It’s a Wonder Full Life
Last day of the Wonder Full Blog Hop! I'm excited to be a part of this blog hop showing off Lizzie Clark's newest fabric line, Wonder Full from Sweet Bee Designs! I received a fat quarter bundle from Lizzie for my creation!
I decided that I wanted to make a woven bag with this beautiful fabric. Each of the colors is so rich and vibrant, so I thought it'd look fantastic in a triaxle weave!
If you are new to fabric weaving, check out these previous blog posts: Try a Technique (my first attempt) and Modern Stitching Affair Recap (my class with Wefty creator, Tara Curtis).
I picked the yellow, dark pink, and blue as my weaving fabrics to create these cube things (as my husband likes to call them). I didn’t sew the edges down because I actually really like the texture of the woven parts. However, this limits my ability to wash the woven parts in the washing machine because the backs of the strips are still raw edged.
I picked Sara Lawson from Sew Sweetness' Baker Street Bag as my bag of choice! This bag is super cute and is a free pattern from Sara so you can make one too! Because I got a fat quarter bundle, the bottom part of the bag and liner are diagonally pieced in the same fabric to create the length I needed. The seam is on the bottom of the bag, so it's hardly noticeable!
The first thing that you'll do with the bag pattern is cut the main pattern from my woven panel. I traced the outside of the pattern piece and remembered to baste stitch on the inside of the drawn line. Working with a woven panel you should always baste stitch before cutting or else the weave may come apart even with the Shape Flex fused on the back.
I used different prints from the Wonder Full line to create the lining and the two pockets of the bag.
I decided to still use Annie's Soft and Stable foam even though the woven piece is rather thick because I love the final foam bag feel. Wonder clips are a lifesaver for assembling the final bag.
Ta Da! My bag is finished! Doesn't this look wickedly awesome?!
The bag finishes at 12" long x 8" tall x 4" deep.
Items you'll needed to make this bag:
- Lizzie's Wonder Full Fabric - Fat Quarter Bundle
- Wefty Needle
- Baker Street Bag Pattern by Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness
- Shape Flex SF101
- Annie's Soft and Stable
- 12" Zipper
- Wonder Clips
Want a chance to win a fat quarter bundle? Check out Lizzie's Instagram post ASAP to enter to win!
Don't forget to check out all the other awesome makers in this blog hop!
6/25 Sarah Goer at Sarah Goer Quilts
6/26 Becky Vandenberg at Be So Crafty
6/27 Becca Plymale at Sunflower Seams
6/28 Stephanie Jacobson at Steph Jacobson
6/29 Allison Dutton at Allison Sews
6/30 Andy Knowlton at A Bright Corner
7/1 Lissa LaGreca at Lovingly Lissa
7/2 Jennifer Strauser at Dizzy Quilter
7/3 Sherry Shish at Powered By Quilting <-- That's me!
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I’m intrigued by your woven fabric. It took me a little while to understand the construction. With so many interwoven layers, it must have good thickness for purses. Great project to showcase the fat quarter bundle.
Cute bag, Sherry. I was wondering if you were going to weave that fabric!
Sherry, what a great bag!!! Love your weaving. And that Baker Street bag is a perfect way to showcase it.
Love it, Sherry! The fabrics are gorgeous!
Just gorgeous! I need to learn this technique. We have a jacquard tablecloth on our table right now and we spend many hours talking about the weaving process – much more complicated than I want to do. For kicks, look it up – I think the process and machine will be intriguing for the engineer in you.