by cissie03 02 Mar 2011

I finally finished this bag, love the pattern but was a nightmare using the decorative fabric. The fabric was to thick and had to handstitch and broke the zipper

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by greysewist Moderator 04 Mar 2011

Noone would know, looking at that, that you had such trouble. Many modern machines don't handle thick fabric so well. Had you done the zipper first, then the rest, or zipper last? Maybe there are ways to make this project work easier. The needle would have made a difference as well. I often sew really thick fabrics, but in my work, I make dog leads and collars, so thick fabrics are never as thick as those. It's just the way you work around them. I hope the bag was for yourself, as I hope you can enjoy using it after such a lot of hassle!

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by mysew1325 02 Mar 2011

looks great to me.. love the colors

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by pldc 02 Mar 2011

It looks lovely Cissie! Maybe you will make it again but with lighter wieght fabric? Hugs Loralye

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by oaro 02 Mar 2011

l like it

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by shirlener88 02 Mar 2011

It turned out nice - sorry you had so much trouble - looking forward to seeing another soon.

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cissie03 by cissie03 02 Mar 2011

Thank you Shirlener

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by noah 02 Mar 2011

very nice !!!

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by kkcogle 02 Mar 2011

very nice...too bad the fabric gave you such stress, because it sure is a cute print!

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by sewdeb 02 Mar 2011

Wow,don't you hate when a project fights you at every turn? But at least you won the battle! And the result is a lovely success! *4U

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cissie03 by cissie03 02 Mar 2011

Yep, but I am gonna make the bag again but with other fabric and zipper!

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by rwalden 02 Mar 2011

Very pretty.

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by chess 02 Mar 2011

Finally you have such a cute bag, worth all the trouble! Well done I like it very much!

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cissie03 by cissie03 02 Mar 2011

Thank you

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by teun 02 Mar 2011

Schöne frische farben gefällt mir sehr

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cissie03 by cissie03 02 Mar 2011

Danke

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by rmj8939 02 Mar 2011

I love the design of it.

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cissie03 by cissie03 02 Mar 2011

Thanks

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