Now wait a minute! I am a 76 year old X Marine Corp male, a woodworker, a fisherman, who love to make leather bags, purses, belts and loves his beautiful wife, who told me about your videos. So maybe you need to start saying “OK Ladies and GENTLEMEN”. 😀

@fiercekittenz

8 ай бұрын

This is an older video, before I had trained myself to use more inclusive language. You’re absolutely right!

@elizabethellingham6930

3 ай бұрын

Again a very entertaining and educational video. Brilliant thank you 😊

@alanajoyal

2 ай бұрын

😊 love this. Yay! Everyone can sew!

How fitting that you are using a miniature light sabre for trimming the threads on a star wars bag 👍

Thank you for this great tutorial! And THANK YOU for not skipping any steps, for us beginners that is very helpful! Love your tutorials! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@fiercekittenz

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously one of the things I try to avoid is skipping steps. It's SO ANNOYING when you're watching tutorial videos and people gloss over important things.

You're really good at explaining this stuff, totally made my backpack project come to life! Thank you!

From one detail oriented perfectionist to another - good job! Excellent tutorial!

Another great video! Very helpful tips. Thank you, I feel like I am learning so much!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I really needed this! Plus, I love your sense of humor. So happy I found you!

Thank you! Once again a lovely tutorial simple and to the point. I really love watching your tutorials and learn so much. 😃😍

Another great video! Thank you for sharing such great tips!

I enjoyed your technique for making the lining "fit". I had a smile on my face while I was watching... I've been making bags for 5 years and I believe I can always learn something new. Thank you for sharing your skills. I have subscribed.

AHA! Thank you! I've been coming across the "saggy lining" issue recently and I really appreciate this video!

I want to thank you for putting this video together an out there. I have been all over the board trying to make bags and have them turn out right I was either getting them too frumpy or omg stiff. After watching this video I went out and purchased the items you used here and OMG it turned out so great. I am very new to sewing but bags seem to be my thing, lol and now I'm gonna love making them. Thank You so Very Much.❤❤

Finally, youtube catching on to what I really like to watch. Love your podcast , sewing instructions are perfect along with entertaining. Sewing bags are my favorite stay at home projects for unfinished knitted objects. Thanks! 🤩🤩

Thanks for explaining this!! I've just started sewing and have really falling in love with making bags! Your tutorial is going to bring me to the next level. THANK YOU

I love your sense of humor! Ive never laughed so loud watching a sewing tutorial ever lol!!!

Really informative video!! Picked up some great tips. Keep up the great work!!

I really enjoyed this. Learned a lot and left with a big smile on my face. Thank you!

Just love your videos! You are so uplifting 😊💕

you are so knowledable and detail oriented in your videos - thank you. I am just getting back into sewing and during Covid I have made a lot of project bags for my knitting friends and i was not happy with my linings, thank you for this tutorial, it will correct the problem. I haven't been putting interfacing in my linings, but will try the SF 101. Also enjoyed your video on linings. Keep making these wonderful videos.

I love your videos. Not only are you a great teacher but you are so funny.....I always get a good laugh. Thanks we all need a little humor in our lives nowadays!

I really really love the intro of your videos. You really offer great Informative videos, really love it.

Great video, very helpful just what I needed today

Agree! Top stitching makes all the difference. Worth it to take your time and sew a straight line.

Love your videos! Very informative.

Your video was very helpful in making the liner fit in the tote bag I am making. You had me laughing as well, thank you!

I saw your video and I loved it. When I made my bags the liner was too much. I did what you shared and now they are great what you showed helped me make better bags. Thank you so much . I just found your videos a couple days ago and they are great

Love this tutorial. Thank you. I am going to try this with my next bag.

Wow, this is going to help a lot, Thank You so much!

Thank you so much for sharing your tutorials! Every one of your videos have made me a better bag maker.

@fiercekittenz

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that!

Thanks so much for tip I had to learn the hard way by stitching exactly then putting in the bag then having to go back in to the lining and make the seam allowance larger. Came out great though

2:31 Calif time. I’ve only watched one of your videos and knew I wanted to subscribe. Love love love your antics🤗 it works for me‼️ I watch a lot of sewing videos. This is first one I’ve seen on the saggy lining. Thanks‼️❤️

SO GLAD you did thid tutorial!! I used my own initiative when I made a little tote bag for my granddaughter, and basically did the same thing, because the lining was all baggy - that was before I saw your tutorial. Then I went searching to see WHY Tote Bags always looked like their lining was baggy!! So, THANKYOU!!! Very good tutorial, with all the basics covered here. Well done. I have been quilting for many years, but just lately been making some Tote Bags. Thanks from Sue in South Australia.

Thank you so much for sharing this. That is so snug. Love this advice, Just what I needed.

