I made a swimming bag for my mum for Mother's Day. She exercises regularly at a local hydrotherapy pool, and, as all swimmers know, one's bag can get very musty. I had seen bags made from mesh around the place, so I thought I'd have a go at using some thick mesh from the hardware store called "Pet Mesh" or "Paw Proof" - really should have got some to keep Miss Maggie from scratching our screens .... anyway,I based the shape on the Beach Bag pattern.
The bag had a zippered gusset as a closure.Since it wasn't lined - which would defeat the purpose of the mesh - I covered the raw edges with Satin Bias Tape. I used some great Prints Charming fabric as the feature print. I used the walking foot on my machine and it easily coped with this thick plastic mesh - I used a regular needle.
I attached a zippered pocket to the front of the bag and left the back plain. I used Vilene H 640 (Pellon) to give some body to the back of the print fabric. The base black fabric was a thick canvas. She really liked it!!! Happy Mother's Day Mum!!
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