Box Style Zippered Cosmetics & Toiletries Case
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1 Published on Sew4Home Box Style Zippered Cosmetics & Toiletries Case Editor: Liz Johnson Thursday, 30 November :00 We love travel size toiletries. I think this may date back to those long-ago days playing with Barbie dolls and trolls. Everything was so little and cute. In fact, most things are more adorable in a mini size: people, puppies, muffins... and little bottles of shampoo, deodorant, and lotion. At approximately 7½ x 4 x 3½, our cosmetics and toiletries bag is smaller than a standard dopp kit, but is still the perfect size to fit all those tiny bottles and jars and more, while tucking neatly inside your luggage. It s a mighty mini!
2 We used two pretty quilting cottons for the exterior with a wipe-clean ripstop nylon for the interior. The fabric collection we pulled from was Charleston by Art Gallery Fabrics. The main fabric is their Magnolia Sunset and the accent fabric is Wallflower Jasmine. Staying with cotton on the outside gives your a huge selection of possibilities for mixing and matching. It s a great way to personalize the look for yourself or as a gift.
3 As with many commercial bags and accessories, for the longest life, spot cleaning the outside and damp wiping the inside is the best way to care for this case. Spraying the outside with a stain repellant, such as ScotchGard or similar is a good protective step. That said, travel items do encounter a bit more wear and tear, so all the elements in this are machine washable. Set your washer on a gentle cycle with cold water and your dryer on air fluff if you need a periodic full laundering. One end of the bag has a small tab to hold onto to help zip closed the generous opening across the top. The opposite end has a looped handle for carrying or use it to hang the bag in your bathroom.
4 This project falls into the intermediate category. Three-dimensional items are always a bit more challenging because it takes some futzing, twisting, and turning to insert a zipper into a tube, then shape and stitch the exterior and lining fabrics independently into eight boxed corners. We don't say this to scare you off at all, but if you are new to sewing, you might consider making a quick prototype out of scrap fabrics to practice. We make prototypes ALL the time to figure out the best solutions. It's a great way to work through a new project; and if you make a mistake, you haven't ruined your more expensive final fabric. You can then graduate to your real fabrics with more confidence in the steps. Next thing you know, you'll be making these bags for all your friends because it now seems so easy and they re all going to want one anyway!
5 The cuts you need are quite small; you may have exactly what you need already in your stash. If you buy new, the yardage amounts shown below would actually provide enough to make two matching bags. As mentioned above, our mini case finishes at approximately 7½ wide x 4 high x 3½ deep. If you like this case, you might also want to review the version we did all in laminates. The construction is virtually identical, but there are some additional three-dimensional action shots as well as some extra tips for sewing on the laminated surfaces. Sewing Tools You Need Sewing Machine and standard presser foot Zipper foot Fabric and Other Supplies
6 ⅓ yard of 44"+ wide print fabric for the main exterior of the bag NOTE: ⅓ yard is exactly 12" and you need this full amount to make your cuts; if you are worried about errors in cutting or not having enough for a special fussy cut, get ½ yard. ¼ yard of 44"+ wide print fabric for the exterior accent panels of the bag as well as the handle and tab ⅓ yard of 44"+ wide ripstop or similar for the lining ⅓ yard of 44 + fusible batting One 14" standard plastic zipper in coordinating color: we used a 14 zipper in rust Approximately 6-8 of skinny lacing or ribbon for optional zipper pull: we used a thin leather cord All purpose thread to match fabric; we used matching thread for both construction and topstitching, but you could also opt for a contrasting thread for your topstitching See-through ruler Seam gauge Seam ripper Fabric pen or pencil Iron and ironing board Scissors or rotary cutter and mat Straight pins Getting Started 1. From the fabric for main exterior, cut ONE 13 high x 12 wide rectangle for the main body of the bag. 2. From the fabric for the exterior accent panels, handle and tab, cut the following: TWO 2½ high x 12 wide rectangles NOTE: These go to either side of the zipper. If you use a directional fabric, pay attention to your cuts. ONE 3" x 8" strip for the handle and tab. 3. From the fabric for the lining, cut ONE 16" x 12" rectangle. 4. From the fusible batting, cut ONE 16" x 12" rectangle. At Your Sewing Machine & Ironing Board Assemble the exterior main panel and accents 1. Pin one 2½" x 12" accent panel on either end of the 13" x 12" main exterior piece. To do this, align the 12" sides of each, right sides together. Pin in place.
7 2. Stitch together, using a ½" seam allowance. 3. Press both seam allowances towards the main exterior panel. 4. If you'd like it as an added accent, now is the time to switch to a contrasting thread in the top and bobbin for the topstitching. We used matching thread throughout.
