Bow Tucks Tote help please
#1
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Well, I made a major mistake. I did not understand the directions. ( I am a visual learner) So after reading very encouraging words on this board, I decided to just get started one step at a time. Well I put the outside fabric and fusible fleece and lining fabric together like a sandwhich and quilt as desired, was just about to trim them down to their size and then wondered just how does this actually go together? After rereading the directions again I finally figured out that I should have quilted the outside fabric with one layer of batting and the the lining with the batting separately. NOW WHAT????
Any suggestions????
I believe I will need to sleep on this before trying to figure out a solution to this mess!!!!
I posted this on the main section but this side seems to have more traffice, I am hoping it is okay to post it here as well.
Any suggestions????
I believe I will need to sleep on this before trying to figure out a solution to this mess!!!!
I posted this on the main section but this side seems to have more traffice, I am hoping it is okay to post it here as well.
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The first time I did one I had the same problem. The front and batting get quilted separate from the lining and batting. I do not quilt the lining. You will need to redo that part. Here is a short tute on the bow tucks bag.
http://justenoughtime.wordpress.com/...6/01/ladybugs/
http://justenoughtime.wordpress.com/...6/01/ladybugs/
#4
I did this exact same thing with my first bag I made (different pattern). It was a larger bag so I just sewed it up on the three sides to make it look like a regular tote. It looks rather terrible because I also messed up on a few other things, but I just chalked it up to a learning experience. I still use it to carry books in or other items here and there. It doesn't look too bad from the outside and I seem to be the only one that notices. Sorry, I hope you can fix yours, but you need to pull out the quilted stitching and separate the lining from the outside.
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