🎨 [Step by Step] Tutorial: ✨ 🐦 👛 Blue Canvas Fabric Bag with Brooch (long post!) 👛 🐦 ✨ - By: @Tesmoforia.

As the image shows, we will iron the pieces and fold a small 0.5 cm margin inwards, then, we will hold it in place with a pair of clothes pins.

We will sew as close as possible to the edge with the royal blue thread, without tightening the space left for the brooch, it should move loosely.

We will now place the piece of blue fabric as indicated by the images, inside the widest piece of aquamarine fabric, and then we'll sew them with a small and tight stitch.

To install the suspenders, we will turn over our main piece and in the upper/lateral corners; we will undo the seam in front of the end of each zipper, as seen in the first photo.

In this step, taking advantage of the fact that the bag is turned over, we'll pass over all the remaining internal "triangles" of the corners with the sewing machine, as seen in the third photo.

Metal Hoop Folders, used to file invoices or office documents, are a very good choice. Its type of cardboard is especially strong and resistant; yes, the folders we choose at the end cannot be folded.

We need to extract 5 pieces from those folders (4 for the sides of the bag, and 1 for the "floor"), in order to do this, we will use the ruler and the cutter very carefully. This part may take some time.

If the pieces have the right measurements and have been cut correctly, they should be placed inside the bag as follows (and held between themselves by making pressure against the canvas walls).

To give a boost of resistance, and make waterproof the internal structure of the bag, we will cover each of these pieces individually with self-adhesive vinyl.

After the inner walls are lined, if the bag gets wet by accident (or there is the need to wash it), the cardboard interior won't suffer.

We will apply a generous amount (but not too much) of UHU in all the pieces, especially in the "floor" and the higher walls (of the side that has contact with the fabric), and we'll carefully getting them inside the bag.

Now, with a weaker cardboard, we will make fine tabs to reinforce the interior (with precision) between the joints that form the joined walls.

At this stage, the shape of the bag must hold itself perfectly, keeping its beautiful and neat rectangular figure without disfiguring itself when resting.

To facilitate the drying of all its parts, we will hang it on a hook for common clothes, in a place with good ventilation and moderate entry of sunlight.

If after time has elapsed, the bag has a strange aroma or the structure feels somewhat weak, let's wait another 24 hours before handling it.

To elaborate the inner lining of the bag, we'll repeat exactly the same steps that we used with the main piece of fabric, with the difference that we won't add a zipper. We’ll use a N° 10 Sewing Needle.

For the internal pocket, we will cut 1 piece of fabric with the exact measurements of one of the wide sides of the lining, but with an extra of approximately 2 to 3 centimeters in its dimensions.

When ironing the hem on each side, it's normal for remains to be irregular; detail that is easily resolved by trimming them a little or rolling them inside themselves (but with a maximum of 3 folds).

As the fabric of the lining is soft and less rigid than the canvas, we'll loosely sew the pocket with a large and baggy stitch; just hold it more firmly in position.

Many people don’t like to sew this loose guide since they consider it a "more work", but this ensures that the final seam will be far more straight and perfect in comparison to just using pins to keep parts on their places. For example, tailors and professional designers always do this with all their creations.

In order for the zipper to smoothly open and without locking, we will open it and rub a white candle against both lines of its "teeth" before moving to the next step.

At this part, the lining borders and the main piece must match perfectly. If it does look this, then every step until now has been completed correctly.

To fix the lining to the main piece of canvas, we'll use a basic stitch of °1, and we will cross only one layer of the canvas, between the zipper and the fabric in a vertical direction; the stitch won't be noticeable on the outside.

For the handle of the bag, we will take a long piece of the fabric remaining from the main canvas piece cutout, we'll fold it three times its width, and sew with a medium stitch.

If we don't like this strap, it can be replaced by a golden metal chain, which is much more elegant (although I think that chains for medium bags are uncomfortable, because they get buried in your shoulder if you carry too much weight).

To install the pendant, we’ll need to open the ring it has with the help of pincers. The reel of the zipper is very small and so the pendant is both functional and decorative.

To give it a more feminine touch, or make this bag more chic, I added a metal "rusted golden" pin, with multiple small and adorable charms.

Usually, this kind of brooches is quite economical, because they are mass produced, and can be accompanied or replaced by metal pins, which are currently so fashionable.