Savour Tote

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Draw inspiration from the exceptional skills of 18 talented bag makers worldwide!  Explore the sewing machines and fabrics that they used.  May their stunning creations ignite your creativity as much as they have mine.

Testers' opinion on the sewing level for this pattern:

  • 3 voted Advanced Beginner - has a more solid foundation in basic sewing skills and is ready to tackle slightly more complex projects but still requires some guidance and practice.
  • 14 voted Intermediate - Best suited for sewists with strong skills and experience handling a variety of techniques and increasing complexity.
  • 1 voted Advanced - Advanced - possesses a high level of proficiency and expertise in various aspects of sewing. Ability to execute complex sewing projects with precision and finesse.

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Tester - Leanne Clay, Australia
Shop Link - Clay & Co. Handmade
Machine used - Bernina B570 domestic for first 2, 1958 Singer for third
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - 8 hours 
Material used - 
Dr who - canvas from Inkings and Kraken, leopard vinyl from Inklings. All linings and stabilizer from Sewfisticated. Hardware from various.

Rolled handles using the Hexatote method, drink bottle holder using increased Belmont Luxe measurements plus exclusion of front pocket. Used the instruction indicated for a laptop sleeve.


Tester - Jenn Hoopert-McGinn, Pennsylvania from the USA
Shop Link - Jenn's Homemadeology; IG Jennshomemadeology 
Machine used - Vintage domestic Sears Kenmore 158.17550
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - Cut 1hr 15mins, sew 4 hrs 48mins
Materials used -
Print is Ethereal Transparency in dragon sheen (a bonded nylon) from J&R Edwards, black checkered vinyl, red hexagonal VibrantVue, black VibrantVue, red and black twill all from Sewfisticated Supplies.

1.5mm ultra firm sew in foam around the main body , 3mm self adhesive for the base, 2mm sew in foam for straps, instabright for front pocket


Tester - Mui Yan, Singapore
Shop Link - Aderry Craft
Machine used - Semi-industrial, Juki TL2200qvp mini
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate 
Cut and Sewing - 10-12 hours 
Material Used -
Exterior: vinyl, Interior: Waterproof lining. Stabilizer: Sewfisive foam from Sewfisticated Supplies


Tester - Sam Harris, NSW from Australia
Shop Link - Made by Erillant; Made by Erillant (IG)
Machine used - Domestic/Vintage - Singer 201K
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cut and Sew - 8 hours
Material Used -

Water resisitant canvas from Inklings and the Kraken, Plain but not lame synthetic leather by Inklings and the Kraken, Sewfisticated Twill and VibrantVue lining from Sewfisticated Supplies. Sewfisive Heavy and Premium from Sewfisticated Supplies.

Tester - Kris Bowen, USA
Shop Link - Bow 'n Needle Crafts
Sewing Machine used - Juki 2010Q Semi industrial
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cutting/Sewing Time - 8-10 hours
Material used -

Exterior: Marine vinyl & shimmer vinyl. Interior: Vibrant Vue & SCD twill in insulated section. Rose gold hardware from various places. Insulbright for insulated pocket. decovil heavy


Tester - Orla Caulfield, Ireland
Shop Link - sewwha.ie
Sewing Machine used - Janome HD9
Cutting Machine - Cricut Maker for the overlay only
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - 2 days
Material used - 
My own line of fabric. Sewwha.ie. Vinyl exterior (notions leather plus - baby blue), and bonded nylon interior in baby pink and rainbow drops. I used vlieseline style fix and insulbright



Tester - Delphine Beguet, France
Shop Link - les_ptites_creas_d_elle
Machine used - Semi industrial. Janome HD9
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - To cut around 3 hours, to sew around 8 hours
Material used - 

Embossed vinyl and black brilliant vinyl for the outside, several cotton from my stash for the outside. Sew in foam


Tester - Susi Schuegraf, Mexico
Shop Link - Jungle Pearls
Sewing Machine used - Industrial Juki du1181n and LS 1341
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - over 3 days
Material used - 

Outside Gil’s weft and warp, black bodeeoh, lining is vibrant vue and twill as are strap contrast, zipper tape is wawak. Hardware aliexpress, stabilizer is bozal foam and a heavy duty foam adhesive from amazon