Great tutorial! Thanks!

You have great tips!!! Thanks for the video's!!!

Brilliant! Great technique!

Love your videos!

Love your instructions

Excellent tutorial Thks so much

So awesome. Glad u filmed sewing the opening.

This is a good channel. I’m glad I found it.

Awsome, thanks so much for the clear explanation. Going to try this on my next Cool Time Lunch bag.

Every time you got that thread zapper, I found myself holding my breath. LOL. I had never seen one of those before!

I'm going to try this it's a great idea thank you may be they may look better now

Awesome info! Thanks!

This is one of these things where I think, that’s so simple why didn’t I think of that! 😜. I have often as a beginner found the lining being baggy and I didn’t like it is just brilliant and I will use it from now on.thank you

Loved the tutorial.

Again, best YT channel!

Very nice finish. I have made many tote. bags and yes the interior was always a bit saggy. I doubt anyone noticed but I did. Thank you so much

Yes bag making lingo can be very interesting. Made a clutch for my daughter for her wedding. It actually said to “smash the seam, and use a hammer if needed, to get the bulk to fit under the presser foot”!!!! Thankfully the clutch turned out beautifully! And no hammer was required😂😂

5/26/23: This was a great tutorial, and one in which will save me when doing my linings because mine almost always come out being way too much extra. Thank you so much.

I've just discovered you! Thank you so much for a great video. Best wishes from the UK.

Well done; nice & clear explanations. For those of us inclined to forget things mid-project, I might suggest to just Cut the lining to reflect the video's changes, and then sew with your usual seam allowance throughout.

Thanks!!! Nice snug lining!!

ahhhh got it!! THANKS

Great tip. Thank you.🥰

You are so my people! Thank you from a newbie!

I wish i knew this before I started making my bags, but glad I am still learning , thank you👍

@fiercekittenz

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

You are hilarious and this was an amazing video!

Thank you for this! Your instructions made my totes much better, quicker to assemble with nice tight linings!

My bag linings ain't saggin' no more! Thanks! Like the mixing bowl analogy!

I started doing this with my thread catchers because I do mine tote bag style. My linings were so saggy until I thought of just scooting the seam allowance in a bit. The only thing you have to be careful of is making sure your turning hole matches on the top and bottom or sewing it up turns out wonky

Very informative.

Would you please demo how to avoid a saggy bag lining on a boxed corner bag. Thank You.

KZread finally suggested one of your videos today. You are hilarious!

@fiercekittenz

3 жыл бұрын

Hah great! Thank you!

You are AMAZING!! You have just solved my problem!! Yes!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Love it!!

@fiercekittenz

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!!!

Now i want to remake all my bags with sad saggy linings. I didn't know this method before, what a great idea and demo.

Thanks so much for this tutorial, very helpful! Also you have personality plus!

Good info.

I’m new to bag making and this is the first time this was explained to me and didn’t leave me still clueless. Probably just because I jumped into sewing with both feet and without an actual “teacher” hounding the basics into me. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 I was making smaller bags, about this size, and no matter what I was doing, the shape only looked right about half of the time. The way you’ve explained this so simply made so much sense to me! I still have a stack of smaller bags that are stopped halfway through because they were coming out so differently. Today’s task is going to be finishing them and getting them outta my UFO box keeping your method in mind. Thanks for sharing!

@fiercekittenz

10 ай бұрын

Keep going! It takes time to hone a craft. Don't give up!

I definitely want to try interfacing both inner and out lining.

I'm watching this again 4 years later, and it's still so relevant. I finally have a habit of doing this on the sides, but for some reason, the top-to-bottom length still gets a little wonky - probably because I don't fold the bottom seam high enough. Thank heavens it's not immediately noticeable 😉 Weird to think how panicked we all were about lack of TP (and not much else) once the lock-down was in effect.

Lol first day subscriber again but so funny I have a thread zapper and never even thought to use it for sewing lol I used it for beading thank you again

Thank you

Just found you ! I'm a fellow accessory maker and it is always nice to see other technique. Like "Oh , clever ! Will try that next time " 😲 I have to get use to the Imperial mesures , tho loll

I Really like the "zappy thread thing"!

Hi!!! Loving these videos!!! I’m 3 years behind but catching up fast!! Thank you for these videos!!! Where can I get the thread zapper? 🤣🤣🤣

@fiercekittenz

Жыл бұрын

Amazon!

Thanks for taking the time to do this. My biggest issue is excess lining at the bottom of the bag. Or where the sides meet the bottom panel.