8 5. Slightly lengthen the stitch for the best look. 6. Topstitch approximately ¼" in from the seam within the main panel. You are stitching through all the layers (fabric and seam allowance), securing the seam allowances in place. NOTE: We used a standard Satin Stitch foot. You could also switch to a Quarter Inch Seam foot. Insert the zipper and create the exterior fabric tube 1. Place your fusible batting flat against the wrong side of the completed exterior panel. The raw edges of the two layers should be flush all around. 2. Following manufacturer s instructions, fuse in place.
9 3. We stitched on our Sew4Home label at this point, centering it within one of the accent panels. 4. Lay your zipper upside down on top of the exterior (the teeth facing down onto the right side of the fabric) along one 12" edge. The edge of the zipper tape should be even with the raw edges of the fabric and batting. 5. Along the top strip, measure ½" in from each raw side edge and make a mark with a pin or fabric pen. This is the actual zippered opening. Center your zipper, which means the ends of the zipper will extend beyond the edges of your fabric. NOTE: You will cut away the excess zipper, creating your own custom stops" within the seams. It's easier to work with a zipper that is larger than the opening because you can then fully open the zipper as you work with it. 6. Make identical ½" marks along the top of the 16" x 12" lining piece. 7. Place the lining, right side down, on top of the exterior, sandwiching the zipper between the layers. As above, align the top raw edge of the lining with the edge of the zipper tape. Pin through all the layers, being careful to pin through just the top of the zipper tape. You need to be able to open and close the zipper, which you can't do if you've pinned too low or through the teeth.
10 8. Fold back the lining to reveal the zipper, and zip it open about half way. 9. Fold the lining back down into position, and take the assembled layers to your machine. 10. Attach your Zipper foot. 11. If possible, align your needle so it is in the left-most position. 12. Re-set the stitch length to normal and re-thread to matching thread in the top and bobbin if need be. 13. Starting ½" in from the edge at your mark, stitch through all the layers. Your seam allowance will be approximately ¼ or narrower; you want to run your Zipper foot as close to the zipper teeth as possible while still keeping all your layers nice and flat. 14. Go slowly and gently hold the layers taut. When you get to the middle, where you can start to feel you're approaching the zipper pull, stop with your needle in the down position. Twist your fabric around slightly and open up the layers so you can access the zipper. Be gentle! Carefully close the zipper, moving the zipper pull out of the way of the presser foot. Re-position your fabric and finish sewing. Stop at the ½" mark at the opposite side. 15. When complete, bring the two layers (exterior and lining) wrong sides together. The remaining free edge of the zipper should be sticking up. Press lightly.
11 16. Lengthen the stitch and edgestitch through all the layers along the zipper teeth. Our distance was about ⅛. NOTE: Remember, you can use matching or contrasting thread for this edgestitching. 17. Wrap the exterior around from the bottom and pin it in place along the free side of the zipper tape. The right side of the fabric should be against the right side of the zipper. 18. Remember to keep track of your ½" marks at either end of the zipper.
12 19. Wrap the bottom of the lining up to the top, aligning it with the back of the zipper. At this point you have TWO tubes laying one on top of the other. 20. Return to your machine, and with your Zipper foot still in place, re-set the stitch length to normal, and stitch this side of zipper in the same manner as above. 21. The ends of both tubes are open. Turn the tubes right side out through one another to create ONE final tube with the exterior and lining panels wrong sides together. Press lightly.
13 22. To do the final top stitch along the opposite side of the zipper, it's really best if you have a free arm so you can slip the tube over that and then turn it 90 to slide it under the needle. There's still a little bunching and careful guiding involved, but you can do a edgestitch. If that's not possible, open up the zipper all the way and fold the tube as flat as possible, 23. Use matching thread or switch to a contrasting thread in the top and bobbin if you prefer. Lengthen the stitch. 24. Edgestitch along the opposite side of the zipper through all the layers, matching the width of your first line of edgestitching. Remember to stop and start at your ½" marks. 25. Move your zipper pull towards the center of the panel.
14 26. Remember, your panels are wrong sides together. Make the handle and tab 1. Find the 3" x 8" strip. 2. Fold the strip in half lengthwise (so it is now 1½" x 8") wrong sides together and press a center crease. Unfold wrong side up so the crease line is visible. 3. Fold each long raw edge into the center so they meet at the center crease. Press well.
