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Easy Tote Bags (Sewing Project For Beginners)

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Hi there, I made two tote bags using cute cat-printed home decor fabrics. These tote bags are easy and fast to make, a perfect sewing project for beginner sewists. The final size is approximately 34 cm long x 34 cm wide and 9 cm deep. The size is enough to carry books or shopping stuff. The process started with cutting the fabric,  - The tote bag's body: 42 cm long x 38 cm wide (on fold). - Handle: 62 cm long x 8 cm wide (2x). - Bias tape band 4 cm wide. Fold the fabric right sides together and sew both sides. And then, clip and sew the bias tape band to secure the fabric (to avoid fraying). Cut the corners, 3 cm x 3cm square, after the seam allowance. Sew the corner and secure it with bias tape band ( both sides). Here is the look after I sew the corners. I work on the handles by folding them in half and then clip the seam allowance 1 cm inside. Fold the seam allowance 1 cm inside and fold the fabr...
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Candy Tote Bag

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I named this tote bag "CANDY" because she looks colourful and sweet:) I made several bag with several colours, I think I am crazy enough to made 4 tote bags in one week. I was busy and always be, taking care my sweet little baby. I only have time to sewing when my baby napping in the afternoon. I showed my first candy bag to my husband when he arrived home after work, and he was surprised that I could finish one bag during two hours. Woah...! Even myself was surprised! Here I made four candy bags already but I am going to make one more. I will give all of them for my cousins in Indonesia as holiday gift. I am sure they will love it:) The size of the bag approximately 24 cm height, 35 cm weight and 8 cm deep. Material needed: - Home decor fabric - Cotton as interfacing - Bias tape, I used bias tape from japanesse cotton. - 56 cm ykk zipper - Heavy duty interfacing for bottom bag The four candy bags are really cute, isn't it? I imagine that they ar...
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Red Dress

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Simple style A-line dress. Based on How to Make an A-Line Skirt by burdastyle. Did you know that I really love burdastyle. The place where a lot of seamstress meet and share their idea about sewing. Material needed for this dress: -  basic bodice sloper -  A-line skirt sloper -  basic sleeve sloper -  2 yards cotton in red color, zipper, 1/2 yard interfacing (I used pink color silk organza, the only thing I had inside my stash) and same colour thread. How I made my dress: 1. I have to copy all my self-drafted pattern on the new sheets of paper and add 1.5 cm for seam allowance. Then transfer it onto the fabric that I already prepared before. 2. Sew the front and back bodice dart, right sides together. Sew the front and back bodice at the shoulder. Then sew the sleeve on the armhole. 3. With the right sides together, sew the front and the back bodice with the directions from the waist up to the sleeve. Then fold the sleeve...
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Bias Tape Tutorial

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Here I would like to share how to make bias tape by Yourself without bias tape maker. Material needed: - Cotton fabric - Scissor - Iron Instructions: 1.           Cut Your fabric, for example: I want to make 1.5 cm bias tape. So I have to cut my fabric 3 cm. You can see the picture above. 2.              With wrong side facing, fold your fabric as the picture above. Hold Your fabric with the scissor and another one with Your finger. It is better for You to do it on the top of ironing board with the iron already prepared for the next step. 3.                 Take Your finger out of the fabric, carefully iron Your fabric as the picture above. Do it until the end of your fabric. 4.                 ...
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Julia Tote Bag

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I drew the tote bag pattern by myself. I worked for more less one week, including the transfering the pattern, cutting the fabric and sewing it. The size approximately 43 x 35 cm. Material needed: - Home Decor Cotton for body bag, bottom bag, handle, and flap. - Light Cotton for interfacing and pockets. - Bias Piping - Zipper - Magnetic fastener - Wooden Hoop, diagonal 4 cm - Threads The wooden hoop are really cute, I brought from the local market for MOP $5 each. The picture above is inner bag, one side with the zipper and another side with two opening pockets. For more detail, I shared  Julia Tote Bag tutorial on Julia tote bag on Burdastyle.com
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Cinnamon Dress

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I made this dress last summer. Basic on BurdaStyle 5/2010 Tiered Mini Dress. Material use: - 2 yard chiffon                       - invisible zipper                       - same colour thread                       - interfacing I was pretty happy with the dress, I finally proved myself that I can sew. This dress also shared on www.BurdaStyle.com The picture above is how the side of dress look like.
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