Retro Rocket Washbag

Let your toiletries travel in style in a Retro Rocket inspired washbag!

Posted by Cat Morley

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You Will Need (10 things)

  • Silver or grey Leather
  • Clear Vinyl
  • Small amount of Black Leather
  • 4 Large white Buttons
  • Sewing Machine
  • Silver Thread
  • Sewing Needle
  • White Thread
  • Zipper
  • Pins

Steps (30 steps, 240 minutes)

  1. 1

    For this project, you'll need some silver or grey fabric. I was lucky enough to find some quilted leather which looked perfect.

    Print out the template onto paper and cut out.

  2. 2

    Fold the fabric in half and pin the template onto the fabric.

  3. 3

    Cut around the template, leaving a 1/2" seam allowance.

  4. 4

    Before removing the pins, carefully snip around the seam allowance cutting 1/2" snips all the way around.

  5. 5

    Unpin the template from the trailer fabric and then use the template to cut a rectangle for the door.

  6. 6

    Do the same for the window, cutting a silver rectangle.

  7. 7

    Then cut another window from clear vinyl.

  8. 8

    Carefully cut a smaller window shape from the middle of the silver rectangle for the window so that you're left with a 1/4" window frame.

  9. 9

    Cut four small leather circles to fit inside the large buttons.

  10. 10

    Pin the door in place on the front of one of the trailer pieces. Pin the window frame in place with the clear vinyl window behind it.

  11. 11

    Sew the door in place.

  12. 12

    Sew the window in place.

  13. 13

    Get a zip that's long enough to fit around the top edge of your trailer.

  14. 14

    Cut a rectangle of silver fabric to the length of your zip and 4" wide.

  15. 15

    Cut this strip in half down the middle.

  16. 16

    Pin the zip in the middle of the two strips.

  17. 17

    Sew the zip in place, removing the pins as you go.

  18. 18

    With the wrong sides facing out, pin strip with the zipper around the edge of the front trailer piece so that it's 1/2" in from the edge.

  19. 19

    it should look like this.

  20. 20

    Sew in place.

  21. 21

    Pin the back trailer piece to the other side of the strip with the zipper like this.

  22. 22

    Sew in place.

  23. 23

    Your zip should look like this.

  24. 24

    Finally, cut a rectangle of fabric for the bottom of the washbag and pin to the bottom 1/2" in from the edge.

  25. 25

    Unzip the top of the bag and sew the bottom in place.

  26. 26

    Cut off any excess fabric from the seam allowance and turn the bag inside out.

  27. 27

    Using a sewing needle, stitch the buttons for wheels on to each corner of the bag.

  28. 28

    I glued a metal number on the door - we stayed in rocket number 3.

  29. 29

    Finally, turn the bag inside out and cut away the inner fabric from the window.

  30. 30

    Your bag is ready to fill with toiletries and take on an adventure!