Friday, June 15, 2007

Sew Crafty Friday: CD Bag





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Not feeling particularly creative today, so this is something I just threw together. It was originally supposed to be for pencils, but it isn't wide enough. Then I found out it is exactly right to hold a few CDs in their cases. I had copied all of my pictures off the old computer onto discs. Now I have a nice place to store them!


Basically, it is one long and one short piece of fabric. I folded over the short edges of each and sewed them to the zipper. I didn't have a short enough zipper, so I just cut this one to size. That's easy to do with a nylon zipper...just run a few stitches right over the teeth to make a new 'stop' and then cut away the excess.
The picture on the left is the front. I'll tell you all something silly. I left part of the seam open so I could turn the bag right side out. Dopey me, after I was done I realized I could have turned it through the zipper opening!
The picture on the left is the back. As you can see, I didn't fold it where I attached the two pieces of fabric together, but folded it so the zipper would be a little ways down.
Now that I see how easy it is to make one of these, I really will make something for pencils and pens!










5 comments:

Lisa said...

That is a crafty idea! I like it. The colors are great too. :o)

Sherry said...

You're so creative! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Christy T said...

Hmm... Have been too scared to actually sew in a zipper... I've been wanting to crochet a little make-up bag and line it and add a zipper on top... Maybe I'll try :) Thanks so much for the warm welcome on my new blog! You're so sweet!

Shereen said...

That's came out really cute. I could see it as a pencil case as well. You made me laugh with not turning it over at the zipper. It sounds like something I would do. lol I think I have that same purple fabric. The pink fabric is cute too. Very well done. Thanks for sharing. It's nice to have you back from your computer problems.

Kelly @ Growing.Learning.Playing. said...

Great idea! Now, can you send me some of your creativity? I have none! lol