In April I bought a 2011 Honda Civic. So when you've got these plates on your car you better show you mean it! I must say that I love the way the landscape is mirrored in the chrome in this picture.
So for May, I decided to incorporate plaid into the interior of my car by making a plaid car trash bag.
I'm not going to share the step by steps here in my blog, but will link you back to the Pinterest Pin/tutorial that inspired me. That is HERE. Below are the pros/cons to the tutorial/design and my thoughts.
Pros: Best feature, aside from the plaid, is the use of boning around the top of the trash bag. Boning is the same stuff they use around the top of the nursing drapes for breast feeding moms.
Cons: The tutorial had me using interfacing on the straps and then having to turn them right side out after sewing. Almost impossible. I ended up having to go on to YouTube to find a demonstration of some techniques. I ended up using a shish-kebab stick to help, but even that wasn't as easy as it looked on YouTube. Also the instructions were pretty vague, not a true tutorial. There was no indication of seam allowances or direction of fabric when folding. I just figured it out as I went along and made adjustments as necessary.
Thoughts: If I need to make another trash bag, I'd probably look for another pattern or tutorial. Adjustments: I end up squaring off the bottom of my bag corners (sewing triangles across the bottom on the inside), which I think looks better. Overall, I'm happy to have a plaid trash bag...and be able to check off my May project! Again I was cutting it close, so was sorta rushed.
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