I've had a productive time in my sewing studio making some plastic pockets for my next project, The Ultimate Travel Sewing Companion. This is a pattern by Lynette Anderson Designs, and is full of useful pockets for storing threads and scissors and glue sticks and lots of sewing bits and bobs, including Apliquick rods! Stitching with clear vinyl can be a bit tricky - when I bought this, it came wrapped in a sheet of very thin paper, which I lay under the plastic then I'm stitching the binding in place. I always use a very sharp needle and a fine thread (you don't want to leave holes in your plastic, so you do need to be accurate). For this project I used a Titanium Microtex size 60 needle and Aurifil 50wt thread in a co-ordinating colour. The binding was stitched along the edge of the plastic, then I folded the binding over just like you do when binding a quilt, using a wooden pressing tool (obviously you don't want to iron anywhere near the plastic!) and then machined close to the edge of the binding.
Once the binding is in place, the zippers are added and I put a line of fabric glue (a Sewline glue pen is perfect for this) on the fabric part of the zipper, and pressed the bound edge of the pocket onto the zipper, pressed it in place, and machined the pocket in place using a walking foot. The glue will dry clear, and it's much simpler than using pins.
Once the binding is in place, the zippers are added and I put a line of fabric glue (a Sewline glue pen is perfect for this) on the fabric part of the zipper, and pressed the bound edge of the pocket onto the zipper, pressed it in place, and machined the pocket in place using a walking foot. The glue will dry clear, and it's much simpler than using pins.
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