Tester - Christina Miller, USA
Shop Link - Waywaystitches
Sewing Machine used - Industrial -Juki DDL-8700H
Recommended Skill level - Advanced
Cutting/Sewing Time - Cut - with ADHD 2 hours, without ADHD 1.25 hours, Sew - ADHD hours - 9-10, Non-ADHD hours - 6-7
Material used -

Purple Marine Vinyl from Marine Vinyl Fabrics, Silver Scales decor fabric from a stall in Gibson Mill Antique Mall. Wawak's Profuse Stiff Fusible Non-Woven Interfacing - 44" - White

Tester - Karen Tay, Singapore
Shop Link - TK Embroidery
Sewing Machine used - Brother NV950D
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate 
Cutting/Sewing Time - 3 days
Materials Used -
Black Checker Vinyl and Cars 210D waterproof. ByAnnie’s soft and stable
Model's height - 164 cm

 

Tester - Sabine Hofbauer, Austria
Shop Link - crafted by auntie bine
Sewing Machine used - Industrial cylinder arm Tekin335
Cutting Machine - Brother ScanNCut SDX1550
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - Wawak's Profuse Stiff Fusible Non-Woven Interfacing - 44" - White
Material used - 

Embossed and plain Vinyl from stock, can’t remember the shop. WPC and WRC from Stoklasa, slip pocket sublimated WRC - some design from creativfabrica


Tester - Gladys Tan, Singapore
Shop Link - Chavanthandmade IG, Chavanthandmade FB
Machine used - Semi industrial. Janome HD9
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cutting/Sewing Time - Cutting the bag 3 hours. Sewing 8 hours
Material used - 

Fabric is Oxford cotton from SMH, lining is waterproof canvas. Equivalent of decovil heavy. 
Stabilizer - Insulated foam for the frontpocket, 3mm sew in foam, additional Decovil heavy for the base


Tester - Kay Triffitt, Australia
Shop Link - Kay Triffitt
Sewing Machine used - Industrial- Typical GC20665L14D
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate 
Cutting/Sewing Time - It took me a week to cut and sew seeing as I only have around 2 hours to sew every evening. I sm a very slow sewer as I like to be precise
Material used -

Black marine vinyl from Merezen Australia. Hardware from Merezen. Linings all from Sewfisticated Craft, hex 420D.

Sewfisive sew in premium foam joined to my insulbrite fleece, ultra firm 1.5mm for back and gussets, decivil heavy for front. Base was the ultra firm plus 2mm adhesive foam. Handles were 2mm adhesive foam (too thick, i didn'thave 1.5mm in hand) zipper for recessed zipper.


Tester - Geraldine Tan, Singapore
Shop Link - Made by Starflakes
Sewing Machine used - Domestic, Brother NV180K
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate 
Cut and Sew - 8 hours
Material used - 
Vinyl from Ohana Fabrics for exterior, VibrantVue from Sewfisticated Supplies for lining. Decovil light, Sewfisive sew-in ultra-firm 1.5mm for base


Tester - Tina Alanis Carbajal, USA
Machine used - Brother Innovis
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate 
Cut and Sew - Around 8- 10 hours to cut and sew
Material Used -
Sanrio Snacks and Star coordinate in vinyl, WPC and Therpex by Fabric Therapy, Lilac Bonded nylon from Indo Love Kreations. Sew in foam


Tester - Dani Galbreath , USA
Shop Link - Maquiwan_Bolivia
Sewing Machine used - Domestic- juki tl18qvp
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - Cutting- 2.5 hours, sewing and adding stabilizer - 5.5 hours
Material used -

Exterior fabric vinyl- cow print fron ITGS " moo milk strawberries, brown vinyl from wonderground fabrics. LIning wpc light pink from Joann's fabrics. Sew on foam and pellon 71f for base. I used insul bright for the side insulted pocket.

Tester - Lola Triguerod, USA
Sewing Machine used - Techsew 4800 pro
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - 10 or so hours
Material used -

Sweet tickles custom fabric. Hardware was from Amazon. I didn’t use stabilizer since I used vinyl on parts. I used foam on the sides gussets and Decovil heavy on the parts that needed hardware. Used insul-bright for the gym lining

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