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Sew McCool’s Cross-body Hipster Bag – Free Sewing Tutorial + Sew a Clear Vinyl Pocket

  • Jul 24, 2014
  • 1 min read

from Deanna from Sew McCool

Sew McCool's Cross-body Hipster Bag - Free Sewing Tutorial + Sew a Clear Vinyl Pocket

Deanna from Sew McCool demonstrates how to sew this hip little cross-body bag that she created for her daughter.  This bag is based on a simple satchel found in The Book of Bags: 30 Stylish Projects for Beautiful Sewn Bags by Cheryl Owen.   Deanna added funky embellishments and some extra pockets along with a few other minor design changes. Deanna wanted to modify the bag to her daughter’s tomboy taste. This is a very common bag design that is easy and rewarding to sew.


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Sew a Clear Vinyl Pocket:


Tips for sewing on vinyl such as using binder clips instead of pins shown by Annie Unrein.


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