 Hey guys, how are you? All right, so this is an idea that happened because of a friend of mine who needs to wear a medical device almost 24 hours and I hope that this Comes in handy for others of you who are likewise Restricted To your movements because you have to carry something around with you whether it is a blood glucose monitor In my friend's case it tends machine There are certain medical divide cardiac medical devices you might have to carry around with you This pattern could be easily adapted now. This pattern was created for a tense machine that measures Four and a half inches tall by three inches wide and about one inch deep with a wire coming out of the top FYI so If your device is bigger or smaller, you're going to need to adapt it to fit that You're going to need some outer fabric some lining fabric some Velcro Some kind of a ring this is a rectangular ring. I just happened to have in my stash You could use a d-shaped ring you can find these in the notions department of your fabric store Near where they have all the belt making and belt repair supplies You'll also need some interface a interfacing and my current favorite is SF 101 by Pellon that is a woven interfacing and it Really moves really well with the fabric besides giving it body My Joanne's happened to be sold out of it on the bolt by the yard I can only get these like one-yard packs which sucks, but Anyway I'm gonna go have to go To a different fabric store and see if I can get some more of it So, okay, the first thing we're going to do is we're going to cut the waist piece now You want to cut the waist piece the size of your waist or wherever on your hips or waist that you want to wear the device plus about Six to eight inches overlap so you can pull it Tight and cinch it. All right, so in this case we are going to cut our piece 53 inches long by about four and a half inches tall now this fabric is only 44 inches So I'm going to cut two pieces that are four and a half inches tall and then piece them together to make the length that I need I'm going to line. This is the outer fabric. This is my current favorite one I'm using what I have in my stash for my friend. This is a prototype But that being said if you're watching this then the prototype worked so There's that and this is a cactus fabric from Hobby Lobby so I'm going to use my rotary cutter and my cutting mat on my table and my large plastic ruler One two three four and a half It makes cutting really easy You could adjust the thickness of this piece to be thinner or wider This is going to be the belt portion of the bag So if you want a thinner belt just adjust this to be thinner for you that'll work then I'm going to need a Piece for the pocket that is 10 inches by five inches That's better Only I want the other side because I don't want to have to mess with the selvage Which is that white part on the edge of the fabric and this side doesn't have that printed piece It's the finished edge. This one has the finished edge, but it's printed with the same cactus print. So I'm good with that So for this I'm going to measure Rollers going the correct way So we want a piece. I'm going to use some Taylor's chalk To measure 10 inches. Yeah, five inches. Just we'll cut in this one Line up my marks with the edge of the ruler Okay You have a piece like this Then I need one more piece for a loop to hold the bag onto the belt and for that piece I'm going to cut it three inches by six inches That doesn't want to stay Okay, so cut those out of The outer pretty fabric and then also you want to cut them out of your lining fabric So I'm going to do that and I'll be right back. I've got all my fabric pieces cut now You need to cut one piece for each of these out of the interfacing and Fuse the interfacing per the package instructions to the wrong side of your pretty fabric Okay, you got that? All right, I'm going to do all that. I'll be right back I should stop and say that if you want a little flap or a tab to close the bag your device is going to be in You're going to need a second three by six inch strip from the outer the inner and the interfacing We've got all of our interfacing fused to the wrong side of our fabric So now the first thing we're going to do is put our two pieces for our belt together In the case of this particular fabric is directional meaning the design goes in a definite direction one way or the other So I need to make sure I put both pieces going in the right direction and then right sides together and I'm going to use about a quarter inch seam or The edge of my presser foot is my guide and I'm going to sew this Outer piece together. I'm going to do the same with the lining and then I'm going to take this part Which is going to be the pocket and I'm going to sew I'm going to put the short ends together and Then I'm going to sew again with like a quarter inch seam down the folded Side this from here to here and then on the other side making sure to go backwards and forwards at the beginning of the end of the stitches and I'm going to do that for the Outer part of the pocket and the inner part of the pocket on these I'm going to sew one of them Straight down the long sides again right sides of the fabric together I'm going to sew straight down the long sides leaving either end open on the other one We are going to go down one long side across one short side and up the other long side And I know that sounds really confusing, but I'm going to do the stitching and I'll show you when I come right back Okay, for the belt pieces. I sewed along this edge to join the two pieces So we have a piece that's long enough for what we need now my D ring is smaller than how this Wide the belt is going to be so I'm going to have to narrow down either end And I'll show you how I do that. I would recommend if you could it to get a ring that's big enough For your however wide you want your belt to be but I don't want it to be too narrow Because it's got to hold the weight of the