@jordanwhite1420

3 жыл бұрын

I've always cut my linings 1/2" shorter than the main bag; it works out great :)

I am so glad you tube pays attention to what I have been watching and recommends other designers, that is how I found you. WhooHoo, so I have been watching tutorials for months as several months ago I made 3 different pouches and the linings were horrible and have been looking for ways to have the lining look and fit better. I am so new to this, however it really is so much fun!! So I decided to dive in again with a simple, but not so simple tote( I felt the need to add pockets inside/out and a tab inside for hanging keys, no zipper yet)!! I used your tutorial for the lining Thank you, thank you, and Thank you again, I can not believe how incredible the lining looks with the tote. Thank you again for taking the time to share your experience with us.

@fiercekittenz

4 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm so glad it helped you!!!

@lkrebstube

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to help us be better bag ladies or bag dudes!

Loved the video! Sooo jealous that you have access to that fabric in the States! I CAN NOT find it in inside my customs zone... 😍

Hi, I am Isabel. Thank you for your tutorials. I am a beginner bags making and it is difficult for me to understand all the materials we need and where to get them. I am in Spain and will try to get all your tutorials. Your explanations are clear to me. So, thank you so much.

great tuturial thanks, I was wondering if you were using a special foot on ur machine.p? I noticed that hook like feature and was wondering what it was.

great mixing bowl annalogy

Awesome Thxs much ✂️🧵

Aha!!! Great example with the mixing bowls 😊....ok.....back to the video 📹

If it helps I use a straight pin in the corners to tease them out if I can't get them out with the pointer or pushing. Thanks for the info!

@fiercekittenz

2 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine suggested a book binding tool that has a pretty good point to it! Just have to worry about not poking TOO hard.

Hi Maria from the UK,great tutorial,thank you

For me, the best way is to stitch the lining taut to the outer (material + interfacing) I finish the raw seams with piping. This way the lining always stays taut and never bunches up.

I have a pattern that calls for cutting half inch off the top. I am going to test that with a small project.

Can’t wait to try this, do you have one for lined zipper bags??

@fiercekittenz

Жыл бұрын

Check out my tutorial on the Blue Calla Clematis! It’s a free pattern and a lined zipper bag!

Wow. You had me a "stacking mixing bowls of the same size" -- something I had struggled with and tried to understand, and now it makes perfect sense. THEN you went and showed how you taper the opening of the bottom for reversing -- WHY OH WHY isn't that a vital part of every bag maker's repertoire?? Thank you.

@fiercekittenz

4 жыл бұрын

I have this weird thing where I only explain stuff using metaphors. Oddly, it works! You should see my programming streams.

@cheshkat6321

3 жыл бұрын

@@fiercekittenz This reminds me of the conversation I had with my late husband about databases. I said each house in our neighborhood was a different file cabinet. Each cabinet had different drawers/rooms. All the rooms had different furniture/folders assigned to them. Etc. Had a coworker just starting with programming and couldn't grasp subroutines. I told her to think of going to a new office building and at each floor automatically looking at the signs across from the elevator to know you were on the right floor and whether to go left or right for a specific office. My husband thought I was great for helping him understand, though vaguely, what I was doing on the computer. And had an "ah hah!" moment when I told him about the subroutine explanation.

You are awesome❣

I had to pause and rewind to figure out if that was your cat meow-ing or mine! Haha AWESOME tutorial for the Tiny Tote which is totes adorbs. ;-)

@fiercekittenz

4 жыл бұрын

OMG YES. I've spoiled them while sheltering in place and let them into the room. That's Luna. She believes the room is full of treats (it is, but shhhh).

@debwillner5598

2 жыл бұрын

I checked on mine too😂

What about a drop in lining made for a round Bottom bag gussets. Love your wit... peace.

Love your channel. I am wondering, though, would this method work if you're wanting to sew a "stay - put" lining in your bag ? TYSM for sharing this video with us.

@fiercekittenz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! No, probably not. If you want the lining to stay put, you'd either need to tack it into the seam allowance at the bottom - hiding the stitches in the seam OR you could just do bias binding. I don't mind bias binding at all on zippered bags. If it's a bag with a lot of depth, it actually gives it a lot of structure!

Curious why you worked hard to get the lining corners pushed out when you really want them pushed in the other way so the fit the exterior when the lining is inserted into the bag, but you didn't push the exterior corners out at all that I could see.

This sounds crazy even for me but I love the way your sewing foot "walks". So cute like a little robot. P. S. You are a very good teacher,❤ loved your videos ty

@linda.brotherton1689

Жыл бұрын

You have such a cute personality

The u for this video. Mine alwaysSeemed to end up baggy

Very cool , thanks... peace

great job, I love it. Will that work for the face masks? every time I make a mask with a pocket for the filter it is to big and it has a gather in the inside. But Im going to try this. Thank you. God bless.

@fiercekittenz

Жыл бұрын

It should work, yes!