 Finished this bag recently...it's a custom "The Nightmare Before Christmas" reVamped sleepover bag made with hot pink duck canvas, black and white zebra print & snippits of a special Jack Skelington knit. We just love this movie, so getting to sew with it was a lot of fun for me! I thought I'd share some pictures of this bag in the process...here's what it looked like before the reVamp...  | ||
| Before...a small, flat, canvas tote |
I cut up the bag & added strips of fabric to it...
I usually work without a pattern, just a very free & spontaneous flow of cutting & piecing fabric.
I like to have a lot of contrast & interest in my pieces...HOT PINK
is just what I was thinking for this sweet tween girl who has a bit of
an edgy side too! =)
B&W striped piping with zebra webbing handles...oh yeah! I ended up using the zebra lining as piping instead of this striped one...either one would work just fine.
I added a textured zebra lining to this bag by free motion quilting all the black stripes on the zebra print...it's a LOT of sewing, but sooooo worth it! Every so often I have to stop and change out a broken needle...another one bites the dust!
Here is the sturdy interfacing that I used for this bag...pellon 1-sided fusible 71F - retails for $7.99/yard. You adhere it to your fabric using an iron...easy, peasy!
All my pieces are sewn together & pinned to the interfacing...
Finally, it's all finished up and ready to go home with it's new owner...
I sure will miss this bag...it was really hard to let it go!
Tana, I hope you love your reVamped bag...enjoy! =)
