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Thank you so much Joanie. You are so sweet. I will try mine, someday hahaha. Flower and XoXo
44254Thanks for taking the time to write this joanie, it's appreciated sweetie, hugs and a flower for you.
by joaniessw
24 Apr 2008
If a woman can never have too many shoes, does she not need something lovely to carry those wonderful shoes in?!?! *4U2 ><>
13558Oh Joanie my love... I wanted you to do it for me... ;-) xoxo just kidding. I definitely want to try doing this! Such a cute idea!
by joaniessw
24 Apr 2008
Sure dearie. I will do it for you on one condition. You bring your choice of fabric over to my place and we will have tea/coffee and cookies while I stitch it up for you... hehehe... please make sure you see my other note "RE shoe bag" cuz it has a couple more ideas I never mentioned here. And thank you too ><>
33574Thank you Joanie for sharing your instructions with us. A flower for you .
16513Thank you for the info. really liked the bag.Warm hugs and flower to you
8150Thanks joanie for sharing your expertise & know how with us. *4U
by joaniessw
23 Apr 2008
wlcm I always like it when someone else irons out all the kinks ahead of time. *4U2 ><>
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46153How nice of you to share your instructions!;)
158592Joanie, thank you for following through on giving your instructions on how to creat that lovely shoe bag from the project pages. *4U
211078Shoe Bag How-To
1. Cut a 13-by-36-inch rectangle from thick, soft velvet. Fold it in half widthwise, right sides facing, and sew up the sides, leaving open a 1-inch gap on each side about 5 inches from the top (below, left). Fold the top of the bag down beyond the gaps to create a 3 1/2-inch hem. Pin in place; carefully turn the bag right side out.
2. Create a drawstring casing: Stitch two seams around the top edge of the bag, one just above and one just below the 1-inch gaps (don't sew the bag shut). Remove pins from the inside of the bag. Starting at the bottom of the bag, stitch (through both layers, this time) up the bag's center to the bottom of the casing; this will divide the bag into two pockets, preventing shoes from knocking into each other.
3. For drawstrings, cut two 40-inch-long pieces of cord; attach safety pins to their ends, and run each cord (starting them in the same direction on opposite faces of the bag) one and a half times through the casing. When finished, knot together the two cord ends emerging from each side, fraying them to create tassels.
NOTE: This is good only if shoes are small. If they are too big, you will have to omit the center seam..
Or: take a tape measure and doing a figure 8 with the tape measure, measure around the biggest part of the shoe and add you seam allowances and a bit of ease (approximately 2 more inches width), then do you seam up the center.
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