{"id":17833,"date":"2013-04-29T06:29:18","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T13:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=17833"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:52:45","slug":"the-petrillo-bag-along-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/the-petrillo-bag-along-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Petrillo Bag Along Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are finishing. You may already be done. If so YAY!!! If not, keep at it! You can do it!<\/p>\n

\"Petrillo<\/a>
Petrillo Bag Complete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Me? Yes, I am mostly finished. I have a bit of hand stitching of the inside to do then I can say I really am finished. I will put up a completed project post when I am done.<\/p>\n

As I have mentioned, I was out of town for part of last week including the time I usually spend sewing. That meant that I had to get back in the groove of where I was with this bag. I found that I rely on regular sewing time to keep me on track. Not having that time completely put me off my game.<\/p>\n

It turned out that more ripping was in store for me. I had forgotten to, not only, cut the inside flap piece for the main flap used on the top of the bag, but also to sew it when I put the main flap together. Sara clearly says in Step 17 what to do and I just missed it. Sigh.<\/p>\n

I ripped out the Main Flap top stitching, put in the inside Flap piece to line the Main Flap and resewed.<\/p>\n

Then I thought I could make some progress, but when I tried to sew the flap to the back of the bag (Step 29) I found that I had sewed the straps too close to the top of the bag (Steps 24 & 25). Sigh. More ripping ensued. I would recommend stopping an 1″-1.5″ away from the top of the back of the bag.<\/p>\n

\"Zipper<\/a>
Zipper Pocket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also started the inside of the bag. The inside of the bag starts with the zipper pocket (Step 33). I did Steps 33-36, which include cutting the opening for the zipper. As soon as I cut the zipper opening, I was sure I had the placement of the pieces wrong. I stared at the picture in Step 33 and the picture in Step 36 and they didn’t compute in my mind. I emailed Sara and she was kind enough to email me back fairly quickly to reassure me. I still was not convinced, but I soldiered on. As she promised, the zipper pocket worked out fine.<\/p>\n

Do I seem like I am struggling with this bag? I am a bit. It is really hard for me to read directions and do what they say. I am much better when someone shows me what to. I got through it which gives me an image in my mind. I’ll be able to breeze through the next iteration of this bag. Yes, there will be a second bag. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

I have to say that I do like the shape of this bag. Good thing since there is so much ripping. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"Inside<\/a>
Inside Petrillo Bag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The inside of the bag, which went together very well, after I made the zipper pocket and the padded pocket, seems a little big to me.<\/p>\n

More Hilarity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tutinella made a second Petrillo bag<\/a> and wrote about it recently. The thing she did differently was add side pockets, which is a great idea. I might add side pockets to my second bag. I may also add inside side pockets.<\/p>\n

Another thing I like about this bag is the opportunity to use new products. I have talked a bit about the Soft & Stable, but the Shape Flex is on my mind today. I still have the skirts<\/a> I planned, to make. One thing that was holding me up was lining. The pattern I have does not call for a lining, but quilt weight fabric is not very thick, most of the time, so I will need something under. I am not sure my clothing skills are up to the task of a lined skirt out of the gate. I got to thinking about the Shape Flex and may try it to give a bit of weight to the fabric and to provide a kind of lining. I will have to give up some drape, so I will need to think about it. Let me know if you have experience with using Shape Flex on clothing.<\/p>\n

I have to say that I am amazed at how Sara could have conceived of this bag and the way it goes together. I thought the same thing about the Anna Maria Horner Multi-tasker tote<\/a>, which is a great bag, if you haven’t made one.<\/p>\n

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