Hi Lauren. I am a little late, like 8 months to this video. And I haven't read all the comments. But I am so happy to have seen it. I am currently designing a bag and I ran into the same issue you are having. With the naughty diagonals. Feels good to know I am not alone and other creatives think in the same way with problem solving. I found the simple way to sort this out is to start with your bottom piece over lay that onto your card stock, face down, trace it then add your seam allowance. Cut them as templates. When you place them face up / right side up they will look like a weird gap you will feel like NO. Because your brain will freak out. In fact they will look like they at the wrong angles. Like going in the opposite direction. But it's right. In fact it's perfect. When you sew them Boom perfect fit. I hope that makes sense. I'm sure you've sorted this out now. As the other suggestions I have seen here are actually very good. And saying similar things. When I am designing a pattern, I want someone to cut it out, piece it, with the least waste and not have them think. I spent ages working this out for a hidden zip with similar construction. My brain melted. If you use Illustrator, it's the same principle. Flip the piece, mirrored. Copy and add seam allowance. When you flip the first piece back you'll see the pieces at weird angels to each other. But when you join together on the SA. It will be right.
You literally just changed my life! I've made about 5 of these because they are so cute, but have been such an annoyance to make. That hack for the top corner and lining!!!! Wowzers! Set that handle free. Of course!! You are a genius. Thank you Lauren.
The side panel template has a slit for the D ring connector. You use an exacto knife and put tip down in hole and then you slide blade through slit to the other hole and now you have your cut made. Only do that on the outside panel. Fantastic video! Thank you so much. Learned a lot.
That’s an amazingly useful hack for me to know before starting my first Guardian today..thank you for these hacks they are the difference between finishing it and being happy, or not, for me!!
Another way to do this is to sew your fabrics together, into a panel, with 1/4 or 3/8 seams, just straight rectangles, THEN cut your 2 mirrored halves from it, at the chevron angle you want, flipping the pattern to match your seams, with a center seam allowance. You can mark the pattern piece with the seam p,acement to line it up. You basically are creating the fabric you're cutting your pattern from. You just have 2 pattern pieces. This eliminates all need for these pattern pieces. Hope that helps.
I love this. From my quilting experience there is a bit of finesse with lining up the pieces so the dog ears and angles work out just right. In my opinion it just takes doing it more to learn how to do it! I like to explore and try my own ideas like you are doing, so just keep being you!
Marking the middle of the seams with a dot or dash where it connects to next piece is required. Align those marks before sewing the seams right side together.
I absolutely love this design on the front panel ❤ Thanks for showing us how to do it! And NO!!! Don’t ever say anything to a husband doing the dishes 😂
I’m 20 min in and I’m totally digging this video. It makes me wanna get in my sewing room right now and start something mad sciency. And the way figured everything out totally made sense to my brain.
Lauren, when sewing angles, your needle should be where the two fabrics intersect. The line where you marked your seam allowance as hold be at the edge of the bottom fabric when you sew
These are so freaking awesome!! You never cease to amaze me!! 👍🤗💙👋👋👋👋 The one you made in the tutorial, the big panel looks like a forest animal of sorts.... Or not maybe 😂
What a cute alteration!! It is hard to make angled edges perfect. If you concentrate more on making the stitch lines meet at the edges rather than worrying if the fabric meets up, you'll get it.
My daughter Loved her Guardian YOU made her in the soots sprite print. She was not only surprised by what I was sending her but also by the Unmistakable quality and all around badassness from owning one of these, but I didn't know how crazy you were going to get or I would have put an order in for me too way back 😂 😂
This is such a cool idea! I would never think of adding a quilting accent to my bags even though I'm a quilter. I think with the angle pieces, it's purely an alignment problem. If you make sure that the edges of your 0.5" seam allowance markings match up (so you're never sewing on just one fabric) everything should line up. This means just shifting the pieces a little sideways before you sew. The seam allowance markings are where you cut the original piece apart so you know those are the same length, it just looks really strange because of the dog ears.
