You don t have to use fat quarters just cut 2 pieces of fabric to 14 by 21 one 14 zipper one piece 14 by 21 fusible vinyl one scrap piece of fabric 1 5 by 3 for zipper tab.
What tyoe of vinyl to use on a cosmetic bag.
Don t use clear thread when starting out the first time with vinyl.
20 gauge vinyl is very thick probably thicker than you want to use for sewing anything bag related.
Amy from ameroonie designs wrote an adorable diy makeup bag pattern to share with you today.
Choose the type of iron on vinyl you want to use.
Plus they make great gifts for moms or girlfriends.
Turn the bag out.
I used 2 fat quarters and cut them to 14 by 21.
Place your vinyl shiny side down on the mat and be sure to mirror the images before.
Hold on to the tail when you start sewing.
If you try to the push the vinyl through the machine it will just stick even more.
The other side is where the adhesive is it is not sticky or tacky to the touch.
You just need to get the hang of it.
Vinyl isn t too hard to work with.
Next trim up your corners and make the same pinched corners are you did with the exterior fabric except you want the seam to measure 2 1 2 inches.
The higher the gauge number the thicker the vinyl.
Heat transfer vinyl on the other hand does not have a paper backing instead htv has a clear plastic carrier sheet that covers the top of the vinyl.
Repeat for the other corner.
This makeup bag is extra useful because the interior wipes clean thanks to the vinyl lining.
First i would make the stitch length a little longer and have a long thread tail.
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Adhesive vinyl can come in all kinds of colors and finishes but it will always have a paper backing and be sticky to the touch when that backing is peeled off.
The finished size of this cosmetic bag is 9 long 5 tall and 5 wide.
I love making cosmetic and makeup bags you can never have too many in my opinion.
You can resize or ungroup and move them around if needed.
Open cricut design space and upload the svg.
The biggest thing could be that your machine struggles to sew with it not you.
That way the vinyl will fit nicely into the bag sew along the line.