That’s right, I made my own fender guitar bag. Uzi has not seen it and hopefully, he’ll be delighted when he finally does, wherever he is in Manila.
Darn, I miss him.
Well, I made a tutorial for those crafting-inclined souls out there. HAPPY SEWING! PLEASE DO NOT SELL ANY GUITAR BAG THAT YOU END UP MAKING. THANKS.
*UPDATE (Suggested by Renee heehee)
MATERIALS NEEDED: half a meter of thick fabric for the body (i used thick pink canvas for mine); fabric for the lining; fabric in contrasting color for the scratchplate; bias tape; silver-y fabric; buttons; silver thread; grosgrain for the strap; adjuster for the strap.
1. Print a guitar image onto an A4 paper. Trace your image; 2 for the body, 2 for lining, 2 for your scratchplate.
2. Out of silver-y fabric, cut and sew rectangle and tear-shaped pieces. The rectangle would be your whammy bar while the tear-shaped piece would serve as your input jack.
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3. Take your scratchplate pieces, right sides together, and sew all the way around. Leave a 2-inch gap for turning inside out.
4. After this, clip all the way around so that the curves would be better-defined. Turn inside out and sew on top of the front body of your bag. Use the image you printed for the position of the scratchplate.
5. Now sew the whammy bar and the input jack. Take three strips of bias tape (or any fabric that matches the color of your scratchplate). Their length should be the same as your whammy bar. These strips would be your single-coil pickups. Position them according to the image and sew. Mark the parts of the scratchplate where the screws are. Embroider these with silver thread. Handsew circles on the strips you just added. Remember,these circles should be aligned.
6. Mark the volume and tone controls. Sew on buttons for these.
7. Now position your front and back pieces, right sides together. Sew from the highest points of the curved tops on both sides. Do the same to the lining, leaving a gap at the bottom. (If you want, you can add a pocket or two before doing this.)
8. Turn the outer body inside out and place it inside the lining. Sew the opening of your bag.
9. Pull out your outer body through the gap at the bottom of the lining.
10. Your bag is starting to take shape. Topstitch the top part.
11. Attach one end of the strap with the rectangular ring for the adjuster. Sew the other end. Do not forget to sew the gap in your lining shut.
12. And you’re done!
HAPPY SEWING!
Sep 24, 2008 @ 09:22:21
p.s. ur cute :P
Sep 28, 2008 @ 05:14:02
da bag is very nice….im veeery much into music and would love to make one of those jux to brag infront of my friends…..heheh:P
and as pink is my fav color ill make a copy of dat …..thx for the nice bag..hoping to seee more of those kinda stuff to make in my spare time….
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Nov 04, 2008 @ 21:58:25
Too cool! I’m going to make one of my own bass which just gathers dust in the attic these days! THanks for sharing!
Nov 04, 2008 @ 22:45:33
Wonderful idea ! and inspiring !
Nov 05, 2008 @ 04:41:18
tranks, thas is very nice for a teeneger
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Nov 11, 2008 @ 02:55:16
Hey! This is the COOLEST bag ever! Thank you so much for sharing how to make it! I am definetly making one or two for gifts!! Thanks again!!
Jade
Nov 13, 2008 @ 00:08:20
cute!!
Nov 15, 2008 @ 02:25:38
Wow! This is cool!!! I´ll try and make it….. A huge THANKS to you!!!
Lavinia
Nov 17, 2008 @ 05:45:44
I am SO making this for my sister’s Holiday gift!! Awesome, thanks!
