amy butler weekender travel bag pattern free

Monday, January 02, 2012

Amy butler's weekender bag - tips, hints and a bit of a tutorial.

amy butler weekender travel bag pattern free

Top panel (I fuse 2 pieces of interfacing to these panels - I like the stiffness for this area since you do not use peltex here)
bottom panel
End pocket panel
large pocket panel
Main Panels
Large Pocket Panel

32 comments:

That's a really informative post. Thank you so much.

There are some good tips here for bag construction generally. Thanks!

Thank you for those good instructions. The Weekender with the Sophia makes a really nice overnight set.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! As you know, I got my materials in the fall andI'm ready to start cutting out. I'm so glad you forged the road ahead for me!

Great tips, Lori. Now you just have to get to NYC for a buying trip. You would be AMAZED at all the neat things you can find here for bag construction. I mean, I'm blown away by the huge choice in zipper pulls alone.

Those are all so pretty, and thanks for the helpful tips! Someday, that is on my to-do list...

Great tips, Lori! I always learn so much from your podcasts and websites. Donna

Great post, what lovely bags!

This is a great post and tutorial Lori. Your girls are so grown up in the photo:-)

I wish I had read this before I made my bag!! Great tips. I had many frustrating moments, and several broken needles, but I managed not to cry. Haha.

I would like to make this bag and have it as light as possible. Any ideas?

I am new to using patterns. Do I have to get the "54 wide fabric? The fabrics I want are all "44 and I am wondering if I can get away with that (and just buy an extra yard or so).. Thank you!

Just use the 45" fabric, I think on the pattern envelope it tells you how much to purchase if using 45". If not buy extra. Good luck and have fun.

Thanks Lori! I ordered the pattern yesterday! Great post!

the whole look is gorgeous! great outfit!

Lori I LOVE this bag. Especially your colors. I make totes and quilt. I've often thought of making this bag and now that you have, I'll just jump right in. Thanks!

Great tutorial - I'm now off to cut my fabrics - will use your very good idea of not piping all around the main panels and your idea about the second pocket. Thank you.

Great tutorial. Saw this and now I'm putting this bag on my to-do list. One question: How much fabric do you use JUST for the piping and handles? I would like to do them in a faux leather, but do not want to use it for the lining. Thanks!

Alayna, I would say 3/4 yard at the most would be good for the piping. You would want to cut it on the bias with the faux leather. The 3/4 yard would give you enough yardage to get a bias strip of good length but you will have extra fabric. Have fun making your bag.

Hi Lori, Thanks for all of your tips for this bag. I plan to purchase this pattern and work on it this week. Can you tell me what type of fabric you used?

Charlene, I use quilting cotton when making these bags.

Hi Lori, Thanks so much for your suggestion about my Weekender bag project. I actually think I figured it out...I missed your tip about using spray adhesive for the peltex. I'm in business! Can't thank you enough for your help. :) Christina

Oh, Christine, so happy to hear it all worked out. You will love your finished bag.

Hi Lori, May I ask what pattern you used for the smaller houndstooth bag? That makes a very nice set! I've had the Weekender pattern for a couple of years now and I think I'm finally ready to tackle it.

It is Amy Butler's Sophia bag

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nice explanation, I am getting ready to start mine and will use many of your tips thanks!

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Reveal & Pattern Review – Amy Butler’s The Weekender travel bag

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What do you think of when you are thinking of the greatest feat when it comes to making a quilt?

Is it a Lone Star quilt? Maybe one of the Farmer’s Wife quilts? Or maybe an English paper pieced hexagon quilt? All of those are huge endeavors of time and patience.

BUT if you were thinking of the quilted bag of all quilted bags, you think of The Weekender.

Amy Butler fabrics were the first fabrics I was drawn to when I first started making quilts. Nine years later, they are still high on my list. The florals! And super saturated colors. That’s what Amy does.

I’ve made several of her patterns and always loved them.

This pattern though. I think you can look at this bag and just know it’s complicated. Look at that cording. The pockets. The super long zipper. Plus, this bag is HUGE.

It is also sublime! The first time I saw this bag it went on my ‘someday makes’ list.

I have heard that it’s complicated. I have heard some tales. I have also seen the pinterest page for incredibly pieced and quilted Weekender bags and if that doesn’t convince you to go for it I don’t know what will.

I am always amazed at people’s creativity. I get so inspired by other makers.

So I bought this pattern last November. I wanted to make this bag for my mother in law for Christmas, then one for me and then one for my own momma. I wanted it pieced and quilted, just like a quilt. Cause that’s what I do!

