Traveler's Trifecta

Self-adhesive foam Reference



Draw inspiration from the exceptional skills of 15 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:

  • 1 voted Adventurous Beginner - someone who is relatively new to sewing but enjoys exploring new techniques or projects that may be slightly more challenging.
  • 7 voted Advanced Beginner – Ideal for those with a solid foundation in basic sewing skills, ready to take on slightly more complex projects with some guidance.
  • 7 voted Intermediate – Best suited for sewists with strong skills and experience handling a variety of techniques and increasing complexity.

This pattern offers a rewarding challenge for confident sewists at various levels! 

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Tester - Jenn Hoopert-McGinn, Pennsylvania from the USA
Shop Link - Jenn's Homemadeology; IG Jennshomemadeology 
Machine used - Vintage domestic Sears Kenmore 158.17550
Cutting Machine used - for the tabs only using Brother Scan N Cut SDX85S
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cut and Sew - About 3 and a half hours from start to finish
Materials used -


Small - 3D sunflower print and sunflower color weaved vinyl from SCD supplies.  

Medium- rainbow cheetah print on black from J&R Edwards, green and pink mesh from SCD supplies. 

Large - sunflower weaved vinyl, khaki twill and yellow mesh all from SCD supplies.

 

Tester - Milena Hunt, England
Shop Link - Created by Milena
Sewing Machine used - Domestic Pfaff Select 4.2
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate 
Cutting/Sewing Time - Approximately 7 hours per bag


 

Small size 
Water resistant cotton canvas in the Fairy Tiles print by Wattle&Slate, Sewfisticated Twill and Vibrant Vue, zipper pulls from Enchanted Fabrics and Sew Hot, zipper tape from Zippy Things.  Stabilizer using adhesive fleece and Sewfisive Light.

Medium size 
Water resistant cotton canvas in the Fairy Tiles print by Wattle&Slate, Sewfisticated Twill and Vibrant Vue, zipper pulls from Enchanted Fabrics and Sew Hot, zipper tape from Zippy Things.  Stabilizer using Sewfisive Light.

Large size
Vinyl from Enchanted Fabrics, Sewfisticated Twill and Vibrant Vue, zipper pulls from Country Cow Designs, zipper tape from my stash with Sewfisive Foam (Heavy) as the stabilizer.

 

Tester - Laura Cooper, USA
Shop Link - dkrainier; HomeStead Hobbies
Sewing Machine used - Sailrite Fabricator
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cut and Sew - I would estimate 4-5 hours. I cut all three and batch sewed at once. But my guess is 4 hours for one
Material used -  

All three sizes
Exterior is Sewful Hexatex from Sewful therapy, interior is Water resistant canvas from Fabric Wholesale Direct zipper by the yard from Glitterbug Fairy, Mesh from Wonderground Fabrics.  Stabilizer using Bosal foam sandwiched between exterior and interior

Small size

Medium size

Large size


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

I got the Totoro vinyl from destash page, but the lining is vibrant vue and bias tape from SCD. Stabilizer using Sewfisive Foam 2.0 heavy.

Small size

Medium size

Large size

Tester - Yin Ying, Malaysia
Shop Link - Sew Muji
Sewing Machine used - Domestic Juki DX7
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - 4 hours each pouch
Material used -

Small and Medium size
Exterior waterproof twill, interior 600D with 1mm sticker foam.

Small size

Medium size

 

Tester - Roeshell Arjin, USA
Shop Link - Made by Roeshell
Machine used - Semi industrial juki TL 18 QVP
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cut and Sew - 8-9 hours for both pouches
Material Used

The roost print in Cotton Canvas from Retro Stitch Custom Fabrics with Decovil light as the stabilizer.

Medium size
Large size

 

Tester - Kymmberlee Wright, USA
Shop Link - SewKnot_Stitches IG; SewKnot_Etsy
Machine used - Industrial Walking foot. Thor RE-0303
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - Cut 1 hour and I believe around 4 hours to sew 
Material used - 

Exterior: SCD Checkerboard and Linen Vinyl in Salmon, Interior: Quilt Cotton, Hardware: Wawak, Webbing: SCD Black Checkered.  Sewfisive foam heavy and decovil light.

