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Step 9Test stitching plastic, sew the two main body pieces together
a. Get some of those 4-layer pieces you set aside from mastering the plastic fusing process. Put one on top of the other and stitch some test seams through the sewing machine. Adjust the tension and foot pressure as necessary. Use larger stitches. Some machines will feed it with ease, others will need some help guiding it through.
b. Lay the two 8x16 body/rectangle pieces on top of each other, aligned, and fold both pieces in half. Firmly burnish the crease with your thumbnail. Unfold, keeping the pieces aligned and nested within their creases.
c. Using the fold as a guide, apply a length of 1/2" (1.3) wide masking or painters tape as straight as possible on either side of the fold. Wrap the ends of the tape to the other side towards the center fold so that the two plastic sheets are secured and aligned together. These will be your guides for the first two stitches. *The image is showing yellow electrical tape. Electrical tape is too sticky to the bottom of the sewing foot and makes it very difficult to feed through the machine. Use paper tape!
Important note: If you do decide to use a cord to make a strap, you may wish to increase these measurements of the middle fold area slightly wider (about 1-2x the width of your cord) to accommodate the cord and allow for the bulkiness of putting more items in the pouch.
d. Stitch a straight line on either side of the tape, as close as possible to it, so that you end up with two parallel stitches, each just past 1/2" (1.3) from the center crease. Remove the tape.
b. Lay the two 8x16 body/rectangle pieces on top of each other, aligned, and fold both pieces in half. Firmly burnish the crease with your thumbnail. Unfold, keeping the pieces aligned and nested within their creases.
c. Using the fold as a guide, apply a length of 1/2" (1.3) wide masking or painters tape as straight as possible on either side of the fold. Wrap the ends of the tape to the other side towards the center fold so that the two plastic sheets are secured and aligned together. These will be your guides for the first two stitches. *The image is showing yellow electrical tape. Electrical tape is too sticky to the bottom of the sewing foot and makes it very difficult to feed through the machine. Use paper tape!
Important note: If you do decide to use a cord to make a strap, you may wish to increase these measurements of the middle fold area slightly wider (about 1-2x the width of your cord) to accommodate the cord and allow for the bulkiness of putting more items in the pouch.
d. Stitch a straight line on either side of the tape, as close as possible to it, so that you end up with two parallel stitches, each just past 1/2" (1.3) from the center crease. Remove the tape.
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