My mother in law travels a bunch, so I thought this would be perfect, but time gotta away from me and I ended up not making it. Then time kept passing. And it was suddenly her birthday, so I thought I’d make her one then, but no, I procrastinated and procrastinated until the day before we were supposed to meet her for lunch. Then, of course then, I would decide to make this bag.

Yesterday: the day before we were to have lunch with my MIL.

I had to bed time to finish this bag for her. I posted this on IG and everyone was telling me I was crazy.

They were right.

So the plan was to use orphan blocks to make the panels. I have SO MANY orphan blocks in an assortment of colors. I thought this would make things move quicker and it did to a point, but it also was kinda difficult, because I needed to make things fit certain places. I managed though.

I also wanted it to be quilted and super sturdy. No sense in doing all this work for a bag that wouldn’t last.

Michelle from Cole and Taffy told me she had some tips on making this pattern on her bag and I found it SUPER helpful. Her bag was amazing! But her skills on bag making far out passed mine. Her bag had feet. How clever! And her bag also had zippers that met in the middle. So cute! I didn’t have those supplies, so that was a no go for me.

BUT she did mention lengthening the straps to 55″, which I did and am glad about. She also linked to a post from E lizabeth Hartman about making this bag. And that was very helpful, because it gave me the idea for the cotton duck.

In case you don’t know, cotton duck is super sturdy. Think military bag materials. That’s what it reminds me of. And I had a whole bolt of the stuff.

So I layered the cotton duck, my batting, and the quilt panel. Then quited with the skinny wonky lines, and THEN cut my front and back using the templates from the pattern.

This part was easy. To be honest, the whole pattern was well written, and easy to understand. Every step was completely do-able, manageable. There was just A LOT of steps, and most of them were time consuming. I rarely make bags, and I promise if I can do this, ANYONE can. I have no bag making skills whatsoever.

If I hadn’t have squeezed all of this into a single day, I might have enjoyed it more (I did enjoy making this bag, but there were a few steps that I thought would be the death of me).

Here is how my evening went:

3ish pm: decide to make the weekender bag

5 pm: still quilting panels

6 pm: cutting out pieces and lining

6:30 pm: I think this is going to take a long time to make

7 pm: at the beckoning of my husband, I reheat leftovers of last night for dinner.

8 pm: What was I thinking?

9 pm: Why am I giving this bag away?

9:30 pm: start putting the exterior together

11:30 pm: finishing putting the exterior together. OMG. Broke 5 needles during this step.

12 am: sewing together lining

12:30 am: pinning interior inside exterior

12:45 am: gathering thread and needle to do the last step. The slipstitch

3:09 am: done.

The cotton duck made this bag very hard to sew, but it also made it very sturdy, so I don’t regret using it. I do wish I had a denim needle on my machine. That might have made all the difference.

The corners are where my needles kept breaking. I was just using 80/12 and 75/11 size microtex. Bad choice, but all I had.

I used cotton webbing for my handles, that saved some time. But I love these for bags, because it holds up well. Doesn’t show dirt and I like how it feels.

My bag is mainly made up of blocks from the Farmer’s Wife, that I sadly never finished. I think I had made 16 of the blocks and then quit.

It features several Heather Ross prints as well.

The rest of the bag is just scrap pieces that I just sewed together until the panels were big enough.

For the cording, I used a Tasha Noel fabric .

Oh, and on the bottom I used my cotton duck. I used it because like I mentioned before it’s sturdy and it doesn’t show wear or dirt much. I didn’t want to put something pretty on the bottom and then get mad when it gets dirty.

The interior is Anna Maria Horner fabric . A sturdy linen that I’ve had a bolt of for years now.

Remember that last step? The slip stitch? Well that was a nice surprise at the end of this pattern. You had to hand stitch the interior in place. It looks amazing, but it took me two hours. My fingers still hurt the next day. I had to put my fore finger on ice. It’s my own fault though for rushing. I know.

I feel like I’ve joined some club of incredible quilting feats. Ha ha!

This was the first time I’d ever done anything with cording. I really like how cording looks. It really makes this bag, I think.

Okay. Confession time. You know I made this for my MIL, right?

I cannot tell you how much I love this bag. And it’s so me, I think. This morning I showed my husband and he says to me, “you know she is not going to appreciate that the way you do. She’ll probably stick it in a closet. You should keep it.”

I did not need much convincing. I kept it. BUT I gave her a beautiful quilt instead, which is what she really wanted anyway.

I’m horrible, aren’t I? I feel horrible.

When she opened up the quilt she squealed with delight, so that makes up for it, right?

Make me feel better, people!

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Amy butler's weekender travel bag - a review.

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You did such a nice job! Love the interior fabric!