My thoughts. With your cardstock paper pattern pieces, lay them how you would attach them, in the center or where you would attach them, put notches on the respective pieces. So when you cut out the fabric, labeled, (just like with clothes making) match notches and sew. They should be where they need to be and then cut off the dog ears. (Just a suggestion)
I love this idea soo cute!! I have done quite a bit of quilting and you are definitely on the right track. Diagonals can be hard, I think that the card stock looked right. What I think happened is that the points got you confused and you lined it up wrong. Once you do then 50 plus times in a quilt you get the hand of it but it can be confusing. All points don’t line up but once you flip them it works. Great job!
I started quilting before bag making. I would find it easier to sew three strips together and then cut two pieces (at the desired angle )half the size needed plus 1/2 an inch for a middle seam allowance and then flip one piece upside down which would give the mirror image. And then sew them together.
Matching the pieces by the finishing point, not the pattern piece point. Push a pin through the point that the seams meet of both pieces , then match the edges. Basically you need to shift the corner about a seam-allowance but not matching exactly.
I do some quilting and diagonals are more complicated than just adding seam allowance. The bottom pieces are like corner triangles for an on point quilt. That piece needs to be cut larger even more than you thought. If you had cut just squares and rectangles your simple addition of seam allowance would work. Triangles and diagonals are complicated and I'm not an expert. I have found good you tube videos about quilt math if you want to better understand your mistake. Godd lunk as I love your idea!!
Maybe just cut 5 inch strips. Sew them together. Then angle them and sew the two angled sides together. Then cut out the entire original pattern piece using the center angle as your guide.
What if you printed that piece of the pattern @ 120% or 125%, then cut the strips. Used those to cut the fabric, sew them together then use the acrylic template piece to trim down the final piece.
Thank you for the video! I’m going to attempt my first guardian soon. Would you be able to do a video showing the cargo pockets please? Or do you already have one?
What would happen if you pushed your seams to 1 side, say the cork, but you topstitch right next to it on the other seam, the print. Would the seam bulk act like a batting would and add some cute puffiness.
on the trailblazer bag. is there anyway that I can somehow put in a conceal weapon compartment in it. I have a lady asking. If so can you help me somehow ??
Your errors seem to be in sewing the pieces back together, I would suggest once you cut out the temples fold all of the seam allowances back and cutting off what will be your dog ears from you patterned pieces to give yourself engineered corners so you won't get confused on where to match the ends of your pieces.
I think what happened is you took the entire front which is not the same size top and bottom and you cut it in half. Then you cut it as though they were both on the left side of the bag making the angles just slightly off. This is tough with all the angles. I might give this a try myself....
Красивое изделие но не понятно от слово совсем много лишней болтавни ни показано самого главного это постраение выкройки и указания размеров так ни чего из видео не поняла вообще
Hi Lauren. I am a little late, like 8 months to this video. And I haven't read all the comments. But I am so happy to have seen it. I am currently designing a bag and I ran into the same issue you are having. With the naughty diagonals. Feels good to know I am not alone and other creatives think in the same way with problem solving. I found the simple way to sort this out is to start with your bottom piece over lay that onto your card stock, face down, trace it then add your seam allowance. Cut them as templates. When you place them face up / right side up they will look like a weird gap you will feel like NO. Because your brain will freak out. In fact they will look like they at the wrong angles. Like going in the opposite direction. But it's right. In fact it's perfect. When you sew them Boom perfect fit. I hope that makes sense. I'm sure you've sorted this out now. As the other suggestions I have seen here are actually very good. And saying similar things. When I am designing a pattern, I want someone to cut it out, piece it, with the least waste and not have them think. I spent ages working this out for a hidden zip with similar construction. My brain melted. If you use Illustrator, it's the same principle. Flip the piece, mirrored. Copy and add seam allowance. When you flip the first piece back you'll see the pieces at weird angels to each other. But when you join together on the SA. It will be right.
I can see now how you can get addicted to this pattern from Linds. I’m glad you did this video.
You literally just changed my life! I've made about 5 of these because they are so cute, but have been such an annoyance to make. That hack for the top corner and lining!!!! Wowzers! Set that handle free. Of course!! You are a genius. Thank you Lauren.
