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From: sewingdiva
Date: 11-20-2005, 01:49 AM (1 of 6)
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Hi - hoping to get some guidance on a diaper bag i am working on. It's a Butterick pattern and calls for a 14" x 5" 'plastic' canvas. At first, i didn't know what it was for and the lady at Fabricland sold me a strip of quilted cotton with a nylon backing. After reading up on some another person's note on making a diaper bag - i am thinking the quilted cotton/nylon is not what i need. From the pattern - the instructions near the end say to stitch the upper edges of the outer fabric to the lining. You turn the bag right side out and edge stitch. Then - you 'Insert the plastic canvas into the bag; slipstitch opening in lining'. Does this mean the plastic canvas is supposed to be inserted between the lining and the fabric bottom through the opening in the lining? And is used to support the bottom of the bag? Does anyone know where i can find plastic canvas in a retail store in Canada (Toronto)? From another internet post, i think plastic canvas may be used in needlepoint... Thanks in advance 
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User: sewingdiva
Member since: 10-23-2005 Total posts: 22 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 11-20-2005, 09:17 AM (2 of 6)
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It's like needlepoint canvas only made of plastic of course. You should be able to find it in a craft section of a fabric store or the textile section of a craft store. If you can't find any you could substitute that plastic stuff for making stencils but it won't be as stiff. Big plastic containers such as milk cartons might work too. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: plrlegal
Date: 11-20-2005, 11:31 AM (3 of 6)
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Sewingdiva the plastic canvas is used to form and stabilize the bottom of the bag. I use it all the time in the bottom of the purses I make. Once I've inserted the plastic canvas, I secure it so it won't move around in the bottom before I close the lining by hand stitching through a seam in the botton of the bag (preferably on each end of the canvas). Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
Member since: 05-19-2001 Total posts: 318 |
From: sewingrandma
Date: 11-20-2005, 01:33 PM (4 of 6)
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I've used pastic canvas for a lot of things that needed to have a firm base. I've also used the plastic from milk jugs, drinking bottles, the plastic you can make quilting templates from, even thin pexiglass from the hardware store. If it is the right thickness (you can use more than one thickness of what ever you are using to get the desired effect), flat, large enough for your purposes and is water resistant and won't bend easily it will work with most projects like you are working on.
Brockie
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User: sewingrandma
Member since: 03-06-2003 Total posts: 432 |
From: sewingdiva
Date: 11-20-2005, 11:30 PM (5 of 6)
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I was able to find the plastic canvas in the craft section at Walmart and will be cutting it to size. I'll have to try the other 'recyclable' options. Patsy - the handstitching to secure the canvas sounds like a good idea. I was wondering if i should do that... Unfortunately, my hand sewing skills are a particular weak point of mine  By the way - the pattern didn't call for this but just wondering if anyone has used 'metal' feet/pads on the corners of the bottom of bags? Is this easy to do - and can those be purchased at a craft store as well? Since I used cotton on both the outside and the lining, i figure i should 'scotchgard' it to help resist stains. I'm thinking next time, the lining may be better off as nylon for easy cleanup. |
User: sewingdiva
Member since: 10-23-2005 Total posts: 22 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 11-21-2005, 07:33 AM (6 of 6)
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To tack down plastic canvas I just make a couple stitches through the fabric and one of the holes in the canvas at the corners. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
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