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I made this bag and boy was it ever difficult! I needed another person to help me push the exterior pieces through the machine with me. I added interior pockets and a pocket for a laptop, but since the interior is hand sewn the laptop was too heavy and broke my stitching. Grrr! I loved the bag but don't know if I can work up the patience to make it again! Great job on yours!

Your bag is absolutely beautiful! I've been trying to get the courage up to make a Weekender and I need to stop reading posts about it and just do it. :)

Thanks Carmen! Yes, it was challenging, but so worth it! And the compliments I receive are nice too :)

Nice bag! LOSE THE EARRING! Ewwwww

Haha i love it!! I first made this bag four years ago and it made me so angry i vowed never to make another. Today i made my second one.. only had to unpick the whole thing once haha!! Well done, it looks really nice. I especially love the lining :D

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In this updated PDF there are three different options for The Weekender: Option One - is my original Weekender using 54” wide home decor fabric and heavy-duty Peltex® interfacing. Option Two - is a softer version of the bag using either 45” wide quilting cotton or 54” wide home decor fabric and foam stabilizer. Option Three - uses 45” wide quilting cotton or 54” wide home decor fabric, foam stabilizer, and extra-loft batting, and features machine quilting techniques for added texture and design!

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The Complete Packing List for Moscow

Moscow packing list – what you need to bring, how to pack for moscow.

You’ve booked your plane ticket and the time of departure is fast approaching? After the joys of such a decision, comes the question of knowing what to put in your suitcase to go to Moscow. No need to panic, we have prepared a very complete list of the essential things to bring to make sure you don’t miss anything once you are there.

In order to leave no room for unforeseen events, it’s of course preferable to go through this list a few days before leaving rather than the day before departure, as you might miss some items.

Take the time to read and download it in order to identify the things that you absolutely must pack and that you might miss and that could make you lose time and money if you forget them.

You will also need to think about packing according to the type of accommodation you will be staying in, the different modes of transportation you will use during your trip, the climate and the season, as well as the activities you plan to do.

In order to help you prepare your suitcase, this checklist of the essential things to bring in Moscow gathers several categories: clothes, accessories, various objects… It will allow you to have a concrete vision of a typical suitcase for Moscow.

An advice, think of keeping some space in your luggage if you wish to bring back souvenirs or to make some clothing shopping on the spot.

Thanks to this travel list, preparing your bag for Moscow will be a real child’s play and you will just have to enjoy your adventure!

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Important hings to do before you go
Essential documents
Transport essentials
Backpack & luggage
Clothing and shoes
Hygiene & Toiletries
Photo, Video & High Tech
Useful accessories
Medication and first aid kit
Activities and Useful Links (+ Printable checklist PDF)

1/ Important things to do before you go

Prepare your travel itinerary Apply for a visa (if necessary) Make your vaccinations (if necessary) Check-up at the doctor / dentist Take out a travel insurance Photocopy or scan important documents (passport) Write down e-mail and useful phone numbers in your address book Warn your bank about your trip abroad (if necessary) Book accomodation for your first night ( Do it now before everything is fully booked! Check the best hotels on Booking ) Download offline applications and maps for Maps.me Download movies offline Prepare your favorite music playlist Turn off or turn down the heat of your house Empty garbage cans Water the plants Give a copy of your house/car keys to a family member or friend Close doors and windows

2/ Essential documents

Even before you buy your plane ticket, remember to check the validity of your passport : it must be valid for at least six months after your return date (for some countries) and have a blank page. Another tip: send your important documents to a secondary email in case you lose them.

Passport ID card Plane or train ticket (have a paper copy just in case) Reservation documents (e-ticket, train ticket, hotel reservation) Visa (if necessary) International driver’s license, if you wish to rent a car Health insurance card Travel insurance Credit card Cash Useful numbers in case of emergency Itinerary and address of your accommodation (hotel / AirBnB / camping) Vaccination certificate Diving license, sailing license, etc. Some business cards with your contact information, email, blog, website

3/ Transport essentials

The little things to have with you at all times during the flight or the trip by train or bus:

Phone and charger Book / Magazine / Kindle / Travel Guide MP3 player Chewing gum Pen + notepad Travel pillow ( my favorite ) Sleep mask ( my favorite ) Earplugs Snacks / sandwich Small water bottle Nasal ointment for dry nose Sunglasses Glasses case Watch Hand sanitizer Disposable face mask Tissues Motion sickness medication

4/ Backpack & luggage

Waterproof dry bag ( my favorite ) Handbag Travel laundry bag ( my favorite ) Carry-on suitcase ( my favorite ) Travel bag ( my favorite ) Luggage tag ( my favorite ) Travel Packing Organizers ( my favorite ) Rain cover for backpack ( my favorite ) Zippered carry-on bag Shoe bag ( my favorite ) Fanny pack Lightweight foldable backpack ( my favorite )