I like that you are not afraid to try. I really enjoy your tutorials.
Lauren , honestly , I learned so dang much from this ! For one thing a much deeper respect for all of you designers !
The side panel template has a slit for the D ring connector. You use an exacto knife and put tip down in hole and then you slide blade through slit to the other hole and now you have your cut made. Only do that on the outside panel.
Fantastic video! Thank you so much. Learned a lot.
This is very educational, awesome showing that playing with patterns is alot of work but fun too
That’s an amazingly useful hack for me to know before starting my first Guardian today..thank you for these hacks they are the difference between finishing it and being happy, or not, for me!!
Another way to do this is to sew your fabrics together, into a panel, with 1/4 or 3/8 seams, just straight rectangles, THEN cut your 2 mirrored halves from it, at the chevron angle you want, flipping the pattern to match your seams, with a center seam allowance. You can mark the pattern piece with the seam p,acement to line it up. You basically are creating the fabric you're cutting your pattern from. You just have 2 pattern pieces. This eliminates all need for these pattern pieces. Hope that helps.
I had debated trying this! But didn’t want to waste cork. That’s such good information though!
Excited to see 👀 the video!!! I love how you sew bags.
oh goodness you saved me with the top strap, that was really hard the pattern way. I will for sure do what you did on my next YAS GO LAUREN!
I love this. From my quilting experience there is a bit of finesse with lining up the pieces so the dog ears and angles work out just right. In my opinion it just takes doing it more to learn how to do it! I like to explore and try my own ideas like you are doing, so just keep being you!
Thank you so much Lauren !! I love making this bag and your hack for sewing the sides has saved the day!!! You’re bag is beautiful thank you 💕
Marking the middle of the seams with a dot or dash where it connects to next piece is required. Align those marks before sewing the seams right side together.
I absolutely love this design on the front panel ❤ Thanks for showing us how to do it! And NO!!! Don’t ever say anything to a husband doing the dishes 😂
I’m 20 min in and I’m totally digging this video. It makes me wanna get in my sewing room right now and start something mad sciency. And the way figured everything out totally made sense to my brain.
Aw yay!
Lauren, you continue to innovate and amaze. TFS all these tips.
You are amazing! Such a unique look. Beautiful bag!!!! I need to go sew mine now so I can play with the pattern next time.
Lauren, when sewing angles, your needle should be where the two fabrics intersect. The line where you marked your seam allowance as hold be at the edge of the bottom fabric when you sew
Fantastic Lauren!! This was so ooo helpful! You are a great teacher too. Thank you!
These are so freaking awesome!! You never cease to amaze me!! 👍🤗💙👋👋👋👋 The one you made in the tutorial, the big panel looks like a forest animal of sorts.... Or not maybe 😂
Oh my goodness this bag is stunning!
What a cute alteration!! It is hard to make angled edges perfect. If you concentrate more on making the stitch lines meet at the edges rather than worrying if the fabric meets up, you'll get it.
My daughter Loved her Guardian YOU made her in the soots sprite print. She was not only surprised by what I was sending her but also by the Unmistakable quality and all around badassness from owning one of these, but I didn't know how crazy you were going to get or I would have put an order in for me too way back 😂 😂
This is such a cool idea! I would never think of adding a quilting accent to my bags even though I'm a quilter. I think with the angle pieces, it's purely an alignment problem. If you make sure that the edges of your 0.5" seam allowance markings match up (so you're never sewing on just one fabric) everything should line up. This means just shifting the pieces a little sideways before you sew. The seam allowance markings are where you cut the original piece apart so you know those are the same length, it just looks really strange because of the dog ears.
Perfect!!! Thank you!
Absolutely stunning backpack, thanks for all the hacks xx
My thoughts. With your cardstock paper pattern pieces, lay them how you would attach them, in the center or where you would attach them, put notches on the respective pieces. So when you cut out the fabric, labeled, (just like with clothes making) match notches and sew. They should be where they need to be and then cut off the dog ears. (Just a suggestion)
Oh smart idea with the notches!!!
