Cosmetics Bag

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  Step 1

  Cut out 4 rectangles, two of the outer fabric and two out of the lining fabric. You'll need a zip as well.

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  Step 2

  Pin RS of the outer fabric the far side of the zip, and do the same for the other piece of fabric.

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  Step 3

  Do the same again for the lining fabric on the other side of the zip.

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  Step 4

  Topstitch along the edges because otherwise the fabric will get jammed if you try and zip it up. Now open the zip half way and leave it

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  Step 5

  Pin the matching materials RS together and sew along the black line that I drew on the photo:

  Make sure you leave a gap for turning

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  Step 6

  Sew the gussets in

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  Step 7

  Turn it inside out through the gap and stitch it up. You're done!

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Penny F. · North Bay, Ontario, CA · 19 projects 18th September 2014

cute fabric used!

I am guessing you did this by machine... I have one but haven't been able to figure out how to use it again. I didn't keep up after my lessons when I bought the machine.. in either to go back for lessons I have to bring my particular machine in.. I cannot walk with it, it's too heavy.. i might try youtube to see if there are tutorials. I really want to make a cute little bag like this! I have so many fun fabrics I want to play with but can't because I don't know how to use the machine and hand sewing does seem to take forever.

Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 20th September 2014

Yes, I did this by machine, although I did this project http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/hand-sewn-coin-purse completely by hand, so it's not impossible! Learning to sew isn't too hard, I think threading the actual machine was the bit that I found most difficult because my teacher wasn't willing to teach me (so I had to teach myself). There's a book 'Sewing in a Straight Line' by Brett Bara which sounds like a good beginner's book if you want to check that out
I hope you can make something soon, there's nothing worse than having cool fabric and not knowing what to do with it!

Penny F. · North Bay, Ontario, CA · 19 projects 21st September 2014

Oh I know! I have tons of cool fabric I just want to do just about anything with! Yeah I think it's mostly the threading that I am having a problem with. If I can just get that thing threaded I think I might be able to play around with the settings and figure it out a bit more. That book sounds like something that I need to get. I will look into it sometime when I can!

Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 22nd September 2014

The threading is so easy once you learn! I had to thread the machine and re-thread it again and again before I learnt, but there's actually little pictures on the machine showing you where to go with the thread. Perhaps you could look on youtube for how to thread ........ whatever machine you've got] ^^ my machine has broken! It broke on Saturday night while I was making a cushion D;

Penny F. · North Bay, Ontario, CA · 19 projects 22nd September 2014

Probably a great idea! I never thought of doing that! I am not sure why as I have access to the internet all the time. I will just keep threading and rethreading until I get it... and oh that sucks to have a broken machine!!! Hopefully it can easily be fixed!

Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 22nd September 2014

There are loads of videos out there, it's so useful because me and my dad just looked up how to fix the hook timing issue on my two broken machines and now they're both fixed! So excited to get sewing again ^^ Good luck learning to thread your machine

Penny F. · North Bay, Ontario, CA · 19 projects 25th September 2014

Thanks! I am sure I will find something out there to help me!

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Phoenix M. · 1 project 9th September 2014

I love this!
They are tortoises Turtles have flippers.

Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 10th September 2014

Lol thanks, now I'll have to call it the tortoise bag xD

Penny F. · North Bay, Ontario, CA · 19 projects 18th September 2014

I didn't think they all had flippers........

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