tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post6833212595178068763..comments2024-02-25T08:24:32.822+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Sewing Novice: The fabric stash of doomwestmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-57719782677150732322013-05-26T23:38:15.602+01:002013-05-26T23:38:15.602+01:00Yeah, it would probably help if you have an idea w...Yeah, it would probably help if you have an idea what she wants, as far as size, closure and so on are concerned at any rate.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-33503835147164507192013-05-26T02:57:23.173+01:002013-05-26T02:57:23.173+01:00Thanks for all the suggestions. I might try to get...Thanks for all the suggestions. I might try to get some more explanation out of my mom on what she wants, because it seems silly to guess.Carlyhttp://awaywesew.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-61717922221909115952013-05-25T10:39:16.303+01:002013-05-25T10:39:16.303+01:00... Mums. Not the best with descriptive language. ...... Mums. Not the best with descriptive language. My mum asked for a hand-made gift recently, specifying "one of those things you roll, you know?" No, Mum, I do not know. Turns out she meant a jewellery case.<br /><br />OK, possibilities:<br /><br />You could do a Pheobe bag on a long strap: http://artsycraftybabe.typepad.com/tutorials/phoebe_bag.pdf -- you could always do a quick and dirty zipper install (cut the lining pattern just below the curve at the centre, add seam allowances, and then install the zip sandwiched between the two pieces.<br /><br />You could easily play with the pattern to get a non-quilty version of this bag (again, a longer strap would be required) if she likes a flap-over bag:<br />http://duringquiettime.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/scalloped-dresden-bag-reposted.html<br /><br />If you're feeling very brave you could attempt this hatbox shaped bag: http://www.sewsweetness.com/2012/05/tutorial-red-poppy-bag.html (I can't whole-heartedly recommend the pattern maker, but her stuff is doable)<br /><br />Another pattern maker whose patterns I don't like all that much but who has some free patterns that you could modify: http://www.ithinksew.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pgProductID_int=209<br /><br />Other than that, a lot of the patterns that really look like the photo you have to pay for, normally not more than about $7. westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-47059456731258296962013-05-24T17:53:11.106+01:002013-05-24T17:53:11.106+01:00My mom just asked for 'you know, whatever, som...My mom just asked for 'you know, whatever, something small to throw a few things in' which is not helpful at all. I think she means something like this: https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSle8iJWb5iIF9CTqz_ha8yFeisjKh6vb7zCKiPibEbcRcrzM-fCarlyhttp://awaywesew.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-48716952880542740052013-05-24T17:12:00.962+01:002013-05-24T17:12:00.962+01:00I am always happy to talk about bag patterns, off-...I am always happy to talk about bag patterns, off-topic or not!<br /><br />Sorry to state the obvious, but: you can make almost any bag cross-body by using either a longer fixed position strap (useful to know exactly how long your mum likes her bag strap in this case) or using a slider and loops and making an adjustable strap. So, at the complicated end of the spectrum you could, with a little ingenuity, use the free Blossom Bag pattern (http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2010/09/free-amy-butler-pattern-blossom-handbagshoulder-bag/), omit the shoulder straps, add a simple strap attachment on the sides, slider and loops, and do a cross body bag in a barrel shape (in fact, now I've described that I kind of want to make that for myself!)<br /><br />Much easier, there's this "slouch bag" free from Stitch magazine - http://www.sewdaily.com/media/p/2356.aspx -- which is a simpler pattern to begin with and all you would have to do to make it cross-body would be make the strap longer. I usually make a cross body strap around 125-175cm long, depending on the height of the recipient. If your mum is very short, she might not need that long, on the other hand if she is very tall, she may need it longer. Remember to cut your strap on the straight grain or use strapping or else it will stretch weirdly.<br /><br />Um, I have loads of other links for free bag patterns and/or PDFs of free patterns that have since gone off line, but I probably need more information to send you the right ones. Do you know what sort of shape/size/style of bag your mum would like other than "cross body"? :Dwestmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-90279944310322251022013-05-24T16:47:18.623+01:002013-05-24T16:47:18.623+01:00Totally off-topic, but do you have any recommendat...Totally off-topic, but do you have any recommendations for a pattern for a cross-body bag? Preferably one that's free on the internet. My mom asked me to make one, and I don't even know where to start.Carlyhttp://awaywesew.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.com