Weekend Duffel Bag: Side Panel

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2 puckers

I had to take a little break in my duffel bag making process because the D ring I that was shipped to me was not the size I ordered so I had to wait for the correct one to arrive.
The correct D rings have arrived and now I can move on to the side panel construction.

The side panel uses a buritto method in which the outer side panel is first basted on to the main bag, then a lining side panel is attached to the outer side panel sandwitching the main part of the bag in between. It results in a hidden seam allowance.

This process was very cumbersome. The sewing itself was not as bad as I thought. My sewing machine was able to sew through many layers without problem. The difficult part was to contain the main part of the bag body (i.e. front and back that is connected with the zipper) in between the outer side panel and lining side panel.

I think if I used fusible fleece for the interface, it would not have been too difficult. But the Soft & Stable was just too thick and springy for this particular construction method. Plus my Ripstop for lining does not ease or can be pressed to smooth out.

At the end, I only got 2 puckers, which was easy enough to fix. So I have to say it was cumbersome, but doable.