tens machine for my friend Anyway, I sewed this one And the lining same way here are the pocket pieces and they can see the two Cut ends here. So I've made sort of a pocket, right? She sewed up either side. I did the same to the lining On these two smaller three by six inch pieces this one I sewed into a tube and This one I sewed all the way around and I made like a pocket. Okay, so I'm going to clip my corners where appropriate To close to the stitches but without cutting the stitches That's important to remove the bulk where you can You get a nicer looking corner and Then I'm going to turn these Pockets and tubes right side out Use something to push your corners. I I just use an old knitting needle Actually, I take that back. I don't want to I don't want to push the corners on this out yet I take that back Not in the pocket Don't push the pocket out leave the pocket. We're going to do something else to that But push push out the one that's going to be the tab to hold your bag shut to hold your device in your bag That one you do need to turn right to side out and the tube if the Instructions here seem a little bit Disjointed and like I'm making them up on the fly. That's cuz I alright, so we're going to turn this one right side out We're going to turn this tube one what right side out and I'm going to go press these and I'm going to press the seam I'm going to go press these so they're flat and I'm also going to press the seam on the belt pieces Where's my seam? I'm going to press these so that the seam is open flat. All right. I'm going to go do all that and I'll be right back We're all pressed and ready to go So now I'm going to take our tube piece and I'm going to top stitch along this finished edge on either side I'm also going to take our flap piece and I'm going to top stitch down one side and across and up the other side About an eighth of an inch seam allowance Right out of obin thread. Did you hear that? That's what that noise is generally or it just got Unthreaded or untangled or something so I'm going to pull the loose threads out and Clip them off. It's just Having a little connection fit I don't want to cut too many of the mistakes out because I want you guys to all know I make mistakes With sewing with painting with our journal, whatever it is. We all make mistakes You just have to figure out how to work past it work with it make it work in whatever you're doing Make sure you always go backwards and forward at the beginning and end of any stitching to lock your stitches in You notice how I just kept going without Cutting the thread That's a trick. I learned when I used to actually do sewing for a living and did a lot of mass Sewing it does have a name. I can't remember right now what it's called Maybe one of you remembers Okay, so now we're going to cut our pieces apart and trim our threads on the tube one I'm trimming all the off all the extra hairy bits Because and the extra interfacing that's hanging out. You really want it to be neat and clean For attaching it to the bag now if you don't have a Free arm sewing machine then you might want to do this part before You sew the sides up on your bag. I have a free arm sewing machine. So I Am not too worried. I've done it both ways But not only do I have a free arm sewing machine, but the weight of the tens I think might be a little heavy So I want to make sure that you have both layers of fabric and the interfacing to hold it onto the belt So before we turn our pockets right side out I'm going to make sure that I just finger-pressed the fabric down here to get a little crease in the fabric and Then I'm going to take the bottom and I'm going to match up that fold with the seam and I am going to take a little I'm going to do some stitching Well, you can't see I'm going to stitch right across here to make the bottom a little bit flat I'm putting the point of the Fold at the 5 8 inch mark Make sure again that you go backwards and forwards So again, we're just a stray thread We're going to put up a finger press Then we're going to open it like this and we're going to push down the seam to meet up with that fold and This point right here is What I'm going to have at the 5 8 inch mark on the base of my sewing machine And then I'm going to just sew Straight across here, and I'm going to do it to both corners of both bags Now if your machine is a little taller a little wider, you're going to have to adjust the measurement for your pocket To accommodate that machine You want to take the height and double it plus the width add an inch and then you want to take the width and the depth and Double it and add an inch. Ah, no double it. No double it. Just add an inch Hopefully I've done my measurements, right? Otherwise where I'm deep doo-doo when I have to do this again We'll find out in a minute Okay, so trim all your threads cut your two bag pieces apart and Then now you can turn the outer fabric one right side out Push out the corners Okay, so I have now I have this now if I've done it right this should be about three inches by four and a half inches by one inch, so let's see one two three four and a half and One two three plus extra there's a little extra in there, so it should fit. Hopefully it won't be too tight Hopefully I'm going to put the lining fabric inside of there. Yeah, it's like three and a quarter inches wide Okay, so now what I want to do is I need to put the belt loop on the back So I need to get this down as flat as possible and then I need to put the belt loop here Center back and I need to then flip it over and sew it again This is not the bell loop. This is the bell loop. Yeah, and then flip it over and sew it again down here at the bottom So to do that I'm going to take the free arm the this part of the sewing machine base off Which will release the free arm part of my machine? needs a good cleaning Which may or may not be easier. I don't know. We'll see. I don't know that that is easier actually So I'm going to try it this