DIY travel bag: pattern and sewing

Going on a trip, each person takes with him a certain minimum of things that need to be put somewhere. Most often, travel bags are used for these purposes, as the most suitable option for any type of transport, be it a car, bus, train or plane. This essential travel accessory can be sewn with your own hands, while saving money and becoming the owner of a unique, roomy and most convenient bag.

A travel bag for a woman is of great importance. It should be not only roomy with many pockets, but also beautiful. When sewing this accessory with your own hands, all these characteristics can be taken into account, and you need to start with the selection of fabric.

The material for sewing needs to be selected strong, since the bag must withstand certain loads. Burlap, tarpaulin or gretta used in workwear is perfect for sewing a bag.

The sewing stages are as follows:

1. For a large side wall, draw a figure resembling a trapezoid, where the lower side is 54 cm, the upper one is slightly smaller, namely 52 cm, and the sides are 35 cm, round the corners of the part. You will need two such blanks. The bottom and two ends of the bag are expressed in one piece in the form of a rectangle measuring 100x26. For the handles, we draw a rectangular piece 10 cm wide, but the length can be adjusted depending on desire, it can be from 30 to 50 cm. The top of the bag will consist of two rectangular pieces measuring 13x65.
2. We lay out the finished pattern on the fabric and outline each detail, taking into account the seam allowances, namely 1.5 cm. We begin to collect the bag. First, we sew a zipper between the two parts of the top. To do this, we turn the long sections from the side of the sewing in the zipper, for each part to the seamy side. Then, using pins, we pin the zipper to the details and sew in.
3. Now we proceed to sewing in two loops between the upper part with the zipper and the detail, which is both the bottom and ends of the bag. To do this, you need to fold the two main parts with the front sides, and insert a loop between them and sew from the wrong side. On the other hand, sew the second loop in the same way. Then turn over the now single workpiece and sew from the front side.
4. Preparing handles for sewing. For each workpiece, we turn the cuts to the seamy side, then fold each part in half and sew on each side. We attach the finished handles with pins to the trapezoid-shaped blanks. The distance between the two ends of the pens depends on their length, as well as on personal preferences.
5. We begin to attach to the workpiece with a zipper first one large side wall with a handle, and then the second.
6. If desired a hard bottom can be added to this modelthat fits inside the bag. To do this, you need to cut out the cardboard and sheathe it with fabric. Instead of cardboard, you can use polyurethane foam, isolon, linoleum, haberdashery cardboard.

Sewing a travel accessory from old jeans is not difficult, and most importantly, a unique and inimitable model is obtained without special material costs.

For sewing you will need:

• old jeans and pieces of leather for the handles and bottom;
• lining fabric;
• non-woven or dublerin;
• pins, threads, sewing machine;
• pattern.

First you need to cut the jeans in the zipper area and at the back along the seam. It turned out two halves, which we cut along the inner seam. The upper part of the jeans is designed for large sidewalls, and the lower part is useful for cutting the handles and ends of the bag. We iron the workpieces and pin the pattern, along which we cut out the parts, taking into account the seam allowances.

Now we cut the lining, you can use the old shirt. We cut out the sidewalls, bottom and ends. Pockets with zippers and open pockets can be sewn to the large sides, if desired. The bottom of the bag can be made from leather or denim. To shape the lower part, it is better to make an additional removable bottom, consisting of cardboard in a fabric cover and attached to the main one with a Velcro contact tape.

We strengthen the main denim details with non-woven or dublerin, then we sew them with lining details and start making handles. We lay out the prepared two parts with the wrong side up, and put the prepared strips of leather in the center of each blank. On both sides, we turn the sections of each part so that the resulting edge goes onto the skin, we pin it with pins. Then we sew both blanks on each side.

Let's start assembling the bag:

1. First, we sew the zipper into the top piece. Then we sew two large sides to the bottom of the bag from the wrong side.
2. With the help of pins, we attach the handles to the large sides and then grind. We sew belt loops to the ends of the future accessory. If they are with rings, then in the future you can sew a long handle to the finished bag, which is fastened to the rings with a carabiner.
3. We sew the ends of the bag with the upper blank, into which the zipper is already sewn. We got a long strip, which we attach first to one wall of the bag, and then to the second.

The bag is ready to use.

How to sew a model from a denim skirt, see the next video.

In order to sew a leather travel bag with your own hands you will need:

• a piece of calfskin for the bag and thick dense leather-saddle for the bottom;
• awl;
• scissors or knife;
• glue;
• two strong needles with a wide eye;
• hammer;
• tape measure;
• special thread for sewing leather;
• lightning.

First you need to make a pattern consisting of two main parts. For the sides and bottom, draw a rectangle 55 cm wide and 89 cm long. The second rectangle 123 cm long and 21 cm wide is the ends and top of the bag. For the handles, draw rectangles with rounded ends on both sides.

We apply the pattern to the seamy side of the leather, circle it, taking into account the seam allowances and cut it out. We iron the resulting blanks with an iron, spreading them face up and placing a sheet of paper on them.

Before stitching the blanks, it is necessary to outline the lines along which the line will go. This is done either with the help of special tools, or with the help of a ruler it is neatly drawn. Next, you need to make holes for the future seam either with a punch or with an awl and a hammer. Parts are sewn using a saddle seam, the strongest and most reliable. The formed seam must be tapped with a hammer so that the stitches fit well.

Let's start forming the handles. First, we glue them together, but do not completely leave sections on each side, which will then be attached to the main workpiece. We insert a nylon cord with a diameter of 8 mm inside each workpiece, its ends are greased with glue and removed inside the handle. It is necessary to maintain the circular section of this element. We sew the handles to the main workpiece.

First we glue the second part, and then we sew the locking bar and cut out a place for the zipper. It must be sewn in carefully, grasping only the edge. This results in two parallel seams running along the zipper on each side. If desired, two pockets are sewn on each side of the top of the bag. Then both blanks are sewn together with the addition of a corsage tape to prevent deformation.

Now you can start making the lining. We cut it out in the same way as for the main blanks. It turned out two details.

A locking strip is cut out of the leather, the same as on the main workpiece and sewn to the lining fabric. Several small leather overlays are sewn perpendicular to it. Small leather overlays are also sewn onto the second lining. Both parts are sewn together.

A saddlecloth and a ready-made lining are inserted inside the bag. We glue the leather overlays, sewn to the main part of the lining fabric, with the saddlecloth and with the bag. You can tack the protruding parts of the lining with several stitches. We also glue the upper part of the lining with the located locking strip under the zipper from the bottom, and then stitch it - and your bag is ready!