{"id":71017,"date":"2026-06-08T06:46:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=71017"},"modified":"2026-05-17T21:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:20:52","slug":"finished-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/finished-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"Finished: Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Finished:<\/a>
Finished: Sheffield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finishing the Sheffield took longer than I expected. I thought I was done, then I had to make the false bottom, and add a label and…<\/p>\n

No problem. I really enjoyed finishing it.  REALLY! I realized that I have been anxious to get through the final assembly of recent bags, because that was the time when I fought with my machine. I didn’t even realize I was fighting with my machine until I used the new machine<\/a> to put this bag together.<\/p>\n

\"Sheffield:<\/a>
Sheffield: open wide design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sheffield has been on my list to make for a long time. Since I made Gerre hers, I wanted to make one for myself. The open wide design of this bag is very appealing.<\/p>\n

The interior is made from an IKEA lightweight canvas I picked up from the free table. My lining is a little saggy baggy, despite the larger seam allowance. The lining will not fly out since I used my hard won knowledge (thanks, Lynette) of anchoring the lining to the exterior<\/a>. One issue I had is that the pattern pieces for this bag are not square. They are trapezoids. I think something might have happened, because the pieces are trapezoids, when I was sewing the lining together that made them larger than I would have liked. I don’t know. <\/p>\n

\"Finished:<\/a>
Finished: Sheffield back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I finished most of the exterior pieces while visiting MaryM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I did the final assembly at home after adding a leash and an interior zipper pocket. I wanted to add a slip pocket,but forgot in my excitement.<\/p>\n

The handles on this bag are larger than the those indicated in the pattern. Sara has makers position the handles a half inch up from the bottom. This is so the handles clear the seam allowance. Beyond reducing bulk, I am not sure why. I would like to say I will try putting the handles in the bottom seam on my next one, but I am not sure I will make another one.<\/p>\n

\"Finished:<\/a>
Finished: Sheffield top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think I could have put the poppy fabric on the frame casing. I think it would have added a finish or border to the top of the bag.<\/p>\n

Cutting for the frame pocket was confusing. I have to look at the directions again to see where the cutting went wrong. I wanted to have the exterior match the exterior and same for the interior. I ended up with extra lining pieces. <\/p>\n

For now I am just excited about the bag. I don’t know for sure how I iwll use it. I am thinking about putting all of my metal tools in in: KAMsnaps, Snap Setter, awl, hammer, etc. If there is space, I could add in webbing as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finishing the Sheffield took longer than I expected. I thought I was done, then I had to make the false bottom, and add a label and… No problem. I really enjoyed finishing it.  REALLY! I realized that I have been anxious to get through the final assembly of recent bags, because that was the time … Continue reading “Finished: Sheffield”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[558],"tags":[128,255,544,466],"class_list":["post-71017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-558","tag-completed-project","tag-project-bag","tag-sew-sweetness","tag-tool-tote"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71026,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71017\/revisions\/71026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}