Medium size
Exterior- Vinyl from Oh So Pretty, Interior- WRC from Wonderground Fabrics, Mesh- ByAnnie's Mesh Fabric, Hardware- Wawak, Stabilizer - Sewfisive Foam.
Large size
Exterior and Interior- Quilting Cotton from local Quilt shop, Mesh- ByAnnie's Mesh Fabric, Hardware- Wawak, Stabilizer - Sewfisive Foam.


Tester - Geraldine Tan, Singapore
Shop Link - Made by Starflakes
Sewing Machine used - Domestic, Brother NV180K
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cut and Sew - 8 hours for both sizes

Small and Medium size
Stitch vinyl from Backstitch Fabrics, VibrantVue for lining from Sewfisticated Supplies. Decovil light for both small and medium on the exterior blue vinyl



Tester - Leanne Clay, Australia
Shop Link - Sew Over Everything
Machine used - Domestic Bernina Qe570
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate 
Cut and Sew - 3 to 4 hours each pouch
Material used - 

Small and Medium size
Synthetic leather from Sew Unique Australia, lining WPC from Sun Kiss Melbourne. Hardware from stash. Stabilizer using Decovil Light.

Tester - Gladys Tan, Singapore
Shop Link - Chavanthandmade IG, Chavanthandmade FB
Machine used - Semi industrial. Janome HD9
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate
Cutting/Sewing Time - Cutting approx 2 hours. Sewing approx 8 hours. 
Material used - 

Exterior: waterproof canvas by Sewfisticated Supplies and plain vinyl. Lining Sewfisticated Vibrant Vue.  Equivalent of decovil heavy

 

Small size

Medium size

Tester - Karen Tay, Singapore
Shop Link - TK Embroidery
Sewing Machine used - Brother PQ1500SL
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cutting/Sewing Time - 45mins Cut | 4 hours Sew
Materials Used -

Seafoam VibrantVue with foam Stabiliser

Small size

Medium size

 

Tester - Cynthia Molina
Shop Link - Dandelion Craft and Creations
Machine used - Domestic - Brother SE1900 
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate 
Cut and Sew - 4 hours each pouch
Material Used -

Small and large size
Front exterior and all interior is Therxtex from Fabric Therapy; vinyl for the gusset: zipper tape and zipper pulls from Aterier Fiber. Foam for exterior panels.

Small size

Large size

 

Tester - Tina Alanis Carbajal, USA
Sewing Machine used - Brother Innovis Essence VM5200
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cut and Sew - Each bag took about 5-6 hours to cut and sew
Material used -

Medium and Large size
Sakura WPC bag rapport, foam, mesh, red twill (medium) & binding from Sewfisticated Supplies, zipper tape/pulls Poly-Tec (large) from IndoLove Kreation, printed clear TPU vinyl from Fabric Therapy.  Stabilizing using self-adhesive foam.



Medium size

Large size

 

Tester - Suzii Jane, Australia 
Shop Link - The Scorpion's Lair 
Sewing Machine used - Domestic Janome Memory Craft 8200QC
Recommended Skill level - Intermediate 
Cut and Sew - 4 days part time
Material Used

Small size
Fabric from AliExpress, Twill from Sewfisticated Supplies, Mesh from Everything Fabric.

Large size
Fabric from AliExpress, Vibrant Vue and Sewfistictated Twill & Neon Mesh from Sewfisticated Supplies,.

 

Small size

Large size

 

Tester - Lacey N Aj Hegarty, USA
Shop Link - lucymaryshandmades
Sewing Machine used - Juki DU-1181N
Recommended Skill level - Advanced Beginner
Cut and Sew - 7 hours for two pouches
Material used -

Fabric Therapy Interior and exterior waterproof canvas. Zipper tape Zipper Valley. Sewfisive Foam- light

Medium size
Large size

 

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