Sew Together LIVE! Season 1 Episode 8: Make a Daybreak Belt Bag with Cuddle®

How to Make a Daybreak Belt Bag with Cuddle® Minky 

Ajaire Parello, Cuddle® Ambassador

 ‘L’ embroidery was created by Sheila/Designs by Babymoon using Stitch Artist Embroidery Software

‘A’ embroidery is a pattern from Designs by Juju called “She Intertwined Monogram”

Project info:

• Link to pattern: https://www.callajaire.com/shop/daybreak-belt-bag
• Fabrics: C3 Scarlet and Dreamy Ivory
• Main fabric sewn LIVE: 
• Luxe Cuddle® Frosted Oceana Rosewater/Snow/C3 Snow

Other bags shown: 

• Luxe Cuddle Poppy Bayou/C3 Black (I think – I'll let you know ASAP!)
• Luxe Dreamy Ivory/C3 Cardinal or Scarlett 
• C3 Black/C3 Mallard 

Discount for pattern: Use the discount code SHANNON at check out to get 20% off all patterns in the DbCA shop through 04/30/25!

List of materials:

• Cuddle® ⅜ yard
• woven iron‐on interfacing such as Pellon SF‐101  1⅛ yard
• 2 zippers (ykk #3 or #5)-  13” main zipper; 9.5” for lining pocket zipper
• approximately 2 yards of 1" or 2" wide webbing for strap (this length should fit a standard adult body with room for sliding adjustments, but more or less strapping may be necessary depending on the body size)
• 1" or 2" plastic buckle (use same width as webbing)
• 1" or 2" plastic slider to match buckle (use same width as webbing)
• 90/14 Stretch machine needle 
• Polyester thread 
• Permanent Felt tip marker
• Rotary cutter and mat (Olfa) 
• Craft knife (Olfa SAC-1)
• Micro-serrated scissors (Karen Kay Buckley)
• Clover flower head pins 
• Wonder clips 
• Walking foot

The Daybreak Belt Bag is a pattern for an on trend cross-body bag that can be worn either across the body or around the waist. There are three different sizes ‐ small, medium, and large ‐ along with the option for zippered lining pocket, mesh lining pocket, or both. The outside is a simple, streamlined shape with a squared bottom and curved top, which looks great in either a minimalist solid Cuddle© 3 or a fun Luxe Cuddle©. The sewn‐in buckled strap is adjustable so it’s easy to go from waist to across the body without extra straps dangling or getting in the way. With a full lining, the interior of the bag is finished with the turning method which gives a professional finish without the struggle of binding everything together at the end. Whether sewing for kids or adults, cross body or around the waist, the Daybreak Belt Bag is the everything bag for you!

*designed to work well with Cuddle®

*fully-illustrated tutorial includes step by step professional finishes

*pdf layers printing option for printing only the size needed

*projector pattern piece file included

Skill Builders:

• bag making
• zippers
• buckled straps
• pockets

Videos available on the Call Ajaire YouTube Channel.

More on this pattern: https://www.callajaire.com/2023/11/project-night-and-day-two-new-pattern-releases.html