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January’s Pattern – The Companion Carpet Bag

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It’s January 1st, and if you’re a member of the Bag of the Month Club, you know what that means…the first pattern of this year’s club! Everyone in the Facebook group has been buzzing about collecting supplies, choosing fabrics, and just generally excited about getting started! I hope you’ll join us, it’s a fun group!!

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The first pattern is by Samantha of Sewing Patterns by Mrs. H. Her contribution to the club is the Companion Carpet Bag pattern, and if you want to see more of the many version that she made of this bag (as well as the tester bags!), you can check it out on her blog right here! As a reminder, if you are making Samantha’s carpet bag pattern, you can find the tubular frames at Dawanda. I purchased the large size frame, and found the price and shipping to be very reasonable. You can find the small frame here and the large frame here. All of the other supplies needed are listed in the pattern.

My pattern will be up for February (the bags are always a surprise until the pattern goes out on the 1st of each month!), and I’m finishing up the step photos right now. If you’re a member of the club and would like to get a jump on ordering the supplies, Pink Castle Fabrics has graciously agreed to kit the supplies for me. They have 2 different kits available for pre-order (kits estimated to ship at the end of January):

February Bag of the Month Club Supply Kit (includes everything needed to make the bag except fabric and zippers)
February Bag of the Month Club Hardware-Only Kit

Supplies

  • 1 yard of Exterior Fabric (I like using quilting cotton or decorator-weight fabric)
  • 1/2 yard of Lining Fabric
  • 1/2 yard of By Annie’s Soft and Stable, available at local quilt shops or on-line
  • 2-1/2 yards of 20” wide Pellon SF-101 Shape Flex fusible woven interfacing (or medium-weight fusible interfacing)
  • 1-1/2” metal rectangle
  • 1-1/2” metal slider
  • One pair of invisible magnetic snaps     OR     One pair of regular 1/2” magnetic snaps
  • 14” regular zipper
  • Two regular 9” zippers

As far as January’s bag goes, I was thinking of using this, what do you think?

nightshade

 

Happy 2015 to everyone, and lots of productive sewing wishes to you in the New Year!!

 

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7 thoughts on “January’s Pattern – The Companion Carpet Bag

  1. lakshmi says:

    Yay! My first in the bag of month club. Though I don’t have frame for this month’s pattern..and I am thinking of a hack to get this bag done…I am elated that I have all the supplies required for february bag ..yay! Happy New Year to you and yours 🙂

  2. denisedebrat says:

    i LOVE your choice of fabric. will you be using a contrast one too?
    denise/deBrat

  3. Nightshade!!!! So jealous right now! Love love love love

  4. P. Vajda says:

    I tried to join the BOTMC last night. I am in California, it was 9:15 p.m. and the price came up $40 instead of $35. Nothing made it clear that the cut off was based on EST.

  5. Laura Phipps says:

    I love your choice of Tula’s Elizabeth fabric! I can’t wait to see your finished bag!

  6. Margaret D says:

    I love the design of the carpet bag and I have ordered all the necessary Hardware and hope it comes soon so I can begin to make the lovely bag…I will make the smaller one first and then maybe make the bigger one.

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