More Challenging that I Thought

Barb and I exchanged texts this morning about our Lori Holt purchases and what we'll do with them. She was watching this tutorial and figuring out what she would need to do to make one of the bags from the panel she bought yesterday.

I liked that in the video Lori used batting but I didn't like that she just zigzagged the raw edges and left them exposed in the bag. It got me thinking how I would use batting but not have raw edges exposed.

I picked a white on white fabric for the lining. 

For this particular bag, I felt the bright yardage I bought yesterday would be too garish. I also used a grey zipper from my stash instead of the heavier Lori Holt zipper.

After attaching various pieces together I added fusible batting cut 1/4" shorter inside the edges. That way, when all gets sewn together there isn't double batting on the seams; just a personal preference.

A couple of my modifications required further problem-solving but in the end, I was successful.

The fabric on the back is reminiscent of images on old sewing pattern envelopes. I didn't quilt the backing, rather, pressed the fused side to this exterior fabric.

Of course, I added my sunflower tab and had to finish it with a zipper pull.

The inside seams are finished nicely - no raw edges.

There is probably an easier way to make this as this way was quite 'fiddly'. But I like a challenge. Making the bags with a bigger back so the binding can be folded is much easier than this - anything to avoid having to create then attach 2 1/2" double-fold binding.