15 4. Fold in half again along the original center crease so the two long folded edges are flush. Press well and pin in place. 5. Re-set the stitch length to normal and re-thread with matching thread in the top and bobbin if necessary. 6. Stitch together, staying close to the folded edges and starting and stopping as close to each end as possible. 7. Cut 2" off one end. This smaller piece of the strip will be the tab; the larger piece is the handle. 8. Fold the tab in half and position it at the bottom of the zipper on the right side of the fabric/zipper. The raw edges should be aligned and the folded part of the tab should be facing in towards the middle.
16 9. Machine baste the tab in place close to the raw edge. Side seams, handle, and cutting out the corners 1. Turn the bag wrong side out. You are reversing the process from above so you once again have TWO tubes. 2. Flatten the tubes out, one on top of the other, with the zipper running down the center. 3. You now have four side seams to stitch, using a ½" seam allowance. Remember earlier when you were being very careful about starting and stopping ½" in from each edge? This is why. Now you have ½" free for a seam allowance. 4. The only tricky parts are sewing across the top and bottom of the zipper. You will need to gently pull back one layer to reveal the full seam allowance and slowly stitch across.
17 5. Remember, you sew each pair of sides together independently. 6. At the top, where the tab is basted into place, You can clip away the raw edges of the tab so there won t be too many bulky layers to easily move through the machine. 7. Draw 1½" squares on each corner and cut out. NOTE: If you have a good see-through ruler with markings, you can use this to draw your squares. If not, make a little 1½" square paper pattern and trace around it at each corner. Remember, you have eight corners - four for the exterior and four for the lining. Draw your 1½" squares on both sides of all eight corners. And, yes, you will be cutting through the seam you just sewed. That's okay, the corner box seams will re-secure the cut seams. 8. Trim away your eight corners along the drawn lines.
18 9. Another reminder and another view that you are working with four independent layers. 10. Find the remaining longer piece of the sewn strip, which is your handle. 11. Slip the handle in between the layers of the exterior tube at the bottom end of the zipper. 12. It will extend beyond the tube, but right now, we are just showing you the placement. In the next steps, the raw ends will
19 slide flush with the tube, which in turn, will create the arc of the handle. 13. Trim away the excess zipper after all your side seams are complete. Seaming the eight corners 1. You will now flatten each corner, starting with those two corners that contain the handle ends. 2. Pull the outside edges of your square down to flatten/straighten the seam. You are making a box corner. 3. As we mentioned above, make sure the raw end of the handle is centered and flush with the edges of each flattened corner. Pin in place.
20 4. Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch these first two corner seams. 5. Continue pinning 6. and stitching in this manner.
21 7. You will close up SEVEN of the eight corners: all four exterior corners and three of the lining corners. 8. Leave the final lining corner open for turning. 9. Carefully turn the entire bag right side out through this opening. 10. To finish the edge of this last unsewn corner, turn both raw edges under ½". Match up these folded edges and pin in place. 11. Stitch closed from the right side.
22 12. Push the lining down inside the bag and adjust it into the corners. It will be a loose fit, which is fine. It makes it easier to load up all your cosmetics. 13. Tie the optional ribbon/cord through the zipper pull and knot off. Contributors Project Design: Alicia Thommas Sample Creation: Leah Wand Storage Solutions This project and patterns (if any) may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Sew4Home LLC. Copyright Sew4Home LLC. All Rights Reserved. Source URL:
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Published on Sew4Home Coin Purse with Pleated Front Editor: Liz Johnson Thursday, 20 March 2014 1:00 If we must say so ourselves (and sometimes we must), these little coin purses are about as adorable
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Published on Sew4Home Whale Appliqué Hand Towels: Make Hand Washing Fun for Kids Editor: Liz Johnson Friday, 29 September 2017 1:00 Wash your hands! As we move into cold and flu season, this is the strongest
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Published on Sew4Home Gardening Apron with Comfortable Split Skirt: Take it Outside! Editor: Liz Johnson Friday, 15 June 2018 1:00 It's time to plunge your hands into fresh dirt! If you're like us, you're
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Published on Sew4Home Notepad Folder To Go Editor: Liz Johnson Friday, 04 December 2015 1:00 My mother was the ultimate note taker. She recorded everything from gifts she'd received (in order to write
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Published on Sew4Home Nautical Ahoy! Appliqué Pillow Editor: Liz Johnson Friday, 25 May 2018 1:00 We are always a little startled by how expensive simple pillows can be to purchase. Browsing online or
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Published on Sew4Home Panel Place Mats with Large Motif Fabric Editor: Liz Johnson Monday, 08 January 2018 1:00 By emphasizing a large motif and using a contrasting fabric for the borders, this place mat
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Published on Sew4Home Floral Apron with Curved Skirt and Button Accents Editor: Liz Johnson Thursday, 20 July 2017 1:00 Celebrate the sweetness of summer with this lovely sweeping skirt apron. A nine-part
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Published on Sew4Home Skirted Sewing Machine Cover Editor: Liz Johnson Thursday, 18 September 2014 1:00 In honor of National Sewing Month, maybe you should do something sweet for your trusty sewing machine,
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Published on Sew4Home Farm Girl Vintage Style Reversible Apron Editor: Liz Johnson Tuesday, 19 May 2015 1:00 Sometimes our aprons are frilly, fun, and pretty enough to work as an "outfit-topper-offer."
