My sister visited a few days ago and we worked on a pattern for a wine bag. She is hoping to make a few for sale at her sale later this year. It was fun to play with fabric and sort out how to go about making the bag. We had done some online research and also had a couple of bottles to use to test the pieces before we assembled them. It worked out quite well. We added one layer of flannel to the main fabric to give it a bit of stucture and cushion. We stitched it to the fabric with decorative stitching in wavy lines. We boxed the bottom of the outside and inside and then rotated the lining a quarter turn so it would not be sitting on top of the boxed corners of the main fabric. Helps to keep the bottom even. We topped stitched a couple of rows at the top of the bag and double stitched where the handles are for extra support there. It stands on its own which is really nice!! Soft enough to fold and store until the next time a person is bringing wine along to a meal with family or friends. Special enough for you to bring home with you and use it again the next time around!!! It measures 12" tall, 11.5" around, 3" square bottom a 10" handle. Looking forward to making a few more with some sort of accent to help jazz them up a bit. Therese
Another good thing to make are water bottle bags, similar to this, but the bag holds a water bottle and the strap is very long. Our African Grannies sells them here and they are very popular.
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