I Sew For Fun Project Tutorial: Shoulder Bag

I Sew For Fun Project Tutorial: Shoulder Bag

Introduce your youth sewing partner to sewing zippers. Choose  3/8 yd. denim-weight fabric, two 1-yard cuts of ribbon, a coordinating 12″ zipper, and stitch this Easy Shoulder Bag. FREE! I Sew For Fun Shoulder Bag Tutorial by Nancy Zieman.

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Shoulder Bag Sewing Tutorial

Here’s a stylin’ denim shoulder bag with streamlined shoulder straps and an easy zipper technique. The machine embroidery is optional. Kids love to be part of the embroidery process.

Approximate finished size: 8″ x 8-1/2″ excluding strap

Supplies Needed:

• 3/8 yd. denim or cotton duck canvas
• 1 yd. 7/8″ wide grosgrain ribbon
• 1 yd. 3/8″ wide grosgrain ribbon
• 12″ nylon coil zipper

Optional Notions:

• Optional: Paper Glue stick
• Optional: Machine embroidery design
• Optional: Stabilizer to back embroidery design
•  Optional: Embroidery thread
• ·Optional: Embroidery needle

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• I Sew For Fun Wonder Clips

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Instructions:

Please read all instructions before beginning. Use the width of the presser foot as the depth of the seam allowances.

1. Prepare and cut fabrics.

• Using a rotary cutter, ruler, and mat, cut:

One 2½” x 8½” rectangle (upper front)

One 6½” x 8½” rectangle (lower front)

One 9″ x 8½” rectangle (back)

Two 3″ squares (zipper ends)

2. Prepare ribbon strap.

• Stack and center ⅜” wide ribbon on length of ⅞” wide ribbon. Secure with pins, Wonder Clips, or glue stick.

• Stitch ribbons together lengthwise using a decorative stitch.

<a%20href=”https://nancyzieman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Note-From-Team-Nancy.png”> You’ll find many decorative stitch options to use. Test out several on fabric before choosing one for the bag.

3. Optional: Add machine embroidery.

<a%20href=”https://nancyzieman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Note-From-Team-Nancy.png”>The world of machine embroidery is stimulating, satisfying and exciting. Your embroidery machine has an amazing wealth of options and designs, just waiting for the two of you.

• Position embroider design on lower bag front, allowing sufficient space around design for zipper and side seam allowances.

•  Stitch machine embroidery design on bag front following manufacturer’s instructions

4. Attach zipper.

• Align 3″ fabric squares, right side up, along each side of the width of the lower bag front. Center zipper, right side down, over squares. Note: Make certain the zipper pull is in between the two 3” fabric squares as illustrated. (Later you’ll turn the bag inside out through the zipper opening.)

• Wrap fabric square around zipper and . Repeat with opposite upper edge of lower bag front.

• Mark 1″ from both sides over the zipper/fabric. Carefully remove zipper from lower bag front after marking.

• Stitch through zipper and wrapped fabric at markings.

• Trim ¼” from outside of stitching.

• Turn fabric on zipper ends right side out.

• Align zipper to top edge of bag, meeting long edges, right sides together. Stitch, guiding edge of presser foot with cut edges.

• Turn zipper right side up and edgestitch along fold.

• Attach upper bag front piece to remaining edge of zipper using pins or Wonder Clips, meeting long edges, right sides together.

• Stitch, guiding presser foot with cut edges.

• Turn upper bag right side up and edgestitch along fold.

• Trim fabric extending from zipper even with bag.

5. Add shoulder strap.

• Secure ribbon to upper edges of bag front using pins or Wonder Clips, right sides together. Ribbon should be 2″ from side edge of bag. Make sure ribbon is not twisted.

• Baste strap to bag.

6. Complete bag.

• Use chalk to trace rounded edge of coffee mug on wrong side, lower edge of bag back.

• Pin or use Wonder Clip to hold bag front and back, right sides together, aligning cut edges. Make sure zipper is open and the ribbon strap is not caught in the bag seam allowance!

• Stitch, beginning at one upper edge, and ending at the other upper edge. Trim excess fabric from curves.

• Wrap seams toward center, folding along stitching line.

• Stitch seam across upper edge, starting at fold.

• Angle cut seam allowances at corners.

• Turn bag right side out through zipper opening.

Tune in and watch Nancy and her granddaughters, along with friends, take a modern approach to sewing. Nancy shares her team sewing-for-fun experience along with many tips for a big partner, and numerous insights for involving a little sewing partner—all while making simple, easy to sew kid-friendly projects. Watch I Sew For Fun on <a%20href=”https://wpt4.org/wpt-video/sewing-nancy/i-sew-for-fun-qomp0c/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Sewing With Nancy!

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