r/BagLab

Wanted to make something fun for the girls and my nephews, so I made four Halloween bags: Frankenstein, ghost, shadow, and pumpkin! All made from 420D Robic with ripstop and packcloth linings. Getting the gusset measurements right took some trial and error, but digitizing the pattern and following Ryan’s advice to sew with the gusset underneath and the panel on top helped a lot.

My nephews were so pumped—their smiles made all the hard work worth it!

My brother-in-law travels a lot for work and loved the idea of having a nice leather duffle to take with him. This was my biggest project by a wide margin and it took me just about a year and two full attempts to finish. The first attempt I guess I used a cheap zipper and it broke while I was staging the bag for pictures. I ended up taking the bag mostly apart and then decided I needed to scrap the whole thing and use a different leather. What I was using was very scratchable and thin. I really didn’t want to deliver a subpar product just to get it done. Got pretty discouraged several times on this project but I’m glad I kept working cuz I learned a lot! Mainly, don’t cheap out on the materials 😂

This Colombia bag that I bought last week feels nice but I wanted some internal organization for my flashlights mainly if I’m being honest.

I was going to just do the main compartment but my big complaint was the lack of organization in the front pocket so I took the divider panel completely off and made 2 copies from 210D venom Gridstop and then used some xpac scraps for the pockets themselves.

I just started making bags, and this one is far from perfect, but I’m so proud of it! It’s the perfect size for our upcoming Universal trip—just big enough for my phone and a couple other little things.

Pattern: Fennel Fanny Pack by Sarah Kirsten Patterns

Fabric: Linen from Mood for the exterior, quilting cotton from Hawthorne for the lining.

I wouldn’t normally use linen for a bag, but I just love this particular fabric so much. I interfaced both the linen and lining with Pellon SF101, and it’s structured enough for my needs (light usage).

I made this zipper pouch that's roughly 8x12 and I'd like to add a cross body strap. I've watched this tutorial for Spencer Ogg designs.
My question is where is the best place physically to add the strap?
I thought about along the side just in front of or in back of the seam but I wasn't sure...

The pouch is quilting cotton with Bosal In-R-Foam interfacing. The pattern is the Rainbow Sherbert pouch.

I recently found a Kam Snaps press and bought a set of rivets and dies so this looks like a good chance to give it a go.