How to add an Accent Bottom to a boxed bag!

[@charlotteanderson3727]

Thanks so much- I love this idea. I may have to choose a signature color for the bottom of my bags a la Jimmy Choo!

[@SewGnar]

Ohh what a great idea!

[@Tracyee]

Love this! My robot vacuum’s name is Rosie! We should introduce them! Thanks, Nicole!

[@Karen626]

If Gary and Rosie hook up, I'm willing to adopt their "baby." ;-)

[@SewGnar]

Hahaha I love it. Gary is a mess, always getting stuck and beeping 😅 tell Rosie we said hi!

[@Tracyee]

@@Karen626 fine with me!!!

[@thenebean9]

Ooh I love this so much! What a game changer!! Thank you for this!❤

[@SewGnar]

You're so welcome!

[@paulinesmalley3945]

Love this idea , I make these style bags and am definitely trying this on my next one . Not only does it add stability but style too x

[@lefty4180]

Thank you..this is really handy to have. Very nice, thanks for sharing 😀

[@SewGnar]

My pleasure 😊

[@Karen626]

Oooooooh!!! I adore this. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@SewGnar]

You are so welcome!

[@elizabeth4053]

Sweet. Love the attention to detail

[@SewGnar]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@donnababylon]

I just bought the pattern and have it ready to go under the needle. But I love this design element and am going to add it. Thanks!

[@SewGnar]

You are so welcome!

[@betford2]

Wow..this is incredibly helpful! Thank you!! I use precision tweezers to release the paper from the tape...much faster.

[@SewGnar]

Good idea!

[@GloriaHasberry]

Nicole, you are a genius! Thanks for the lesson. The bottom is beautiful!

[@SewGnar]

Thank you so much!

[@jackyf3505]

I've done this myself & it looked good but my method was a bit more fiddly so I think I'll switch to yours. Thank you. Lifting the end of the DST used to frustrate me until I discovered sliding/rubbing over the ends with the tape reel itself seemed to get a good adhesion so the paper strip comes away more easily. Works for me anyway.

[@SewGnar]

Great tip!

[@melindafuhrer3820]

Thanks for the directions on putting the nice bottom to a bag.

[@SewGnar]

You’re welcome 😊

[@suscos]

Great idea!

[@SewGnar]

Glad you think so!

[@KathiTaulbee]

This is great. I've tried so many ideas to give my messenger bags more structure. I also took the stitching the seems Down on the bottom of the mini box tote. Looks nice and flattens the bottom nicely. Thank you

[@SewGnar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@klynndubois6200]

I’m so glad I saw this before I made one! I really like this idea 🎉

[@SewGnar]

It’s a fun addition!

[@melindanieuwenhuizen8411]

I love your idea on how you do the accent bottom on the boxed bottom. My question to you is how do you put a zipper in on the top. Do you do the the zipper sandwich first then the accent bottom. I can use you help on your idea. I watch ALL your videos and learn a lot.

[@SewGnar]

The accent bottom goes on the exterior and the zipper would install on the interior, so they would not interfere with each other.

[@sharonrusso6994]

Thank you for the lesson! I was wondering how that type of bottom was added. I definitely will be using that bottom on all my purses. Love it!

[@SewGnar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ashlynsnana6631]

Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

[@SewGnar]

Thanks for watching!

[@debbiesdroppedstitchstudio1587]

Brilliant!

[@jackieremis6533]

AWESOME VIDEO! So for the lining, would you follow the same process except for how do you adjust to decrease the lining as not to have a saggy lining bottom area??? Thanks

[@SewGnar]

I don’t add this to my linings, just the exterior!

[@nobracobra]

perfect! a welcomed addition to my next tote/bag... tyfs

[@SewGnar]

You’re welcome!

[@donnacornell6340]

Love this!! I've often wondered if this would be sturdy in the corners. Just confirming your corner cutouts are 2in so actually a 3.5in corner opening after stitching sides and bottom.... but the new bottom is 4inches? so you want the 1/4in overage?

[@SewGnar]

I cut the 2” squares and make the 4” wide bottom and it fits perfectly.

[@cyn4rest]

Love the look of this! ❤

[@SewGnar]

❤️❤️

[@marykirtley3474]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@SewGnar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@baharcahobi]

Paylaşım için teşekkürler 😊

[@SewGnar]

You’re very welcome!

[@geridine1]

Very informative video and I want to try this method. Would you sew the top zipper on first to both sides of the outer of the bag before you put in the boxed bottom? Thank you! I have been watching a lot of you videos. I have not been sewing a long time, but hope to make bags like yours. Can you advise about the top zipper? Thank you!

[@SewGnar]

Check out the Taisteal sewalong video series, I add a recessed zipper in it. There are 5 total I believe, and I think it may be the second or third that I add the zipper (read the descriptions to find out)!

[@geridine1]

Thank you so much! I will definitely check them out. You do beautiful work, all that you make looks so professional. I am working toward that goal. @@SewGnar

[@loribernard5144]

Thanks Nicole😂

[@gypsyrobin]

You can get saucy anytime lol!

[@SewGnar]

Lol good because it’s often

[@ilaallen190]

Hi! I just watched this, and was so excited to see that I can get rid of "saggy boxed bottoms". How do you determine the width/length of other bag boxed bottoms? Is there a standard formula? TIA

[@SewGnar]

Yes there’s a formula. If you want a bag that is 10” tall by 8” wide with a 4” bottom, you divide the bottom by 2 and add that to the height and width when cutting your main panels. So using those measurements you’d cut two main panels 12” tall by 10” wide, then cut your bottom boxes at 2”. Hopefully that makes sense. It’s height plus depth divided by 2, then width plus depth divided by 2.

[@ilaallen190]

@@SewGnar hummm . I'll have to work on this concept for my next bag. I'm not quite seeing it. Thanks!

[@SewGnar]

I’ll add it to my list of videos to make!

[@ilaallen190]

@@SewGnar that would be awesome!! Thx much!!

[@sylviabrown6617]

AWESOME

[@SewGnar]

Thanks 🤗

[@stitchcrafter]

I imagine that bottom makes it pretty challenging to " birth" your bag in the end(?)

[@SewGnar]

Not if you leave a hole in the bottom seam and a pocket opening! Flip through the bottom then pull the bottom up through the pocket and close the hole, then sew up the pocket hole!

[@stitchcrafter]

@SewGnar I'm just saying, since it's not very pliable, and large, might need a bigger hole than normal.. it's a struggle in the best of times, right?

[@SewGnar]

@@stitchcrafterthat’s why you leave the bottom open, the birthing hole is several inches wider so it’s not hard to flip at all.

[@stitchcrafter]

@SewGnar there we go...I haven't meant to belabor the point, it's just one of the things that have always held me back fm adding that stiff bottom. Now I'll have to give it a shot.