Sew along the cording to secure the spliced section.
Mary poppins carpet bag sewing pattern.
The mommy poppins bag designed by sew fearless is a roomy carpet bag style shoulder bag finished size 10 high 13 1 4 wide and 7 thick it features an internal frame closure two exterior pockets one with flap closure four elasticized internal pockets a pair of shoulder straps and a cross body strap.
Here s what it looks like once the cording is turned.
In the sixties this bag became very popular as the famous nanny mary poppins carried her magical carpet bag everywhere she went.
Once made for travel purposes the carpet bag purse has crossed over into the fashion industry.
The disney character mary poppins carried this accessory as her magical traveling bag.
Make a mary poppins style carpetbag.
Whatever you need to take with you whether it is diapers and wipes.
The traveling bag which was originally made from carpet is also known as the carpet bag purse.
Okay back to the bag.
Intermediate the by mary poppins inspired carpet bag which doesn t actually have to be made from carpet comes in two sizes.
Carpet bag with sewn in a tube frame closure and bag handles.
Even mary poppins would envy this bag.
So when you order this pattern you will receive the pattern for both the large and the small bag.
Large bag has a pleated top.
Small bag has an outside insert pocket with magnetic button closure.
So she was vintage inpired herself back then already.
Part 1 threads this is a two part blog series on how i created an old fashioned carpetbag using the scraps from my kilim carpet coat.