{"id":17822,"date":"2013-04-15T06:02:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T13:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=17822"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:53:04","slug":"the-petrillo-bag-along-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/the-petrillo-bag-along-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Petrillo Bag Along Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are just joining us, please read <a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/the-petrillo-bag-along\/\" target=\"_blank\">last week&#8217;s post<\/a> or Pam&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiptobeasquarepodcast.com\/2013\/04\/the-petrillo-along\/\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you read between the lines of my last post, I was a little ahead of those of you, because I had already gathered my supplies back in March and had started to cut. I did want to be a little ahead of you, so I could give you some tips and tricks if I found any.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nota bene:<\/em> Kay at Tantalizing Stitches sent the sew-in magnetic snaps out the day after I ordered them.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Fabric<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The fun part was choosing fabric. You can see the colorways below, but the particulars about what I chose are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the exterior: Heather Bailey&#8217;s Pop Daisy\u00a0 from the Pop Garden line (Westminster Fibers #HB02). It is a few years old and had been slated for a back, but called to me when I looked in the Fabric Closet &#8211; green, yellow, red print<\/li>\n<li>For the lining: Savon Bouquet by Verna Mosquera for FreeSpirit &#8211; pink polka dots<\/li>\n<li>Straps and accents: City Weekend by Oliver &amp; S for Moda (Pattern #11165, I think. It might be L1165)- yellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am not sure what possessed me to choose these colors and this combination of the three. It was grey and foggy at my house the day I chose the fabrics, so, perhaps, I was seeking cheerfulness. I also wanted to use some dots for something. I do like a light interior for bags. It is hard to see what is inside if the chosen fabric is too dark.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Organization<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17881\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT3390sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17881\" alt=\"Petrillo cut pieces\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT3390sm-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT3390sm-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT3390sm.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petrillo cut pieces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Week 2 is all about cutting, so I did the cutting. It took me awhile to get the cutting done. I would say it took me about 3-4 hours. I was doing laundry, ate lunch and went to pick up the Young Man in between, so it is hard to say. It did take me a long time as I was trying to be really careful and not miscut. Don&#8217;t plan on doing it in a few minutes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17880\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT3386sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17880\" alt=\"Additional supplies\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT3386sm-300x208.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT3386sm-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/PICT3386sm.jpg 962w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Additional supplies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are a lot of pieces to cut for this bag, so take the time to be organized. I would add the following to the supply list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sticky notes, though paper will do as well<\/li>\n<li>Wonderclips<\/li>\n<li>pen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I like to pin a piece of paper or sticky note to each cut pattern piece with the corresponding name from the pattern, e.g. Lining Flap, and the size. Even if it doesn&#8217;t help me truly be more organized, I <em>feel<\/em> more organized.<\/p>\n<p>I also felt like I needed a spreadsheet to track everything that I needed to cut. I think it would look like a main column of what parts needed to be cut and a main row of the materials out of which the parts needed to be cut. I might also put dual columns for each put a tick mark in one noting I needed to cut a part from that materials and the second column for when I had done it. I could have just ticked off the lines on the pattern. I didn&#8217;t because I didn&#8217;t want to confuse myself for the future use of this pattern.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Cutting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sara wants you to cut the fabrics in the order listed on the pattern. In some places, she has you cut a smaller piece before a larger piece. I like to cut all the larger pieces first, so I rearranged a few, but really tried to stick to her pattern directions. I would like to see a layout sketch for the pattern pieces on fabric in the directions.<\/p>\n<p>There is enough fabric to cut all the pattern pieces. Sara did a great job estimating yardage.<\/p>\n<p>I did cut one piece wrong early on and had to piece together enough of the lining fabric later for one of the bottom pieces. As I haven&#8217;t made this pattern before, I am hoping it will be ok. I am going to rummage through the fabric closet and see if I have another piece of the pink fabric (shown above) and cut a whole piece out of it. You could add an additional quarter of a yard, if you are worried about screwing up the cutting.<\/p>\n<p>I just used my rotary cutter to cut the Soft &amp; Stable where possible. I did notice, during cutting of the Soft &amp; Stable, the sounds of paper being cut. I couldn&#8217;t feel any paper on it, especially something like paper covering a fusible. I am not sure what it is made of or if it was a good idea to use a rotary cutter, but I did want to speed the process along as much as I could.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Fun and Games<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other relevant posts<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sew Sweetness site &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sewsweetnesspatterns.com\/products\/petrillo-bag\" target=\"_blank\">Petrillo Bag Pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/sewsweetness\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sew Sweetness Flickr Group<\/a> &#8211; post photos of your bag here! We have not created an additional Flickr Group<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Various &amp; Sundry 2013 #3\" href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/various-sundry-2013-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Various &amp; Sundry #3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bay Area Modern March Meeting\" href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/bay-area-modern-march-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\">March 18 post<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pam&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiptobeasquarepodcast.com\/2013\/03\/htbas-episode-121\/\" target=\"_blank\">episode 121<\/a> where she talks about the Petrillo bag<\/li>\n<li>Pam&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiptobeasquarepodcast.com\/2013\/04\/the-petrillo-along\/\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> on the Petrillo Along<\/li>\n<li>Pam&#8217;s finished bag <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiptobeasquarepodcast.com\/2013\/04\/petrillo-bag-finished\/\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tutinella&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/tutinella.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/192-petrillo-bag.html\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> about her Petrillo bag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a title=\"Petrillo Bag by Tutinella1984, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tutinella\/8566063744\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Petrillo Bag by Tutinella\" alt=\"Petrillo Bag by Tutinella\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8509\/8566063744_e070e24568.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petrillo Bag by Tutinella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Petrillo bag by Tutinella is one of my favorites. I love the use of the map fabric, especially how she carefully placed the legend. I think Tutinella (great name, don&#8217;t you think? It is fun to say!) is a girl after my own heart. She writes &#8220;<i>I&#8217;m a typical girl &#8211; no matter how many bags I have, I want more!<\/i>&#8221; in her <a href=\"http:\/\/tutinella.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/03\/192-petrillo-bag.html\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> about this bag. I also love how she calls her husband\/significant other Mr. Right. I wish I had thought of that first! This is one of the great bags you can see in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/sewsweetness\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sew Sweetness Flickr Group<\/a>, so go and take a look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are just joining us, please read last week&#8217;s post or Pam&#8217;s post. If you read between the lines of my last post, I was a little ahead of those of you, because I had already gathered my supplies back in March and had started to cut. 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