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Umi's 2023-Drawstring Bag Self-Evaluation

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Drawstring Bag Self-Evaluation UMI

Please critically assess your sewing drawstring bag. Include images or text of your process to
support your self-assessment. Answer the reflections questions honestly and in detail.

Drawstring Bag
Met Emerging Not Met
Criteria

Sewn right sides together /

Sewn with 2.5 stitch length /

Seam allowances are consistent /

Seams are stitched at ½” or 12mm /

Seams are backstitched at each end /

Seams are pressed open /

Sections line up on front and back of /


main bag

Corners are diagonally clipped on /


lining and main bag

Lining is securely attached to the /


main bag and fits inside the bag

Top stitching is even and the turning /


opening is stitched closed

Spaces are left in side seams for /


drawstring to thread through

Drawstrings are evenly stitched and /


turned right side out, ribbon is cut off

Drawstrings are neatly tied /

Completed bag is pleasing to look at / very

Reflection Questions
Please answer honestly and include details in your responses

Which aspects of My strongest strengths in this project was with my seam allowance and my
construction are you stitching lines. My stitches were consistent, precise, and straight. Having
precise seam allowance and stitching made a significant impact on
strongest at? What alignment and the finishing product. It was extremely easy when I had to
impact did these align my inner bag with my outer bag. Both bags aligned perfectly with each
strengths have on the other and when I stitched them both it made it alot easier and saved a
creation of your bag? significant amount of time. It made everything more organized. Overall
having precise stichthing and seam allowance helps make the finishing
product more elegant and helps make the process alot easier.
Drawstring Bag Self-Evaluation UMI
Which skills/aspects My most improved skill since I first started sewing is my seam allowance skill.
have improved the In the beginning I couldn’t keep my fabrics straight which made my sticth
lines crooked and curved. This also ruined my stitch allowance which made
most since you my final product very unpleaseing. I have created a more general sense on
created the skill sewing in general like, fixing my mistakes, finding ways to go around difficult
building samples? obstacles, my conssictancy/percision, and how to make my finishing product
How did you improve more pleasing. In general my sense in sewing has grown exponentially
them? throughout the course.

Which skills/aspects of The most challenging part is when my seam allowace was perfect and
construction remain exactly how I wanted it to be, but a great amount of strings would shed from
the fabric. It made my bag look very messy and unporffesional. I tried to
to be the most make the bag as professional as I could but when strings would shed from
challenging? How did the fabric it made it alot harder for me to make it look even since it affected
these challenges the seam allowance by a little. I can improve this by choosing a more reliable
impact the creation of and tougher fabric. This silky fabric was really delicate, soft, and light. Which
could’ve been a reason why it was easily shedding. I also was constantly
your drawstring bag? cutthig the loose pieces whenever I saw them. If I had ignored them and
How could you work come back to them when I’m on my finishing steps, then it could’ve helped it
to improve them (be a bit.
specific…don’t just
say practice)?

When you look at I love to see how the finishing is so crisp and precise. The bag looks straight,
your finished bag, the innerside look phennomenal, and the corners are sharp. I am extremely
proud of how much I have grown in sewing and I really found a passion for
what parts are you sewing. I really enjoyed making this project because I know how difficult it
most proud of? Why was for me and how much effort and time I put into this bag. For someone
are you proud of like me that didn’t even know how to load thread on the machine, making a
those parts? whole drawstring bag is really a big accomplishment for me. When I look at
my bag, seeing how everything came along in the end, it really makes me
proud and happy.

When you look at I want to redo my strings. I feel like I could’ve used something else instead of
your finished bag, sewing 2 fabrics together to make a string. I liked how some people used
ribbons even though it wasn’t part of the project. I felt like the ribbon made
which parts would the bag look much nicer and it was so much easier than making the actual
you like to do over? string. If we used ribbons it would save us alot of time and the ribbons suited
What would you do the bag more. It gave it the cherry on top! I still like how my bag turned out
differently next time? and I am extremely proud of my craft.

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