around.
ATTENTION: Leave out the upper side, i.e. the pocket opening!
If you like, you can divide the bag into sections. Then simply sew another lengthwise seam from top to bottom.
5) Assemble the pattern pieces
Lay a pattern piece made from the 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 fabric at the top and protrude to the right and left.
Place a pattern piece of inner fabric 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 - facing downwards
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 a piece of outer fabric in front of you on the table ( outer side up )
Place the “sandwich” you have just sewn on top with the inside of the fabric facing upwards.
The zipper closes flush with the fabric at the top.
Place the piece of inner fabric on top with the right side facing down.
Here are the fabric layers again:
1) Outer fabric - facing upwards
2) “Sandwich part” - inner fabric facing upwards
3) Outer fabric - facing downwards
Align the whole thing well at the top, pin in place and sew all 3 layers together at the top using the zipper foot.
6) Finishing
Now unfold everything and iron 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 firmly in place and then topstitch once all the way round, i.e. about 1 cm wide.
Try to align the zipper so that the teeth face the outer fabric.
This will give you nicer corners later :-))
ATTENTION!
Do not forget the turning opening!
If you have made a loop, insert it at the desired position with the closed loop side inside the bag, between the pieces of outer fabric, and then pin it in place.
After sewing, cut back the seam allowances and the corners.
This makes it easier to finish them.
A simple bag like this would already be ready, but we want more VOLUME and DEPTH for this bag:
7) Box the corners !
Now we work out the corners for the bottom of the bag.
To do this, place the side seam on top of the bottom seam to create a triangle.
The easiest way to do this is to hold the bag with the bottom seam towards you and pull the sides apart.
Pull the sides of the bag apart so that the bottom seam lies on the side seam.
The seam allowances are folded apart. The side and bottom seams now form a triangle.
Use a triangle to measure 4 cm on each side of the center line.
Draw a line there with a pencil. Sew along the drawn line once, then cut off the tip of the triangle with a 1 cm seam allowance.
Do this for all 4 corners of the bag.
SO DONE !
Now comes the most exciting moment of every sewing project for me.
The bag is turned through the (not forgotten!) turning opening! Work out the corners well. Now sew the turning opening closed by hand with a few stitches and decorate the zipper with a ribbon.
and that's it :
.your first self-sewn little cosmetic 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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