Flora Supply Case Sew Along Week 2: Pockets & Sewing with Vinyl
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This week we will sew our pockets! The customizable pockets on the Flora Supply Case are one of my favorite things. You can divide the pockets, add more, use vinyl instead of mesh, bias tape instead of fold over elastic. There are really just so many ways to customize!
My Flora Supply Case Pockets
Here are the pockets I made for one of my Flora Supply Cases. I’ll admit, the zipper pouch is a little close to the bottom for my liking, but I think I can make it work.
I used clear vinyl instead of mesh on the small pockets of my case. I just didn’t have mesh in a color I liked, but this was a great alternative. If you’ve never sewn with vinyl before, it’s easier than you think! Here are some tips:
Sewing with Vinyl
Sewing with vinyl is easier than you might think! Here are some details to help you with your vinyl sewing:
- Vinyl is available for purchase at fabric stores in the home dec section, but I also repurpose the plastic packaging some bedding comes in, it works perfectly as well (Top Left Pic).
- Use clips instead of pins to hold the vinyl in place, any holes you put in the vinyl will stay, they won’t self-heal the way fabric does.
- Sew with a longer stitch length, I use 3.0 instead of 2.5 on my machine.
- Use a Teflon foot or put a piece of scotch tape or masking tape on the bottom of your presser foot to help it glide over the vinyl (Top Right Pic).
- Use a piece of tissue paper or notebook paper on the under side of the vinyl piece so it doesn’t get stuck on the machine side, then just tear it away after sewing (Bottom Left Pic).
- Cut a 2″ by width of the pocket panel piece and fold it as for bias tape, sew that on the top edge of your vinyl piece instead of elastic (you could also use bias tape)
- Sew over your vinyl as few times as possible, otherwise you risk perforating it and it tearing out.
- I found this pretty lace look vinyl at Joann, I am loving using it (Bottom Right Pic).
