But not everyone had one. To squash a minor bit of sibling rivalry, I needed to make one more for a birthday gift. But if I was going to make one more, why not make 3 and be prepared!
Lucky for me, they're pretty easy to make. The names take the longest time - choosing the font, tracing, cutting out, ironing them onto the bag just so, and then zig-zagging around each letter. All fabric found at JoAnn's - I really like the orange paisley and the pink bird.
Hopefully everyone (when they finally get them) will be happy with their bag.
Lesson: if you make something for one niece/nephew, be prepared to make it for all of them. Luckily, I love them, I'm a pushover ... and this bag is fairly quick and easy project.
Good job!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed with the letters (curious what your method/trick is) and you said you zig-zagged around the letters - but in the close up picture it looks like you stiched a straight stich on top of the letters??? I might need to talk you!!! (:
Yup, it's zig zag - but it's a little zig zag. On my machine I set it to 2.5 width and .40 length. (pretty small!)
DeleteThe letters are pretty simple. I print them out 'mirrored' and then trace that on to 'heat-n-bond lite'. I iron that on to the back of the fabric, cut them out with little pointy sissors, peel off the paper and iron in place. Then I just zig-zag around the edges. I hope that with the zig-zag the letters will hold up - even through the laundry.
Let me know if you need more info - I'm happy to send you the measurements of all of the pieces!