Ribbon and Vinyl

I made a little thing. And I figured out how to photograph it without either the overhead light or my camera flash reflecting off of the vinyl. I just may be happier about that little achievement than I am about the bag itself!

Pattern: Ribbon and Vinyl Zipper Pouches

When the Ribbon and Vinyl Zipper Pouches Tutorial from SewCanShe showed up in my Pinterest feed  I immediately thought of all of that ribbon that Ila sent. There's more than enough of the leopard print ribbon to experiment with and I've got plenty of vinyl and zippers. 

Despite the fact that I managed to attach the little tab/handle wrong twice, the pattern isn't difficult at all. Vinyl and ribbon are a slippery combination, so you'll want either the clips that the tutorial suggests or tape like I used to keep everything lined up until it goes under the needle. And you'll want to double check the instructions for the handle. 

Another Vinyl Zipper Bag

Inspired by lots of pretty examples on Pinterest, my search for the perfect project bag continues...

This one should have been easier than my first vinyl project bag, especially since I wasn't dealing with homemade bias tape. Instead, I made every math error possible and wound up re-sizing the vinyl windows so I wouldn't have to cut new pieces of the novelty print. Vinyl from Walmart is cheaper and more expendable than pretty stuff from the quilt shop.

I do like the bag I wound up with. It's a nice way to enjoy the pretty fabric without using up too much of it. And it lets me see what's inside.

Vinyl Zipper Bag

I've wanted to try sewing with clear vinyl for a long time now, but never took the plunge and bought any of it.  The more I look at zipper ideas on Pinterest, the more intriguing possibilities I stumble across.

I had enough advance notice before I lost my car last week to pick up a yard of the vinyl and decided to see if I could pull this project off without a teflon presser foot. It turns out that I could, since all of my sewing was through the fabric on the outside of the vinyl. The most fiddly part of the whole thing was making my own bias tape.

This is a mish-mash of a few different tutorials.  I'm not happy with all of  the little details, but I'll be giving it another try soon.

This post is linked to  Bag It over at Elm Street Quilts.