Description
Date: 21st March 2026
Day: Saturday
Time: 10.00am to 5.00pm
Please Note: This is a Level 2 workshop. By booking this workshop you are agreeing that your sewing skills and experience match the criteria below. This is to avoid personal frustration and to ensure that everyone has a chance to go home with a finished bag.
Level 2
Suitable for those who can confidently use a sewing machine, but have little or no experience of bagmaking
You need to be able to do the following –
- Confidently use a sewing machine to sew straight lines
- Follow written instructions to cut out pattern pieces accurately and add interfacing in own time (Initial guidance can be given in the shop)
- Sew accurate seam allowances
- Topstitch with a given seam allowance
- Follow instructions given by workshop tutor
- Work at a consistent pace to complete tasks
- Use a zipper foot once given initial guidance and instruction
- Use a ruler to measure accurately under guidance
- Cope with a busy day of sewing
- Due to the small size of this bag, you also need to be confident in manipulating the fabric to sew around the top edge.
Some preparation will be required before the class ie: cutting out your pieces and fusing interfacing – advice can be given for this in the shop.
During this one day workshop you will make the cute and very useful Sevien Phone Bag from Country Cow Designs patterns – perfect for when you only have a few bits to carry. Choose from Standard or Wide size. The example in the shop in the Wide size.
“The Sevien phone bag is a super handy bag and a fun sewing project. It’s simple yet practical. It features no zips, and a drop-in lining. The word Sevien means strawberry in Cornish”.
Special features:
- Two sizes to choose from – Standard or Wide
- Three Internal Compartments
- Magnetic Snap Closure
- Drop In Lining
- Adjustable Crossbody Strap (Webbing can be used).
Bags will need to be made using quilting weight cotton, as anything heavier will be too thick for the sewing school machines to handle.
The example in the shop is in the Wide size.
Dimensions
Approximate finished dimensions:
Standard Size – 12cm Width x 17cm Height x 1cm Depth (4.75″ Width x 6.75″ Height x 0.5″ Depth)
Wide Size – 13.25cm Width x 17cm Height x 1cm Depth (5.25″ Width x 6.75″ Height x 0.5″ Depth)
This will be a busy day of sewing so please be prepared to be tired but happy at the end of it!
The pattern is included in the workshop price but you will need to provide your own materials for this project, all available to purchase from Nimble Thimbles.
Sewing machines are provided in the sewing school but you will need to bring your own equipment with you.
Once you have booked and closer to the date, you will be emailed a list of materials & equipment needed for this project.
