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My Sewing Journey

In continuation of my bag making, and more.

I just finished sewing this crossbody bag for my niece/goddaughter for her birthday, that's coming up on February 9th.

This past November, I enrolled in a two-month sewing class to improve my skills. I learned about fabrics, zippers, linings, interfacings, threads, needles, hardware, patterns, and more.

The one thing I'm most pleased with is that I learned to install zippers properly.

Here are the details for this crossbody bag:

Fabric: The outer material is wool and faux leather. I used polyester for the lining and an iron-on fusible interfacing heavy-weight woven cotton to give structure.

Design: I made this design with two ample pockets in the front and an inside pocket to help keeps things organized.

Hardwear: I used metal rectangle buckles on each side to attach the strap to the bag. And to keep personal belonging safe, I added a zipper in the central part of the bag.

You can read about how I started sewing in my article titled; I Got a Sewing Machine for Mother’s Day, followed by another article titled Photographing your DIY projects; both published in The DIY Diaries.

I also want to share some Christmas gifts I made for my family. Since most of my family members love to travel, I thought, what better gift than a passport and cardholder?

The faux leather passport holders I made for the males in my family. I only made one of the Ostrich brown for one of my nephews, and everyone else got the black Pantousas faux leather holders.

I made them out of cotton for the ladies and used the iron-on fusible interfacing heavy-weight woven cotton to give them structure.

I also added metal snaps for fastening the passport holders.

For the kids, I made the girls' pen/pencil cases out of denim and a jersey knit fabric for the lining infused with middle-weight woven cotton. And for the boys, I made the cases out of Pu leather with no lining or interfacing.

All of the cases have zippers and patch applique embroidered happy faces.

Thank goodness everyone seems to like their gifts.

Thank you for stopping by, and happy sewing!