Harper’s Overnight Bag

One of my co-workers asked me to make an overnight bag for her daughter.  Follow along as I make Harper’s bag:

Fabric

The fabric she picked out was a beautiful red suede and some georgeous upholstery weight fabric with horses. The lining was a shimmery cotton.  Usually I work with light weight cotton, but for this project I thoroughly enjoyed working with some heavier fabrics.

Preparing to Cut the Fabric

I try not to use too many pins for fear of damaging the fabric.  Here I’m using a bacon press and some canned food to help me cut the fabric.

Adding the Handles

After cutting all the pieces out I sew the front pieces together and line up the handles.

Side Pockets

Each of the side pieces have a pocket.  Can you find where it is? I try to line it up perfectly with the back piece.

Sewing the Zipper Pocket

An overnight back just isn’t complete without an inside zipper pocket.  Here I’m sewing the zipper to the lining.

Pinning the Side to Front & Back

The most tricky part of making this bag is sewing the sides to the front and back — I have to use pins to keep everything in place to sew.

Sewing the Lining to the Bag

The bag is constructed and the lining is ready to be hand sewn inside.

Finished Bag - Front

Here are pictures of the finished product.  Harper, I hope you like your overnight bag!

Finished Bag - Side

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One Response to Harper’s Overnight Bag

  1. Gillian says:

    I love this bag. I’m looking for inspiration to sew a bag for myself and really like the use of the feature material with the plain fabric.

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