I love this idea soo cute!! I have done quite a bit of quilting and you are definitely on the right track. Diagonals can be hard, I think that the card stock looked right. What I think happened is that the points got you confused and you lined it up wrong. Once you do then 50 plus times in a quilt you get the hand of it but it can be confusing. All points don’t line up but once you flip them it works. Great job!
“My 11th one send help”😂 that was great
Beautiful! You are so talented! ⭐️
Very interesting and informative video. Your backpack is beautiful ❤
I started quilting before bag making. I would find it easier to sew three strips together and then cut two pieces (at the desired angle )half the size needed plus 1/2 an inch for a middle seam allowance and then flip one piece upside down which would give the mirror image. And then sew them together.
I just feel like you and I would be best friends, given the opportunity. You’re such a babe, and you’re so talented.
I think if before you cut your muslin piece put registration marks on each line cut to help line up again, like in clothes construction
Matching the pieces by the finishing point, not the pattern piece point. Push a pin through the point that the seams meet of both pieces , then match the edges. Basically you need to shift the corner about a seam-allowance but not matching exactly.
I have learned a lot from you. Thank you 😊
I do some quilting and diagonals are more complicated than just adding seam allowance. The bottom pieces are like corner triangles for an on point quilt. That piece needs to be cut larger even more than you thought. If you had cut just squares and rectangles your simple addition of seam allowance would work. Triangles and diagonals are complicated and I'm not an expert. I have found good you tube videos about quilt math if you want to better understand your mistake. Godd lunk as I love your idea!!
The bag is beautiful and I will attempt to do the same.
Maybe just cut 5 inch strips. Sew them together. Then angle them and sew the two angled sides together. Then cut out the entire original pattern piece using the center angle as your guide.
It could work & it’s what I originally had planned but I did not want to waste the cork
Mark your centers on your 1/2” lines and match up
I think you need to adjust the 1/2 seam to line up to intersect with the other piece.
I made a live .. nearly 3am here in Australia..
Was 1 am here in the west. I was awake but trying to sleep 😢would have been more fun watching the live.
What if you printed that piece of the pattern @ 120% or 125%, then cut the strips. Used those to cut the fabric, sew them together then use the acrylic template piece to trim down the final piece.
Ooooh that’s a fun idea!!!
Thank you for the video! I’m going to attempt my first guardian soon. Would you be able to do a video showing the cargo pockets please? Or do you already have one?
I do! It’s actually part of the felicity bag from bagstock designs!
@@LaurenMormino thank you!! I’ll check that one out.
What would happen if you pushed your seams to 1 side, say the cork, but you topstitch right next to it on the other seam, the print. Would the seam bulk act like a batting would and add some cute puffiness.
Oh could be fun!
No wonder I didn’t recognize the noise in the background, I can never get my husband to do the dishes! Lmao
Hahaha
I'd just sew strips together, then manipulate the pattern piece on top of the "fabric" you just made.
on the trailblazer bag. is there anyway that I can somehow put in a conceal weapon compartment in it. I have a lady asking. If so can you help me somehow ??
Maybe! I’ve not tried ever doing conceal and carry
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Hi thanks for learning this amazing backpack I have a question . Is it leather? Right?
no it is Cork
When do you use the RX fuse interfacing?
You could use it in the front panel or side panels! It would be amazing
Your errors seem to be in sewing the pieces back together, I would suggest once you cut out the temples fold all of the seam allowances back and cutting off what will be your dog ears from you patterned pieces to give yourself engineered corners so you won't get confused on where to match the ends of your pieces.
Oh! That does make sense! Someone else mentioned even just finding the centers and notating that
I think what happened is you took the entire front which is not the same size top and bottom and you cut it in half. Then you cut it as though they were both on the left side of the bag making the angles just slightly off. This is tough with all the angles. I might give this a try myself....
Hmm interesting. I don’t see how that would be an issue if the pieces are mirrored. But luckily it still worked out!
@Lauren Mormino my brain was hurting just watching this.....I would probably need to draw it out on paper.....but the bag is so beautiful....
Красивое изделие но не понятно от слово совсем много лишней болтавни ни показано самого главного это постраение выкройки и указания размеров так ни чего из видео не поняла вообще