We thought about what to use for the back and she came up with jeans. I thought upholstery material would work well if you could find a cute pattern. We looked through my jean scraps I save for quilting and found this pair of cute pants she used to wear. We cut out one of the sayings and used that for the back.
She sewed them together with a bit of a gather on the back making the back just a bit bigger so it could hold more pencils.
She zig-zagged the edges so they wouldn't fray or get caught in the zippers. She had never sewed anything other than during her home economics class so I was really excited for her to take on such a project and finish it in a few hours. She needed some guidance on the zipper foot but came through with flying colors. I do think a bag made out of long zippers alternated would be fun. Maybe someone will try it and send us a picture or a link.
So, "XYZ" and find all the cute ways you can use your zippers!
What a great idea! You've hit on something here. I can see this becoming a fashion hit!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the fun ideas on your blog.Keep 'em comin'!!
Mindy