Onto the third bag....

[Stetson912]

Looks good. Is it going to be turned? The lining seen to the piping and panels and then turned? I'm just not visualizing the next step very well haha

[YinTx]

Is... is that.. a scratch?  Oh, my heart aches for thee!  Such a beautiful bag...

What is the wizardry you are sketching to lay out a zipper?  I've not seen that before... and I've not been too successful with zippers going around corners, either!  Do explain...

I like where your bag is going, and I suspect I will suffer some degree of envy here when you have finished...

YinTx

[motocouture]

10 hours ago, Stetson912 said:

Looks good. Is it going to be turned? The lining seen to the piping and panels and then turned? I'm just not visualizing the next step very well haha

Thanks! Yes, will be a turned bag, but there is an extra panel for the gusset / zip not shown in the photo that will form the top and sides after the main piece is folded up to form the bottom / front / back. Next fun part is stitching all that together lol.  I decided to do a fabric lining, which I’ll attach by hand after the outer leather shell of the bag is complete (probably along the inside zipper tape and at strategic seam points). 

[motocouture]

9 hours ago, YinTx said:

Is... is that.. a scratch?  Oh, my heart aches for thee!  Such a beautiful bag...

What is the wizardry you are sketching to lay out a zipper?  I've not seen that before... and I've not been too successful with zippers going around corners, either!  Do explain...

I like where your bag is going, and I suspect I will suffer some degree of envy here when you have finished...

YinTx

You have amazingly sharp eyes @YinTx!!! Fortunately, it is a by-product of my German Shepherd, who seems to be a perpetual fur generating machine. I also often end up with the super fine black fur of one of my other dogs stuck in my stitching. 

the sketch is for a tab to fold in half around the zipper pull.  The photo distorts the scale a bit, it’s actually less an inch in width. I’m trying to echo the geometric shape of the handle attachments, to keep a consistent theme. It’s my first go at one, so will see how it goes!

thank you so much for your kind words! I’m hoping it turns out ok  

[kiems]

Looks like some really nice work.

[motocouture]

5 hours ago, kiems said:

Looks like some really nice work.

Thanks, kiems!

[RockyAussie]

18 hours ago, motocouture said:

You have amazingly sharp eyes @YinTx!!! Fortunately, it is a by-product of my German Shepherd, who seems to be a perpetual fur generating machine. I also often end up with the super fine black fur of one of my other dogs stuck in my stitching. 

the sketch is for a tab to fold in half around the zipper pull.  The photo distorts the scale a bit, it’s actually less an inch in width. I’m trying to echo the geometric shape of the handle attachments, to keep a consistent theme. It’s my first go at one, so will see how it goes!

thank you so much for your kind words! I’m hoping it turns out ok  

No 1 ....it wasn't me. No 2 ... that is I am busted guilt look I reckon . It will turn out beautiful.

[motocouture]

6 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

No 1 ....it wasn't me. No 2 ... that is I am busted guilt look I reckon . It will turn out beautiful.

Ha!  so true on both of them! Thanks! In the middle of stitching the looooong side seams at the moment, starting to finally feel like it’s coming together  

 

 

[Stetson912]

Lots of stitching haha. I need to try another bag. 

[motocouture]

So, my bag is at what I affectionately call the “caterpillar” stage. Have some time off this week though, so I’m hoping to finish the stitching and get it turned in the next couple of days. 

In the meantime, made a small, detachable zippered bag for inside, in the same fabric as the lining (French cotton twill canvas from EBT Fabric, NYC). I liked the idea of the practicality of being able to use the bag separately, and since the calf is soft, I didn’t want the outside lines of the bag to be distorted by a pocket between the lining and outer leather.