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SIG wine bag-in-box earns APR recognition for recyclability

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SIG wine bag-in-box earns APR recognition for recyclability

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The final version of the pouch for my CD player made out of old jeans. All it needs left is a brass zipper for the back pocket, and it'll be complete! :D

I still have enough jeans to turn into two ita bags. One to keep and one to sell. But I will be taking a break from bags for now since I still have a jacket to work on.

#reuse#diy#sew
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#TimeTravelingGhost Part 27: Episode 2: 1937: The Hindenburg Part M

#Wss366 #MastoPrompt #TimeTravelAuthors 8/5. Jobs/work in your story.

I raised my hand to order another drink, only to withdraw it when Emily said, “Don’t you think you’ve had enough?”

She softened her tone and continued, “It would be best if you were clear-headed while we plan this.”

“Sure,” I said. “I hardly feel alcohol, but if we slip up, who knows what those rabbits or Emily might do.”

“That’s what I mean. You loused up calling her Emily, not Miss. Pang. Little things like that can get you killed in the spy business.”

While I couldn’t die, and I wasn’t a spy, Emily was right; a minor mistake might set Ms. Pang off.

We stopped talking briefly as the steward arrived. I ordered a club sandwich and soda water. I’d taken Emily’s advice: no more alcohol.

“So tell me about your secret life,” I said.

Emily thought for a minute and turned scarlet. Whatever she was thinking must be juicy for our matter-of-fact reporter/spy to blush.

“For months, I was convinced I had to take orders. I even asked one of the school nuns. I was sure I’d go to hell after necking with a girl in one of the bathroom stalls. It was my first time.”

I was taken aback that she’d share that while stone sober. My face grew hot picturing it. I even had a quick flash of being groped in a car by a boy.

“That might be too personal,” I said. “Ms. Pang will think I’m a stalker from her high school days.”

“Right. Sorry. Let me think. When I was a kid, I let our pet hamster out to play. Then a friend dropped by, and I ran out to meet her, forgetting all about him. Mom found the cat stalking Billy, and my brother got blamed. I still feel guilty for never owning up. Father could be mean when he was angry, especially when he was in the #bag.

“That’s good. How about some follow-up information?”

“Let’s see.” She paused again as my meal arrived.

When the steward was gone, she rattled off the information. “Someone once climbed through my window and broke the little crystal swan my mother gave me. Who it was is a mystery, but I kept it to myself. I didn’t want my parents to know I could shin down the oak at night; the first time I got drunk was in Germany, when I was an exchange student—on cheap schnapps; Miss McGuire never knew who let the #air out of her tires; my mother gave me a stuffed bear, it’s still on my bed; my favorite film was Morocco. Marlene Dietrich in white tie and top hat was as racy as they come.”

“That should do, and you can stand behind me, feeding information if I need it.”

Morocco,” I thought. “She at least has good taste. Marlene’s scene in the club was indeed hot.”

Note: From the next chapter: "I was possibly a professor or librarian."

"Here." I said throwing a duffle #bag on her bed.

"You won't miss it." She said before noticing the name of a dead man printed on it. "Oh yeah."

"I''ll leave you to pack."

"Stay. We only have a few hours left together."

I sat on the bed and she sat beside me. Her hand on my lap.

"Will I ever see you again?" She asked in such a small voice. "When things change?"

"Alive, I hope."

Someone might recognize this one… :neofoxpeekowo: Made two more of them as they are honestly really handy. These are a bit smaller than the shoulder bags I have, roughly 12x17 cm. Pondering to make one for me to hand out all those stickers at cons. :D (and get drowned in them)

If you want one of them, or both, they are up for grabs: https://keeya.arcticfluff.eu/shop/fox-belt-bags

They have the same magnetic cover, waterproof material and zipper as the larger ones, but don't have a backside pocket as the belt attachement is there. The lining is Eevees in both this time.

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Take 3, and I think I’m happy with this. Cutting the top zip a little bit shorter means there’s space for the zipper tabs to poke upwards and the side seam to be sewn down neatly. I moved the turning gap to the exterior edge of the zipper, which is counterintuitive but means I can get a nice clean finish by sewing from the outside with full visibility. Interior pockets have a variety of size and closure options, and the big ones will fit an e-reader nicely. There’s a key ring on the inside and a pull tab in the exterior pocket to help you grab stuff that’s dropped to the bottom. No more pen pockets but nothings stopping you from putting your pens in the short narrow pockets, and those are a bit more multi-functional. The origami corners in the lining are my favorite pocket trick - so much easier than messing around with box corners when you have a stiff pocket corner in your way. I keep fretting about whether the hang tabs sewn into the side seams are going to be secure enough but 1) they’re reinforced and 2) this is so small that unless you’re filling it with lead shot it’s not going to weigh more than 5 lbs.

I still need to noodle a bit on some of the sequencing on the top zipper edge, but that’s mostly to make my life easier.

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Second attempt. The lining is much lighter weight and sits much better, and I revised the interior pocket layout to avoid the bottom seam and be a little smarter. I also added tabs to the top zipper which helps the geometry a lot - I choked the side seam too much so it’s still a touch too tight and hard to flip right side out, but it’s an issue that's solved by cutting the top zipper half an inch shorter in future versions. NBD.

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First attempt. I used heavy canvas in the lining which was totally incorrect (but I was working through some scraps so 🤷🏼‍♀️). The bottom of the pocket is sewn into the bottom seam and combined with the thickness of the fabric, this pushes the lining up so even though it’s sized correctly, it still wrinkles. Also the top corners are fucky - I don’t do that many zip closures and don’t have muscle memory on how the geometry needs to work.