Dec 05, 2008 @ 02:26:18
como mola!! gracias por publicarlo, voy a hacerme uno de inmediato! :D
Thank you very much! :3
Dec 10, 2008 @ 00:02:16
You know, I may have discovered this at the end of the year, but this is going to make an AMAZING gift for my nieces
Dec 10, 2008 @ 15:17:00
You’re welcome and happy sewing! :)
Mar 26, 2009 @ 03:59:16
love the bag!!! have made one for my man of course he loved it!!! gonna alter the idea a little for another one cause he has a one of a kind Nady wirless electric..in fire red so i want to replcate it on a bag…how fun thank you
Apr 01, 2009 @ 16:01:22
This is harder than it looks. lol
Apr 02, 2009 @ 16:05:48
what a great tuts!! I would love to try once heee
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Aug 08, 2009 @ 14:04:32
yOur wOrks reAlLy arE niCe!!! gALing mUh pOh!!!^^,
Aug 08, 2009 @ 14:41:32
Salamat :D
Nov 02, 2009 @ 14:41:49
Excellent tutorial, but what is the bias tape for? And is grosgain like webbing?
Nov 04, 2009 @ 01:48:39
The bias tape is for the single-coil pickups. Please see step5.
And yes, webbing for the strap will be used.
Nov 05, 2009 @ 11:39:11
what a wonderful tutorial.
I add it in my blog.
Hope u dont mind. =)
Dec 01, 2009 @ 21:06:46
Love the guitar bag!!!
But where do I find the pattern ??
Help…this is a must do!!
Liz
Jan 08, 2010 @ 03:09:06
Great Idea! I shall have to try this.
Jan 19, 2010 @ 06:56:00
Thanks so much for putting this online…..my step granddaughter who is going to be 7 is a freak for anything pink and is also a rock star….she is absolutely going to flip out over this guitar purse!!!!
Jan 19, 2010 @ 22:51:22
Hope she likes what you create! You’re a rocking grandma yourself :)
Feb 12, 2010 @ 10:35:55
Love it! Come link your cute tute at my party: Thursday’s Treasures!!
http://treasuresfortots.blogspot.com/2010/02/thursdays-treasures-week-9.html
Feb 27, 2010 @ 04:13:07
I added your blog to bookmarks. And i’ll read your articles more regularly!
May 29, 2010 @ 20:10:07
Hi!
I really like that bag. I wondered, where did you found that guitar imagine? i mean that body,lining and scratchplate. Can you say some link where to find those? thank you very much.
Dec 30, 2010 @ 11:23:00
me enamore apenas lo vi!!!
necesito hacerme una de estas
gracias por publicar cosas tan entretenidas y novedosas
felicitaciones!
Jan 01, 2011 @ 18:21:53
hi dude!
i love that bag! >< awesum idea~
where did u get the strap?
?_?
ty~
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Dec 12, 2011 @ 05:43:09
Thanks so much for posting this tutorial. My son makes and repairs guitars and I know his wife will really like this one.
Apr 19, 2012 @ 01:52:30
Hey!
That’s a wonderfull tutorial! Now I know a the perfect present for my best friend. But I’ve a question: How do you close the bag? Zipper or some Kamps snaps?
Apr 19, 2012 @ 09:50:54
Hullo! There is a magnetic snap by the opening.
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Jul 13, 2012 @ 16:30:51
hello,
thanks a lot for your cute idea et your tuto. I’m french. I have made your guitar bag for my son, here is the link if you want to sea it : http://particulesworld.canalblog.com/archives/2012/07/13/24696977.html
see you soon !
Jul 15, 2012 @ 15:49:32
Love it! Love the colors you used :)
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Jan 25, 2013 @ 12:57:47
Thank you for this fantastic tutorial. I made a guitar bag for my daughter, and she loves it! Here is a picture that I’ve posted of it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockingit/8355380463/in/photostream
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Apr 30, 2013 @ 04:49:37
Hello, I am sorry, my english is not very good because I am French.
I found this bag wonderfull !
But I found this too :
http://fr.dawanda.com/product/12468154-Sac-Bandouiliere-Guitare-electrique
and I don’t like this … This girl sell a bag you’re invented and it’s not well.
So I decide to tell you … I hope you try to stop the sell and say her lots of things (need words in french ? I have plenty !).
Your bag is beautifulier than her bag.
Bravo !
Mar 26, 2009 @ 14:35:19
That’s great! Boys, in general, love the guitar bag. My boyfriend has three, in fact. :D