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Published on Sew4Home A Penny Saved Suspender Strap Apron Editor: Liz Johnson Wednesday, 19 July 2017 1:00 Unisex in style, tone, and fit, this apron welcomes the rosy mornings of the season with a vintage,
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Published on Sew4Home Beautiful Cotton Garment Covers Editor: Liz Johnson Friday, 21 March 2014 1:00 Today's pretty garment covers are a great way to keep clothes clean and dust-free in your closet. Many
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Published on Sew4Home ScrapBusters: Hot Dots Pinwheel Coasters Editor: Liz Johnson Thursday, 16 January 2014 1:00 Winter is nature's neutral season. Apart from the sparkling blue sky of an occasional sunny
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Published on Sew4Home Digital Device Sleeve Editor: Liz Johnson Tuesday, 22 September 2015 1:00 Finding great gift ideas for guys is tough, starting with the search for the perfect fabric, which can be
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Published on Sew4Home Colorful Placemats with Hand Stitch Accents Editor: Liz Johnson Tuesday, 06 February 2018 1:00 The serenity of a neutral palette is wonderfully cool and calming. But sometimes, you
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Published on Sew4Home Embroidered Teardrop Tote: Large Shopper Style Editor: Liz Johnson Thursday, 16 February 2017 1:00 February is National Embroidery Month, and this big, beautiful tote features one
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Published on Sew4Home Double-Sided Cook's Apron with Handy Towel Loop Editor: Liz Johnson Thursday, 28 July 2016 1:00 Bold blocks of color define this classic cook's apron. It's a great project to take
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Published on Sew4Home English Cottage Christmas Stockings: Christmas in July Editor: Liz Johnson Thursday, 06 July 2017 1:00 Did you ever wonder where "Christmas In July" came from? It turns out this summer
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Published on Sew4Home Make Your Own Grocery Bags Editor: Liz Johnson Monday, 24 January 2011 9:00 Just when you think you're the reigning 'Queen of Green' reusing and recycling your way through the day,
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Published on Sew4Home Easy Appliqué: Apple & Pear Kitchen Towels Editor: Liz Johnson Wednesday, 16 August 2017 1:00 It's time to pack up those pencils and pens and find the new backpack. School has started
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Published on Sew4Home Italiano Kitchen: Mama Apron Editor: Liz Johnson Monday, 25 October 2010 9:00 We love aprons here at Sew4Home. So we knew our Italiano Kitchen would not be complete without them.
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Published on Sew4Home Velvet Cuff Christmas Stockings with Poms Editor: Liz Johnson Friday, 28 November 2014 1:00 Our trio of soft stockings features handsome velvet cuffs and whimsical, dangling pom-poms.
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Published on Sew4Home Pretty Pleated Squares Table Runner Editor: Liz Johnson Friday, 16 February 2018 1:00 The beauty of this runner is in the texture of the pleated squares side by side with the plain
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Published on Sew4Home Rustic Scandinavian Apron With Decorative Stitches Editor: Liz Johnson Wednesday, 26 October 2011 9:00 Like whipped cream on a plain piece of pie or a marshmallow dropped in a mug
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Published on Sew4Home ScrapBusters: French Press Cozy Editor: Liz Johnson Friday, 22 May 2015 1:00 Sew4Home lives in Coffee Land. The beautiful Pacific Northwest is home to Starbucks, Seattle's Best and
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Published on Sew4Home Decorative Sofa or Bed Bolster Editor: Liz Johnson Thursday, 16 November 2017 1:00 Great fabric, an interesting shape, and a few special bits of embellishment. We combined all three
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Published on Sew4Home Lovely Lace Valances Editor: Liz Johnson Friday, 12 September 2014 1:00 Looking for a quick and easy way to fancy-up your windows? A valance is faster than traditional curtain panels,
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Stash Pouches Finished sizes: Large 10" (25.4 cm) wide x 81/2" (21.6 cm) tall x 31/2" (8.9 cm) deep Medium 9" (22.9 cm) wide x 7" (17.8 cm) tall x 3" (7.6 cm) deep Small 8" (20.3 cm) wide x 6" (15.2 cm)
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