Noodlehead recently released two new bag patterns one being the Sandhill Sling Bag. As I am a bag maker and was on the look out for a new bag to make for myself I thought this would be a great pattern to go into the Bigger Box of Fabulous for January.
The fabric suggestion is for canvas but I had recently received a delivery of an imitation leather from Modelo Fabrics in a pearlised grey. It has a woven back and is gloriously soft with a dimpled effect, and really easy to sew.
The pattern suggests using a cotton webbing for the strap but also gives cutting instructions for a fabric strap which I decided to do. I used the imitation leather with gun metal hardware along with gunmetal zips and tear drop zip pulls.
I decided to iron on some medium weight interfacing to the back of the fabric to give it a bit more stability, because it has a woven back this is easy to apply. If you wanted to give the bag a bit more structure you could apply a thin foam, or interface the lining fabric as well. There is a slip pocket inside but you could easily change it to a zipped pocket.
I would suggest using stitch length no. 3 for sewing the imitation leather and 3.5 for topstitching. I found it ok to sew with a normal sewing foot but if you are worried about it sticking when topstitching you could use a walking foot or a non-stick foot. You could use a Leather needle 90/14 for sewing but I used a Universal needle which was fine.
This is the box which went out to subscribers for January's Bigger Box of Fabulous. Along with the imitation leather there were two pieces of fabric from a new range for Art Gallery Fabrics, Aquarelle designed by Katerina Roccella, which you can find listed in my shop. Two zips, one with two zipper pulls for the opening of the bag and one for the front pocket, Scanfil All Purpose sewing thread, a bag slider, d-ring and swivel clip all in gun metal.
Check out the video for a closer look at what was inside the box!
Happy sewing!
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