Sew a Bag with a Compartment for Shoes and a Water Bottle

The Bottle Pocket

TheWater Bottle Pocket

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

• Fold the 24" by 9" piece of Lycra/Spandex in half to form a 12" by 9" Piece.
• Keeping the fold on the top, sew two lines of basting stitches along the bottom of the fabric.
• Lay the folded fabric on an end piece of lining.
• Gather the basting stitches to the middle to make the pocket fabric fit the lining.
• Baste the pocket to the end on the three unfolded edges of the bottle pocket.

• Matterials and Cutting
• The Bottle Pocket
• The Shoe Pockets
• Assemble the Lining
• The Zipper
• Assemble the Body of the Bag & Straps
• Lining and Attaching the Zipper