New sewing patterns <Pinguïn> & <Walvis> Accessory bag / Novelty bag
New 2 patterns are just released from Waffle Patterns. Meet the Accessory bags <Pinguïn> and <Walvis> sewing patterns. Fun and playful penguin and whale-shaped novelty bags. And they have pockets! My shop mainly designs functional garments, but why not just have fun? I always wanted to design vibrant and whimsical items, too.
I hope you enjoy and have fun by making those as well. They will be your special pieces for your special occasions or fun unexpected presents. They can be made with relatively small amount of fabrics. It is nice to use up your leftover fabrics from your stash, too.
<design>
-Pinguïn Lovely penguin-shaped novelty bag. You can store small things like candies or coin purse from the center back zipper opening. The opening width is about 15cm, the height is about 27cm. It has a small patch pocket on the front bodice, too. Use a hand strap as a pouch or clutch, or a long strap for a shoulder/crossbody bag.
-Walvis Whale shaped accessory bag. The bag opening is on the center top and you can store small things like a mobile phone. The opening width is 18cm and the body length is about 55cm. It has a zipper pocket on the side and a front patch pocket on the mouth part. The zipper pocket is about id-card size. It has handles, but can be skipped. The yellow sample in the photos is without handles design. The strap can be attached as a side type (on the center top) or a shoulder type (both sides on the body) .
Both Pinguïn and Walvis are shaped with fiber fill stuffing. The inside bags are small, so not suitable for serious luggage. Also, they are not designed for children's toys.
<fabric recommendation>
<Shell> The patterns are drafted for woven fabrics. Mid-heavy weight woven fabrics are suitable, like duck, twill, denim, canvas, or décor weight fabric, etc. I normally like to recommend functional fabrics, but they are fun accessory items, so please use your imagination and play with the design. Choosing lovely looking fabric as your design intention will be the best.
Depending on your fabric, please consider using additional interfacing on the whole bag panels for adding extra strength or body.
<Lining> Lining fabrics are used for the inside of the bags and the pockets. Plain cotton or linen will be suitable and reasonable.
<Sample fabrics in the photos> Here is a fabric list I used for the samples. I used only my old leftovers from my past projects. So I could not list the shops which I bought from.
- Yellow and White samples Shell ; Both faux leather. The white one is the leftover of Kaneel rider's jacket. I think both fabrics were originally intended for decor/interior purposes. Both cannot be interfaced nor ironed, so I skipped interfacing, but used thin ribbon on the zipper places for adding some extra support. I really love the looks/textures of the faux leathers, but those are a bit difficult to handle. Pins or rippers cannot be used for these materials, so I used clips or scotch tape instead.
Lining ; plain cotton. The colours are matched with the zipper tape colours.
- Smoky pink samples Shell ; mixed twill. Leftover of Kanoko bags. Like Kanoko bags, I used woven mid weight interfacing on the whole body to add strength and body. Lining ; plain cotton. The colours are matched with the zipper colours.
- Red plaid samples Wool coating fully interfaced with mid weight woven type. The lining is plain cotton. This one is also the leftover of the Kanoko bag.
<Other materials>
The bags use various webbings or tapes for the handles and straps or other details. If you cannot find the perfect colour or width, making those with the same or contrast fabrics are an option.
The small parts like the flippers or fin are supported with a light stabilizer. Fusible fleece or thin quilt batting will be suitable. I used fusible fleece for all the samples.
Please choose suitable interfacing/parts for your design and shell fabrics. I strongly recommend checking actual material samples as much as possible and experimenting with your fabrics before starting the project. If you cannot choose some details, please remember making actual samples with actual fabrics is the best way to confirm.
<Other>
Although the bags can store only small things, the bags themself are about shoulder bag size. If you want to make it bigger or smaller, I think printing the pattern pieces with scale will work. But you need to adjust the seam allowances or other details.
I used the shoulder strap from readymade bags, but you can make them by yourself, too.
Please check the listing pages for more details. > Pinguïn bag. Walvis bag
********************* The sewing patterns include the fully illustrated instructions (Pinguïn 9 pages, Walvis 10pages) and all the sewing processes are described with detailed pics. The pattern files are available for both home printers (A4 or US letter) and copyshop(A1 or A2 format).
You can check other photos of these models on my Flickr page.
The Accessory bag <PinguÏn> , and <Walvis> PDF sewing patterns are available here. Also in the Etsy shop.
Special discount price until 9th Apr. 2025 (CEST) with other popular patterns. No discount code is needed! The sale page is here.
Happy sewing!
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