5/ Clothing and shoes

Socks Underwear (panties, thongs, bras, briefs, boxers…) Tank tops Skirt ♀ Dress ♀ Pajamas T-shirts Long sleeve shirt ( for her , for him ) Short sleeve shirt ( for her , for him ) Polo shirt ( for her , for him ) Sweatshirt / pullover ( for her , for him ) Jeans Lightweight pants ( for her , for him ) Money belt ( my favorite ) Shorts Jogging suit Jacket / coat K-way ( for her , for him ) Windbreaker ( for her , for him ) Hat / cap / beanie Scarf / bandana Swimsuit Buff scarf ( my favorite )

For shoes, you will have to choose according to the activities you plan to do:

Comfortable walking shoes Shoes for going out (restaurants, bars, clubs…) Flip-flops (for the beach, showers…) ( for her , for him ) Hiking shoes ( for her , for him ) Sandals ( for her , for him ) Water shoes for walking in water (beaches, waterfalls, rivers…) ( for her , for him ) Light trekking shoes ( for her , for him ) Crocs

6/ Hygiene & Toiletries

Microfiber towel ( my favorite ) Toilet bag Portable Travel Bottles ( my favorite ) Toothbrush & toothpaste Dental floss Soap Shampoo Facial cleanser Nail clippers Cotton buds (biodegradable) Tweezers Make-up Deodorant Comb / Hairbrush Razor & shaving foam ♂ Biodegradable wipes ( my favorite ) Toilet paper roll Perfume Makeup ♀ Contact Lenses Contact lens product Pocket mirror

7/ Photo, Video & High Tech

For photographers and videographers:

Camera Lens Memory card Polarizing filters ND filter Extra battery Charger + cable + plug adapter Cleaning kit External hard drive USB key Stabilizer Drone ( my favorite ) Waterproof phone case Flash Solar charger ( my favorite ) Gopro ( my favorite ) Waterproof case Selfie Pole External battery / Powerbank ( my favorite )

Don’t forget:

Portable speaker Ipad / Tablet Laptop PC External battery Headphones or noise cancelling headphones ( my favorite )

Useful apps to download before you go to Moscow:

AirBnB Booking Couchsurfing Flush – Public Toilet Finder (Useful for finding toilets!) Google Maps Google Translator Google Trips Lonely Planet Guide LoungeBuddy Maps.me Meetup Tripadvisor Uber Whatsapp XE Currency

8/ Useful accessories

The accessories you will take in your bag for Moscow will depend on your travel style:

TSA lock ( my favorite ) Headlamp ( my favorite ) Sleeping bag ( my favorite ) Sheets ( my favorite ) Swiss Army knife (not in the hand luggage!) ( my favorite ) Travel clothesline ( my favorite ) Powdered or liquid detergent Clothes pegs Spork ( my favorite ) Ziploc bags Lighter Folding umbrella ( my favorite ) Toilet paper Mosquito repellent ( my favorite ) Mosquito net ( my favorite ) Sunscreen cream Aloe vera gel Waterproof pouch for smartphone For hikers : GPS, map, compass, water bottle Walking stick ( my favorite ) Anti-sweat talcum powder ( my favorite ) Beach towel ( my favorite ) Sawyer water filter ( must-have !) Pills to purify non-drinking water Mask, snorkel, fins Diving accessories (gloves, dive computer, lamp, knife…)

9/ Medication and first aid kit

I suggest that you consult your doctor and dentist before leaving. Beware of unauthorized medication and remember to keep your vaccinations up to date!

If you have a treatment don’t forget to take your personal medication and your prescription if necessary (or medical certificate).

You can buy a first aid kit already prepared ( my favorite ).

Cotton buds Tweezers Round-tipped scissors Pairs of single-use latex gloves Bandages Paracetamol or ibuprofen for pain Sterile compresses Disinfectant spray for wounds Physiological saline solution in pods (wound cleaning) Condoms and other contraceptives

For longer trips and higher risk locations, we can also add:

Sterile adhesive skin sutures (steristrips) Rehydration solutions (in case of dehydration) Water purification tablets Water decontamination tablets (Aquatabs or Micropur) Medication for altitude Medication for sore throat Anti-malarial medication Survival blanket Tick tweezers Ointment against itching (antihistamine) Probiotics for the stomach Corticosteroid pills and cream Analgesics (painkillers) Survival blanket Cold medicine (decongestant) Biafine (in case of burns or sunburns) Broad-spectrum antibiotics without a prescription Anti-diarrhea tablets (immodium, smecta)

10/ Activities and Useful Links + Printable checklist

You can download the complete travel list in PDF format and print it by clicking here.

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