Storage bags

 I have noticed moth damage on my wool knits recently. 🙁

I have also seen the occasional moth, so it is not really a surprise.

But... it must stop!

A Pattern Review member recently posted a review of garment storage bags she had made to solve this same problem. This inspired me, and today I got to it!

I decided to use one of the patchwork pieces I have made (which was going to be a drop cloth for my rug weaving), reclaimed zippers from discarded items, and to repurpose some coated cotton which I had used as muslins.

I made it up as I went along, and have a better plan for the next one. I still need to patch the gaps, but I have a functional storage bag for my woolen knits. (At the moment my woolen wovens don't seem to be affected - it might be that I hang those, rather than tossing them into a box in the closet!)

 

For size, I folded up the patchwork piece to see how big I wanted it, cut it, then cut that piece in half. Well, not quite in half - see the photo with the extra yellow strip? Somehow I was not paying attention. Easily fixed, though. The finished size is 16 X 16 X 4 inches / 40 X40 X 10 cm.

I did have a moment of panic - One of the zippers comes from a back pack, and does not have a zipper stop at either end. I pulled the tab right off - but was able to get it back on. Phew!

The next time I would put the zipper in the middle of the side piece, in order to avoid sewing around the corners.

Fabric tray

I made another one of these simple fabric trays to bring to school as a sample. After the 2 x 2 patchwork square (their first test project), I have proposed this as the next project. I should be more daring and make them deeper - cup size - next time

 

Blazer progress

I have done a few more steps on my blazer. Slow going. The work is not slow, it is more the making each decision! For some reason I have two different dart lines on the back piece. Not wure why... So now I have to figure out which one it is! Not many photos, but I do have the centre fronts and side fronts sewn together, and the back pieces cut out (including the structural pieces), and have begun attaching that structure.

inside structure

attaching the interfacing