Monday, September 3, 2012

Four-Paneled Dice Bag

I made this bag for my brother and his growing collection of dice. As always, this project took longer to finish than I had thought it would take but I still think it came out pretty cool, but maybe a little too big and bias tape is still the bane of my existence. Next time I make a bag like this I would decrease the size of the panels and change my placement of the grommets to the top of the points or just increase the number of grommets I used.

Materials:
  • Four 4.5"x12" panels of main material (I used two different colors of suede)
  • 4 grommets
  • Four 4.5"x12" panels of lining material (I used cotton)
  • Bias tape
  • Leather lacing
  • I also wanted to get a giant bead to act as a stopper for the bag opening but I got lazy and didn't feel like going out to buy one or make one with the clay I have lying around the house.
Directions:
In hindsight, I should have taken pictures as I was sewing but I got too caught up in the sewing, so you'll have to deal with my diagrams made in paint. 


Dice Bag diagram
  1. Once you have sewn your four pieces of fabric as shown above you then sew the sides together.
  2. Make two of these, one with the outer material and one with the lining material. 

Finishing:
  1. Sew lining and outer face together, I put the wrong sides together and sewed it completely shut.
  2. Clean up edges with bias tape. (As usual, this part took the longest time. Bias tape is becoming the bane of my sewing existence).
  3. Insert grommets
  4. Thread lacing, knot ends (or use large beads) and enjoy bag