{"id":71314,"date":"2026-06-22T06:45:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=71314"},"modified":"2026-06-20T10:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:27:09","slug":"more-pandora-charisma-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/more-pandora-charisma-2\/","title":{"rendered":"More Pandora Charisma #2"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Pandora<\/a>
Pandora Charisma #2: gussets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After finishing the back panel<\/a>, I started on the gussets. Before starting them, I looked through versions of this bag on the Sewfisticated FB group. I noticed one maker had made the back panel open wider by using the same instructions.<\/p>\n

It is super helpful to see the different fabrics and modifications other bagmakers think up. I forget that I can do things differently. Although I have made a lot of bags and pouches, every new bag project feels unfamiliar.<\/p>\n

\"Pandora<\/a>
Pandora Charisma #2: front panel lining<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the changes I am making on this one is a clear slip pocket instead of a fabric slip pocket. I thought about the utility of it and whether the vinyl would be a problem. I couldn’t think of one and I wanted to show off the lining fabric. In future I will use a plain fabric for the lining and a featured or printed fabric for the slip pocket.<\/p>\n

Part of this step is the key leash. That is done as well. I love the way the flowers show through the glitter vinyl.<\/p>\n

I am still having fun with this and the steps are going faster than I expected. Next is to make the mesh pocket. I have cut everything. I just haven’t sewed the zipper in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After finishing the back panel, I started on the gussets. Before starting them, I looked through versions of this bag on the Sewfisticated FB group. I noticed one maker had made the back panel open wider by using the same instructions. It is super helpful to see the different fabrics and modifications other bagmakers think … Continue reading “More Pandora Charisma #2”<\/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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[558],"tags":[255,560],"class_list":["post-71314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-558","tag-project-bag","tag-sewfisticated"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71314","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=71314"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71345,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71314\/revisions\/71345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}