Soleia Bag Pattern
kr 150,00
Make your own stunning designer couture bag with a sophisticated boxy shape. You get 2 different shapes:
The Soleia Boxy Bag and the Soleia Sleek Bag:
This pattern is designed by a professional fashion designer to be very simple to follow.
What makes this pattern easy?
- Simple Words: No confusing technical talk.
- Step-by-Step: Very clear written instructions.
- Video: Watch me sew the whole bag online!
Bag Features:
Boxy shape made by bag foam or interfacing
3 different ways to make a strap.
Fully lined for a neat, lovely finish.
Optional: Add carabiner hooks to the strap.
Level: Advanced beginner/ intermediate
What’s Included in the Download?
Print-at-Home Pattern: A 4-page PDF pattern designed for easy printing on US Letter or A4 paper.
Copy Shop File: A separate 1-page A1 file for large-format printing.
Video Tutorial: Access to an online video tutorial for a full visual walk-through of the sewing process.
Step-by-Step Instructions: A detailed, written tutorial to guide you through every step.
The pattern includes a clear ⅜ inch/ 1 cm seam allowance.
Fabric Recommendations:
The bag gets its boxy shape from attaching the fabric to bag foam or medium to stiff interfacing.
If the fabric is thin then use bag foam such as Vlieseline Style Vil Fix or Pellon Flex-Foam FF77/FF78
If the fabric is padded then use regular interfacing such as Decovil Light.
The recommended interfacing provides great shape while remaining manageable for household sewing machines. If the layers are too thick, trim the interfacing away from the seam allowances.
For extra stability, you can insert a piece of stiff plastic into the back of the bag after it is finished but before you close the lining.
LIST OF MATERIALS:
To promote sustainability, I upcycle unwanted clothing into bags. To ensure a garment has enough fabric, I cut out my interfacing pattern pieces first and lay them directly onto the fabric. This method is also useful if you are purchasing fabric with a different width than the one listed in the table below:
Materials for the Boxy bag:
| Size: Boxy Bag | Material | Inches | CM |
| Outer Fabric | Medium-weight fabric such as velour or thin fabric such as satin. Fabric can be slightly elastic because it will be glued onto a foam padding that will stop it from stretching.
Depending on what type of strap you’d like to make, you will need extra fabric for that. |
23x15 inches
Plus extra for the strap |
58x37 cm
Plus extra for the strap |
| Lining/
inner fabric |
Thin woven but not see-through fabric in cotton, silk, polyester, rayon, etc.
It must not be elastic. |
24x15
inches |
61x37 cm |
| Foam/
Padding |
Flexible Foam Interfacing or
Bag Foam. If the fabric is thin then use bag foam such as Vlieseline Style Vil Fix or Pellon Flex-Foam FF77/FF78 If the fabric is padded then use regular interfacing such as Decovil Light. Can be fusible or non-fusable. You can also upcycle foam or felt, but make a test to see if your sewing machine can handle it. |
20x12 inches | 52x31 cm |
| Applique Paper | Not necessary if your foam/padding is fusible. | 20x12 inches | 52x31 cm |
| Interfacing | Light to medium weight fusible interfacing woven or non-woven to stabilize the lining where the inside button is attached.
Depending on what type of strap you’d like to make, you might need extra interfacing for that. |
2x2 inches
Plus extra for the strap |
5x5 cm
Plus extra for the strap |
| Thread | 1 in the same color as the outer fabric
1 in the same color as the lining |
||
| Button | 1 Magnet button for bags or 1 snap button | ||
| Optional:
D-rings and chains |
It’s optional to add rings, chains, and other hardware.
The video shows you different ways to create straps both with and without them. |
||
| Optional:
Old bag strap or sturdy fabric band |
This is needed if you’d like to make a scrunchy strap. | Your choice of size. | Your choice of size. |
| Optional:
Interfacing for strap |
Light interfacing to make the bag strap sturdier. This is needed if you’d like to make a basic fabric strap. | Your choice of size. | Your choice of size. |
| Optional:
Stiff plastic to stiffen up the bottom |
3x10 inches | 8x25 cm |
Materials for the Sleek bag:
| Size:
Sleek Bag |
Material | Inches | CM |
| Outer Fabric | Medium-weight fabric such as velour or thin fabric such as satin. Fabric can be slightly elastic because it will be glued onto a foam padding that will stop it from stretching.
Depending on what type of strap you’d like to make, you need extra fabric for that. |
26x18,5 inches
Plus extra for the strap |
65x46 cm
Plus extra for the strap |
| Lining/
inner fabric |
Thin woven but not see-through fabric in cotton, silk, polyester, rayon, etc.
It must not be elastic. |
27x18,5
inches |
68x46 cm |
| Foam/
Padding |
Flexible Foam Interfacing or
Bag Foam. If the fabric is thin then use bag foam such as Vlieseline Style Vil Fix or Pellon Flex-Foam FF77/FF78 If the fabric is padded then use regular interfacing such as Decovil Light. Can be fusible or non-fusable. You can also upcycle foam or felt, but make a test to see if your sewing machine can handle it. |
24x16,5 inches | 60x41 cm |
| Applique Paper | Not necessary if your foam/padding is fusible. | 24x16,5 inches | 60x41 cm |
| Interfacing | Light to medium weight fusible interfacing woven or non-woven to stabilize the lining where the inside button is attached.
Depending on what type of strap you’d like to make, you might need extra interfacing for that. |
2x2 inches
Plus extra for the strap |
5x5 cm
Plus extra for the strap |
| Thread | 1 in the same color as the outer fabric
1 in the same color as the lining |
||
| Button | 1 Magnet button for bags or 1 snap button | ||
| Optional:
D-rings and chains |
It’s optional to add rings, chains, and other hardware.
The video shows you different ways to create straps both with and without them. |
||
| Optional:
Old bag strap or sturdy fabric band |
This is needed if you’d like to make a scrunchy strap as explained in lesson 12. | Your choice of size. | Your choice of size. |
| Optional:
Interfacing for strap |
Light interfacing to make the bag strap sturdier. This is needed if you’d like to make the fabric strap in lesson 12. | Your choice of size. | Your choice of size. |
| Optional:
Stiff plastic to stiffen up the bottom |
13 x 3,5 | 32 x 9 |
| List of Tools |
| Sewing machine |
| Steam iron |
| Paper scissors |
| Tape |
| Fabric scissors |
| Seam ripper |
| Pins with metal heads |
| Measuring tape and/or straight edge ruler |
| Tailor’s chalk and/or disappearing pen for sewing |
| Hand sewing needle |
| Large safety pin |
| Ruler or object with stiff straight edge |
| Optional: Old scissors to cut plastic |
| Optional: Double sided tape or glue gun to fasten plastic bottom. |
Language: English.
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