Read Sew What! Bags: 18 Pattern-Free Projects You Can Customize to Fit Your Needs Online
Authors: Lexie Barnes
www.sewvac1.com/Library/tips.htm
The best way to select fabric is hands-on. Check your yellow pages under “fabric shops” or “quilting” for local sources of fabrics, tools, and notions. You can also find all kinds of sewing supplies, tips, and ideas online at sites like these:
appliqué,
30
Artist’s Roll,
132
–37
backtack,
37
–38
basting stitch,
36
belts
how to make,
42
–43
beveled corners,
52
bias tape,
30
using,
46
bias, defined,
24
binding. See bias tape
bobbin thread,
37
bulletin board,
34
business card case,
55
button tab, making a,
53
buttons and buttonholes,
23
,
30
,
113
Caddy-To-Go (doorknob caddy),
147
canvas fabric,
25
–26,
91
,
115
,
118
casing, making a,
44
–45,
62
–63,
97
,
105
change purse,
73
chopstick as point turner,
21
,
85
clipping corners,
42
closures,
23
computer,
34
–35
corners
beveled,
52
clipping,
41
cotton duck fabric,
118
cotton fabric,
25
–27
laminated,
139
crosswise grain,
24
customizing your design,
12
–15,
134
Daredevil projects (
skill level
),
35
,
87
,
121
,
143
designing your bag,
12
–18
measuring,
15
testing,
16
–17
diaper case,
55
directional vs. nondirectional
disappearing fabric markers,
19
,
23
doorknob caddy,
147
drawstring
casing for,
44
–45
closure,
23
how to make,
42
–43
inserting,
97
length,
96
on both sides of bag,
105
Drawstring Sacks,
92
–105
dressmaker’s chalk,
19
elastic, casing for,
44
–45,
62
–63
embroidery,
31
fabric
facts,
23
–28
how much to buy,
24
–25
preshrinking,
28
washing,
28
weight,
25
decorative,
31
felt,
54
fleece,
54
fold and stitch method,
42
fray preventer,
40
fraying,
39
gift bag,
97
grainline,
24
graph paper,
13
–14
Grocery Bag Tube,
60
–63
heavy-duty bag,
118
–19
housewarming gift,
61
idea board or notebook,
17
–18,
34
–35
inspiration,
17
–18
knitting wristlet,
55
laptop bag,
118
–19
laundry sack,
97
lighting,
34
City Satchel,
125
DJ Bag,
116
–18
Eyeglasses Case,
52
–53
Reversible Tote,
84
Zippered Wristlet,
70
–72
lip balm lanyard,
55
loft,
29
loop, attaching a,
63
making
bias tape,
47
button tab,
53
casings,
44
–45
hems,
41
pockets,
43
straps,
42
manual, sewing machine,
18
–19
Map Sack,
64
–67
measuring,
15
Mexican oilcloth,
91
mock-ups, three kinds of,
16
–17
needles,
19
–20
Newbie projects (
skill level
),
35
,
51
,
57
,
61
,
65
,
77
,
95
,
129
nonslip ruler,
21
normal stitch,
36
–37
Organizers,
126
–47
overlapped opening,
57
–59
paperweights,
19
patches,
31
pattern-free sewing,
12
–14
Personal Purse,
108
–113
pinking and pinking shears,
19
,
40
,
72
pins,
19
–20
planning pockets,
15
planning your bag,
12
–15
pleated pockets,
145
–46
pocket panels
Artist’s Roll,
135
Caddy,
144
–45
Personal Purse,
111
planning for,
15
Sling Sack,
104
Tool Apron,
131
Tool Tote,
88
–89
pockets
attaching,
84
designing,
123
inside,
89
–90
making,
43
–44
pleated,
145
–46
side pockets,
122
–23
size and placement,
123
preshrinking/prewashing fabric,
28
,
39
Pro projects (
skill level
),
35
,
69
,
81
,
99
,
103
,
109
,
115
,
133
,
139
Puppy Love tube,
63
purse options,
113
raw edges,
39
–40
Reversible Tote,
80
–85