lesking Report post Posted January 18, 2013 I am looking for a pattern to make a purse for my daughter who is pregnant with her second child. I would like to make something she could use as a diaper bag etc. using some soft garmet type leather. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtclod Report post Posted January 18, 2013 I would get some poster board. Then measure a diaper and what else you want to put in the bag and start drawing. If you make your own patterns it will really be special. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesman1951 Report post Posted January 18, 2013 I can help you a bunch with your patterns . A bag has top bottom and side dimensions . On a large piece of paper draw a center line ,next from the center line measure out 1/2 of the expected bag width. Ten inch bag make your parallel lines 5" either side . Now draw a bottom line for the base thats the bottom of your bag . Now from the bottom come up until you a mid point thats how deep your bag will be . Next step is important figure out how wide your Gusset will be and add that from your mid point to the end of the flap . Now you are ready to make the curves and shape of the bag . Fold your paper in half top to bottom . Get a flexcurve and from the center along the very bottom start bending the flex curve until you have a pleasing taper on the bottom half. Do the same thing on the top starting at the folded part and use the flex curve to make the flap shape down to the mid point . Open it up and see what it looks like . If you like the shape fold your pattern at the mid point and that will give you a basic front view . Fold it in half and you will get a view of how your flap will fit with the bottom of the bag . If you are satisfied and all is well with the shape open it up to just the vertical fold now take your sissors and cut your pencil lines leaving the lines . Time to glue your pattern to some very stiff poster board and cut it out again barely leaving your lines . Now with some sand paper sand the lines till the whole edge is clean and straight . You should now have a good symetrical hard pattern ready to use . I really hoped that all that made sense I tried to make it step by step . If you are lost send me a PM and I can send pictures to help with the process. I am currently making patterns so for the moment its no big deal. Ill show you what I am doing with mine and if it helps then all is good . Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
