I saw this tutorial on making a Retro Duffel Bag. I decided to make one for Bubbles and JB. I thought it would be perfect for a weekend trip to Grandma & Grandpa's. I made mine bigger than in the tutorial so it would hold all their clothes for the trip. I wanted to use up some fabric from my stash, but didn't have any heavy weight fabric that I wanted to use for this project so I used some heavyweight craft fusible interfacing. It was a pain to work with, but in the end I'm glad I used it. the duffel's are very sturdy. I also used the tutorials instructions on making your own handles, again using stash fabric. The only thing I would add, if making one again, would be to add a little loop pull tab at either end of the zipper. It would make it easier to zip open and closed. It seemed like it took forever to get them done, but that was because I only had a few minutes at a time to work on them.. In actuality, they came together quite quickly. Tutorial on Saltwater Kids found via MADE.
2 comments:
Those turned out very cute! Now I'm tempted to make some. I took my sewing machine in today for a tune-up and I'm feeling a bit lonely without it!
Worked great for the sleepover! Very practical and cute
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