{"id":72039,"date":"2026-08-25T07:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=72039"},"modified":"2026-08-22T21:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T04:11:49","slug":"finished-everything-but-the-machine-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/finished-everything-but-the-machine-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Finished: Everything But the Machine Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Sew<\/a>
Sew Day Finishes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I finished the EBTM bag on Saturday at the special Everything But the Machine Sew Day. Mine was one of the seven that were finished.<\/p>\n

As mentioned<\/a>, I wasn’t sure about this bag, but as I worked on it, it grew on me. I was glad I chose good fabric. <\/p>\n

\"Finished<\/a>
Finished Everything But the Machine box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think I might replace my fabulous Tupperware boxes, companions since I started quiltmaking, with this bag. We’ll see. Making the switch will be hard. I am used to my various storage containers. <\/p>\n

The bag has a handle as well as a suitcase sleeve — called a Trolley pocket in the pattern. I know a lot of people know what trolleys are, which I do, too.  We don’t use that term in my area. We use wagon, streetcar and cable car for the various versions. <\/p>\n

I am pleased with the fabric I chose as well. I wasn’t sure about the grey poppies, but they tone down the pink a bit. <\/p>\n

\"Everything<\/a>
Everything But the Machine bag on rolling case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Several people omitted the suitcase sleeve, but I put it on as there is a chance that I would hook it on my rolling sewing machine case. I made sure to check that the sleeve was big enough. <\/p>\n

\"Everything<\/a>
Everything But the Machine bag suitcase sleeve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I kind of like the pocket even if I don’t slide the bag over a suitcase handle.<\/p>\n

The pocket has an internal zipper pocket, as you can see. The pocket used an interesting double tube construction, which I would love to play with a little more. I also like the internal zipper pocket, though it might be a pocket where items go to hide. <\/p>\n

\"Everything<\/a>
Everything But the Machine bag vinyl slip pocket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Under the suitcase sleeve is another slip pocket. I used vinyl for the slip pocket. It has a bit of fabric on the top for binding. It was very easy to make. That section, however, was tricky to sew, because of the thickness. I had my travel machine, too, rather than my new machine, which probably could have handled the thickness with no problem.<\/p>\n

\"Everything<\/a>
Everything But the Machine bag rivets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I used MaryC’s method for the handles, which is to make a short handle that doesn’t move, can’t be adjusted or unclipped. I did take the opportunity to rivet the handle to the bag. Riveting is still fun!<\/p>\n

I realized later that I forgot to sew a label on it. It isn’t too late. I can do it by hand.<\/p>\n

I had a lot of various troubles with the pattern, so having Mary lead us in making this was great. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I finished the EBTM bag on Saturday at the special Everything But the Machine Sew Day. Mine was one of the seven that were finished. As mentioned, I wasn’t sure about this bag, but as I worked on it, it grew on me. I was glad I chose good fabric.  I think I might replace … Continue reading “Finished: Everything But the Machine Bag”<\/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":[137,72,255],"class_list":["post-72039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-558","tag-bamqg","tag-group-project","tag-project-bag"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72039","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=72039"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72053,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72039\/revisions\/72053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}