Dayla Crossbody

PDF SEWING PATTERN WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND VIDEO TUTORIAL

This is a PDF pattern in English available for instant download. You will not receive the completed bag. 

DAYLA CROSSBODY

The Dayla Crossbody is your everyday essential with a touch of elegance and classic style. She has a slim appearance and is designed to be your reliable companion, the one you reach for every day.

All your belongings are safe and organized with a smart front slip pocket under a flap with a turn-lock closure, a secure zipper pocket on the back and a recessed top zipper closure.

The Dayla Crossbody is a medium sized bag. She is easy to carry as a crossbody or shoulder bag with the adjustable shoulder strap.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PATTERN

• Stylish front pocket with flap, perfect for your cell phone
• Secure back zipper pocket for items you want to keep out of reach
• Recessed top zipper closure to keep your belongings safe
• Slip pocket on the inside for additional storage
• Slim appearance but big enough for all your essentials

DIMENSIONS

The finished dimensions of the Dayla Crossbody are approximately:

W 8 ½” (21.5 cm)

H 10” (25.5 cm)

D 2” (5 cm)

SEWING LEVEL

Sewing level is rated as adventurous beginner.

RECOMMENDED FABRICS

The Dayla Crossbody can be made from heavy weight fabric, vinyl, cork or leather.

For the lining you can choose Water Proof Canvas (WPC) or quilting cotton interfaced with woven interfacing. Depending on your choice of materials and personal preference, you will need to stabilize the exterior pattern pieces with stabilizer that is suitable for your chosen materials. The pattern provides separate stabilizer pattern pieces.

FILES

With your purchase you will receive the following files:

1 PDF file with instructions

1 PDF file with pattern pieces to print at home (letter and A4)

1 PDF file with pattern pieces to print at a copy shop (A0)

1 PDF file with pattern pieces to use with a projector

1 ZIP file with SVG files for a few pattern pieces to use with a (Cricut) cutting machine

DISCLAIMER

I encourage you to make as many bags as you wish to sell, however this pattern may not be used for mass production. When posting on your social media, a reference to KC original would be appreciated. Please do not sell or distribute this PDF pattern.

LOOKBOOK 👀👀👀

Take a look at all the beautiful tester bags here in the Look Book:

https://www.kc-original.nl/lookbook-dayla-crossbody

YOU TUBE

If you are a visual learner there is a YouTube video for you to watch made by Judy Eubanks Flores of Judy’s Lone Star Shop.

https://youtu.be/DyK6XYUdIlE

MATERIALS

Exterior

• Heavy Weight Fabric, Vinyl or Cork: 29 ½” x 27 ½” (75 x 70 cm) for non directional material

OR

• Leather 3 – 3.5 oz (1.2 – 1.4 mm): 5.5 sq ft

Lining

• Quilting cotton or other light weight fabric: 19 ½” x 55” (50 x 140 cm)

OR

• Pigskin (for raw edge leather flap, see chapter 11): 8” x 6” (20.5 x 15.2 cm)

Interfacing for lining (no need if you use WPC):

• Woven interfacing: Vilene G700 or SF101: 19 ½” x 55” (90 x 140 cm)

Stabilizer:

• Lightweight fleece/foam or leather stabilizer (optional): 29 ½” x 27 ½” (75 x 70 cm)
• Nylon stabilizer tape of 1” (2.5 cm) wide: 12” (30.5 cm) long
• Nylon stabilizer tape of 3/8” (1 cm) wide: 6” (15 cm) long

HARDWARE

• Logo badge (optional): 1x
• Double cap rivets (size will depend on your choice of materials): 8x (10x10mm), 2x (8x6 mm)
• Turn Lock: 1x
• D-ring 1” (25 mm): 2x
• Swivel Hook 1” (25 mm): 2x
• Rectangle Ring 1 ½” (38 mm): 1x
• Slider 1 ½” (38 mm): 1x

ZIPPERS

• #5 Zipper tape: 1x 11” (28 cm) long, 1x 9” (23 cm) long
• #5 Zipper pull: 2x
• Metal zipper end: 1x

WEBBING

• Webbing of 1 ½” (3.8 cm) wide: 59” (150 cm) long

NOTIONS AND TOOLS

• basic sewing tools and sewing machine
• teflon foot or walking foot, teflon (narrow) zipper foot if working with vinyl or leather
• universal needles or leather needles #16 or #18 (size 100 or 110) depending on your chosen materials
• bonded nylon thread tex 70
• leather glue or contact cement with silicone brush depending on your chosen materials
• fabric glue
• fray check
• Lock Bond or Loctite metal glue (optional)
• 1/8” (3 mm), ¼” (6 mm) and 3/8” (1 cm) DST (double sided tape)
• ruler, craft knife, rotary cutter and/or scissors
• 2.5 mm hole puncher
• silver pen, sharpie, erasable fabric pen and/or chalk to make marks (test on scrap pieces first)
• clips and pins
• skiving knife or electric bell skiver (optional and only for leather)
• seam roller tool or rubber mallet
• duct tape
• scrap pieces of Decovil heavy and Decovil light, or glass fiber tape to reinforce rivets
• Tokonole or edge paint with edge coat roller or awl (optional)
• spray starch (optional)