The Oversized Fashionista Bag-part II.

It´s finished!!! I got slightly bigger rivets than I had (they were the biggest ones in the shop),so I was able to attach the SUPER bulky straps and loops to the bag. 

Finished bag with piped handle and chain shoulder strap.

Detail of the metal parts. It was rather difficult to attach the eyelets and rivets through all those layers of bulky fabric. For a moment I thought it won´t be possible. But where´s a will there´s a way. :)

Bag´s interior with the flush-zip pocket. I was able to attach only the front of the lining to the exterior with Gerda. Back was too thick with the lap, so I sewed it by hand with a large needle and a very strong thread. Also the top of the lap is sewed by hand.

The Oversized Fashionista Bag

I have started a new project- The Oversized Fashionista Bag. The pattern is from the book The Bag Making Bible by Lisa Lam. I have made one bag from this book earlier, the Great Getaway Bag and I love it! The patterns are easy to follow though making the bags is time demanding. This project has been waiting for it`s turn for about a year and a half. So, finally here we go!

Here are the materials I will be using. Purple-grey boucle fabric for exterior, purple african cotton for lining, some interfacings, flexi tube, zip and some metal gear.

A detail of the boucle fabric. This is a lovely virgin wool blend fabric but it´s VERY thick.

A detail of the african cotton fabric. This is quite thick, sturdy fabric with some glitter on it. It doesn´t really drape so it´s quite perfect for making bags.

As I mentioned before I intend to sew this bag with Gerda . I started with shoulder strap, piped handle and some loops. As you can see on the picture, the problem is that the fabric (well, many layers of it) is too thick and at some point doesn`t really fit under Gerda`s presser foot. 

So I couldn´t finish the handles and loops with the machine. And I don´t think any of my other machines will do the job either. I will have to use rivets to hold the handles and loops together. Unfortunately I don´t have that thick rivets right now. I hope I´ll be able to get some next week. I´ll get the largest rivets in the shop!

Mr. Basil owns his straps of course and swipes me away from them. :)

Tailor´s awl, a great tool for making holes through multiple layers of fabric. 

The bag exterior is finished. I only need to attach strap loops with rivets.

Flush zip pocket in lining. Inserting the zip was the only thing I sewed with Henrietta because I don´t have the high shank adapter yet. Rest of the bag is sewn with Gerda and well she sews! :)

I have to put this project on hold until I get proper rivets...