{"id":33463,"date":"2016-08-15T05:46:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T12:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=33463"},"modified":"2016-08-30T07:59:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T14:59:57","slug":"cargo-duffle-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/cargo-duffle-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Cargo Duffle Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cargo Duffle – Finished<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I am behind in posting, but I also don’t want to bore you by posting on one project or topic day after day.<\/p>\n

You know that I have been prepping for the Cargo Duffle. It seemed interminable, but paid off. On the first Saturday in August I went to the BAMQG workshop and worked on assembling the Cargo Duffle. I arrived in good time after only getting a little lost*. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Gerre arrived right after I did and we quickly decided to sit together in the back of the room. That way we could have a whole table to ourselves. There was a bit of table shortage because their day camp program was using the long rectangular tables we like. We ended up with two tables, mostly because I decided we needed a separate table on which to layout all the pieces we had prepped. It is always great to work with Gerre. On the day of the workshop, I was on edge (not sure why – a lot going on, maybe) and she kept talking me down off the ledge. I reciprocated the favor by keeping her calm when parts of the bags weren’t going as planned.<\/p>\n

It was also good to see that some people had done less of their homework than I did, not to be mean to them; it just reduced my stress a bit.<\/p>\n

We started out with the slip pockets and my first problem was with what pieces needed to be used. Jaime helped and once I got that problem sorted, the “which piece was which” problem sorted itself out. Even though I had all the pieces labeled, with this bit of help, I had a frame of reference.<\/p>\n

Seeing what other people were doing and having access to a teacher also made me calm down quite a bit.<\/p>\n

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Cargo Duffle lining with interior slip pockets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My first huge accomplishment was finishing the lining. Yes, I finished the interior slip pocket and the interior zipper pocket, which help to make up the lining, but seeing a real 3D item made from all that prep work me very happy.<\/p>\n

I made mistakes and had to rip, which I am sure others were doing as well, even though I didn’t see them. I also had to change the way the main zipper worked, which Gerre talked me through. I may post the steps for you later. Not sure, but stay tuned.<\/p>\n

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Sewing Cargo Duffle Exterior Together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Still, it was a super long day and I didn’t finish completely, but made really good progress. By the end of the day I only had to sew the rest of the exterior together and then insert the lining. I really don’t have a lot to complete and feel like I accomplished quite a bit by the time the day was over. Do I wish I had finished? Yes, of course, but I have to be happy with what I was able to do.<\/p>\n