Another Messenger Bag w/ Zip Top Closure - TUTORIAL NOW ON Page 3!

[sonnetbird]

Love ladybugs! You show off the fabric quite nicely

[heartofmary]

Thank you for all the wonderful comments!  Hope to see your own messenger bags soon....

[Gemcraft]

I love it - the bag and the fabric

[mhills]

Great bag!! Love it... I am going to try today...

[betty bat]

Thanks for the tutorial - it's very well written and very clear.  Constructing the zipper flaps, THEN sewing the zipper to them seems like a much simpler way to go.

I had a question or two about your zippered top (not because the description wasn't clear, but because I was curious).  It looks like the top zippers down the middle, but the sides of the top are open - is that a correct interpretation?  And, I noticed that you sewed the extra zipper down one side of the top, rather than cutting it off - any particular reason?  I've seen some zipper instructions that talk about doubling the extra zipper back rather than sewing it along the other side - would that work here?

[Miss Kiss]

perfect

[kwality570]

I love how you put a zipper and a magnetic closure on the bag. Thanks for the tutorial!!!

[mbug77]

This is absolutely awesome.  I love lady bugs.  They are great. 

[SUBMITEVERYTHOUGHT]

Gorgeous bag! Lady bugs are so cute, and I like your color combo. Thank you for the tute, it's very well done. I have been making messenger bags without the zippered top, and I really like yours. The zippered top adds that extra security we all love.
 

And, I noticed that you sewed the extra zipper down one side of the top, rather than cutting it off - any particular reason?

I'm curious about that, too.

[heartofmary]

I had a question or two about your zippered top (not because the description wasn't clear, but because I was curious).  It looks like the top zippers down the middle, but the sides of the top are open - is that a correct interpretation?  And, I noticed that you sewed the extra zipper down one side of the top, rather than cutting it off - any particular reason?  I've seen some zipper instructions that talk about doubling the extra zipper back rather than sewing it along the other side - would that work here?

Here's an additional photo.



You are right about the top - the sides are open. As I've used an open end zipper,  the zip panels open completely, which really makes putting big things (like my library books) quite easy.  With my first messenger bag, I did try cutting off the zip on the left end , then adding zip tabs but I did not quite like how it looked.  But that will work, if you prefer that.  I haven't tried doubling the extra zipper back - that might make the back a bit bulky, I really don't know...   The method I used (curving the zip around the short end) is something that I just thought of - kinda unique but works.  If you don't want that exposed extra zip, you can probably cover it up with a bias strip.

Thanks for asking!