When companies first started offering vinyl versions of the custom fabric, I was hesitant to try working with it, mainly because I worried my machine wasn't sturdy enough to do it justice. It was a valid concern; you can't hide when you have to rip out stitches in most vinyl since it leaves little holes, and I do that often. I've used it a lot for accents, but an entire bag intimidated me! Fortunately the Roma from Swoon was a great test bag, so cute and little, and I was able to make the entire outside out of the Backstitch VHS vinyl.
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| This is my childhood...in vinyl |
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| Back - all the amazing titles |
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| Opened up |
I used some solid yellow Kona fabric from my stash for the lining, and there is literally only a magnet for the hardware on this bag, plus 2 sets of snaps for the sides.
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| There are snaps on the sides to fold it in and give it a cute shape! |
Pockets are minimal too, just one slip pocket that was divided in 2!
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| Kids now will never know the pain of someone taping over part of your favorite movie that you recorded from tv! |
The final topstitching was a little tricky, since vinyl is pretty thick and can be grabby, but I managed it with my regular sewing machine. Now that I have the Sailrite, I bet it would be even easier to do more of these cute little bags!
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| I still have some of this design in fabric and vinyl, waiting for another perfect project! |
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