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Jewelry bag with inside compartments

Jewelry bag with inside compartments
This is my first Instructable and I'll show you how to make a sweet and handy jewelry bag with inside compartments using fabric and sewing supplies. Great for travel and gorgeous on your dresser at home.

Materials needed:
2 fabric pieces size 11" x 11"
2 fabric pieces size 8" x 8"
chord or ribbon, 2 pieces, 30" each
thread

Tools needed:
sewing machine or needle and thread
ruler
pencil or pen
something to draw circles with (I'll be using a dinner plate and salad plate but will show alternate methods)
pencil compass or silver dollar
scizzors
pins

What would you stash in a little bag like this? Maybe sewing kit supplies with a little matching pin cushion in the center. What else?
 
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Step 1Cut the pieces

Cut the pieces
I'll be using different coordinating fabric scraps for each piece. The purple with swirly vines will be the outside of the bag.

Starting with the fabric for the outside of the bag, lay it on the table with wrong side up, place your dinner plate on it and trace around. My dinner plate is 10 5/8" across.

You could also use a pencil compass and make a circle approximately 10 1/2" across.

If you don't have a big enough plate, bowl, or a pencil compass, just cut a strip of cardboard 6 inches long, stick a push-pin in one end and punch a hole 5 1/4" from the pushpin. Anchor the pushpin in the center of your fabric, place a pen or pencil in the hole and, holding the pushpin steady, drag the pencil around in a circle.

Make a second circle the same size, this will be the liner (lime green for mine). Cut them out.

Now repeat to make 2 smaller circles. I used a salad plate that was 7 7/8" across. Or you can punch another hole in the cardboard strip 4" from the pushpin. My fabrics were a different purple and flowery green.
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11 comments
May 19, 2012. 12:14 PMhemapradip says:
Thank you so much.. just done making this pouch.. i just love it...
Hema from India :)
Aug 17, 2010. 2:53 AMcrispy80 says:
I am also a novice and I've found your project inspiring. Thanx so much!!
Sep 29, 2009. 7:11 AMMarialaina says:
Please tell me how the ribbon works on the jewelry bag. The instructions don't say if you are supposed to sew the ribbon together or what. mer5@zoominternet.net
Jul 15, 2009. 1:26 PMlsmoore says:
Thanks so much for the tip about the thread in the bobbin. As a novice beginner, I wouldn't have known that! Can't wait to try this out!
Jun 26, 2009. 3:00 AMsecretsoto says:
love it u inspire me
Jun 27, 2009. 12:32 AMsecretsoto says:
I will
May 18, 2009. 8:21 PMlynnaluna says:
My grandmother used to make these. I always wished I'd asked her to teach me. Thanks for the instructable!

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