Did you use your sewing talents to create unique Christmas gifts? I did and it reminded me of when my daughters were young and I made them faux fur coats for Christmas. I found those pictures and really enjoyed those memories from 35 years ago.
This year I wanted to create something unique for a granddaughter and I decided that the Pink Pony Patterns Denver Double Zip Bag was the bag to make. The first thing I had to decide on was the best fabric, so I went to my fabric stash and found this plain black vinyl that I have had for nearly 10 years and hadn't found the perfect project for it. So after looking at the vinyl for hours and changing my mind at least 10 times I decided I had the tools to make this vinyl look even better and give it some texture. I used my Babylock Solaris and embroidered large piece of the vinyl using one of the built in Fills. I hooped a piece of tear away stabilizer in my 10 5/8"x16" Dime Snap-Hoop Monster, floated the vinyl and let the Solaris do its magic and transform my plain vinyl into a patterned vinyl. Once the vinyl was stitched, I cut my pieces out and started sewing.
The Denver Double Zip is not a difficult bag to sew but in full disclosure my first attempt ended up in the trash. I did not read the directions closely enough and when I got to the final seam line I could see that this bag was doomed. So I pitched it into the nearest trash can and started over, this time paying close attention to the written instructions. I added some fun little charms as zipper pulls and a long strap to make it a crossbody bag .
As you can see my granddaughter did receive her super cute crossbody bag and it looks great.
And now I think I need to make one of these bags for myself.
The vinyl I used for the project
Look how the embroidery changed the look of the vinyl!
The finished product with one of my favorite models