Today is the last day of the
4 week
where all the new fabric collections are being showcased
with bag patterns by Annie Unrein of ByAnnie.com
As an Island Batik Ambassador, I was able to choose which ByAnnie pattern I would like to use for the blog hop.
I chose Pocket Packers!!
Island Batik and ByAnnie set me up for success by providing everything I needed to make not just one pocket packer, but I was able to make all 4 of the Pocket Packer styles from one pattern. There was even a coupon to view a video online to help me make Pocket Packers.
The fabrics are from the Island Batik Spring 2020 collection,
William's Garden, designed by Kathy Engle.
Aren't the colors fun?
Fellow ambassador, Carol Moellers is also playing with these fabrics today. Be sure and check out her ByAnnie bag.
The fabrics are shipping to stores now!
I chose Pocket Packers to organize personal items when I travel.
Pocket Packers has 4 styles in one pattern.
Each style features one large zippered mesh pocket on the back.
The front has either 1,2,3, or 4 zippered vinyl pockets. The pockets can also be divided into more than one section.
This is the back of the Pocket Packers.
The pattern has instructions for a short or long handle, but I chose the short handle so I can hang the bag on the back of a door and it will have all my essentials right there in clear zippered pockets.
The matching Aurifil thread shows the size of the pockets. Even the Pocket Packer with 4 pockets has large pockets.
The Pocket Packers are 18 1/2" x 13 1/2" and are fun to make.
The pattern and support video made the zippers so easy.
Even the quilting was a cinch with this manageable size.
Each Pocket Packer was quilted with matching Aurifil 50 wt thread.
The only tricky part for me was working with the vinyl. Vinyl likes to stick to plastic, but a tip from ByAnnie to place tissue paper over the work surface of the sewing machine and painter's tape on the pressure foot made the vinyl slide and feed right across the surface smoothly.
I hope you have a chance to check out all the new fabrics by Island Batik and the beautiful ByAnnie bags made by the Ambassadors.
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Island Batik is having a giveaway too!
When we get to travel again, I will definitely be putting one of my Pocket Packers in my suitcase!
Thank you Island Batik and ByAnnie for this fun month!