way. I really it's going to be fiddly, but I really want that strap to be Through all the layers of fabric and see You know if I made this differently this pocket it might work. See if we can get it on there Yeah, I really do want it to be through all the layers So I'm going to bunch it up like this and I'm going to put it carefully. Just go slow. Don't go fast making sure that You don't have any wrinkles under there go backwards and forwards attach it down You could like I said put this on first before You sew your pocket up and that for some of you who are new to sewing that might be easier I'm going to go a couple stitches off the loop Lift up my needle turn the bag around and I'm pulling this Over what I just stitched and pulling it underneath the presser foot And then I'm going to go back the way I came Pulling the underneath fabric out of my way so I can make sure I don't stitch through something I don't want to stitch through and doing it this way gives you an extra row of stitching on here again to hold your device in place firmly and securely, okay, hopefully there's no like Mistakes under there. I don't think there is so I'm going to trim all my threads always trim all your threads and then when you're done It should look like that Now that's not perfectly straight. I could have done a better job at making that straight, but that's okay So now before we go any farther. I need to put some Velcro on there I have to find We'll use this one So this is so in Velcro. I need just a little piece about two inches long We're going to need more of that so don't go too far with your Velcro I'm going to take the soft side and I'm going to sew it to the flap this way Trim my threads And then I'm going to take the other end and I'm going to sew it to the bag down about a half an inch from the top again vertically Pulling the back side of the bag away from the layers that I'm stitching through so I only stitch through the front of the bag And not the back of the bag If you want it perfectly straight, you probably should pin it or baste it in place Again You can sew this on before you put the bag together. That is easier I would put a piece of extra feet piece of fabric behind it between the layers to make it Just a little stronger to hold your device especially if your device is heavy. That doesn't sound right Still doesn't sound right Okay, so now your bag should look like this All right, so now what we're going to do is I'm gonna I think I'm going to use my Wonder Clips I might need to pin it though. So what we're going to do is I'm going to start I'm going to start on this side And I'm going to turn the outer fabric down about a quarter of an inch and then also the inner fabric and match them up and Put a clip and do this All the way around the bag like that when you've got it all clipped or pinned I have these clips. I've had them actually a long time. So I should use them Now before we sew anything We are going to tuck our belt loop In Into the top here. I'm debating how to do that. We might want to just do it this way which actually would work and Also, we're going to put the flap this way which would also work and I'm going to position them and Then I'm going to adjust my clips Hold it in place and Then I'm going to sew all the way around this edge sewing the loop and the flap into place while I'm doing it I'm going to be about an eighth of an inch away Then I'm going to flip this flap up and I'm going to go back and top stitch that again a second time I'm going to do that. I'll be right back. Now honestly assembling the bag is going to be the most difficult part of this project because getting The bag under the machine so that you can attach that I still have more threads So you can attach the Velcro the belt loop hem the top edge and that sort of thing is the most fiddly again You can attach the Velcro and the belt loop before you assemble the bag You still have the part of attaching the flap. So just take your time and go slow. Make sure to pull the fabric away So that you're only stitching through where you want so if you stitches adjust your fabric pull it away So that the needle is only going through where you want it to and you're not getting bunches of fabric It is all straight stitches But then once you're done you have a little bag if nothing else You have a little bag with a belt loop on the back that you could attach to a regular belt in my friend's case She doesn't wear those kind of clothing Items so I need to make her a belt little fit in here now I do think I probably cut this one too wide not only too wide It could be thinner for the machine, but to what definitely too wide for the D ring I have which is the only one I have So let's see what we can do about that The first thing we're going to do was we're going to take our two long strips And we're going to put them right sides together and We're going to sew all the way down one of the long sides Making sure to go backward and backward and forward at either end Okay, so I've done that and now what I was just doing was I was taking and I did like a quarter inch seam on one side And I was folding out down about a half an inch from the other side and then seeing how it fit Over the belt loop and it's kind of wide so You know if you're using materials that you have at home, you're gonna have the same issue So yeah, so I'm gonna cut it an inch narrower this way So instead of 53 inches long by four and a half inches wide. I'm gonna make it three and a half So this you can do you know again do your adjustments. You could make the bag bigger instead of doing this part But you could just cut this down I could do a really big seam allowance and Just tuck it inside, but I don't want to do that Did my rotary cutter go over this so now if I do this and this that's a better width to fit through the bag and That'll work for the D ring. It's still a little too big for the D ring. So what I'm gonna do This is what I'm going to do. We're gonna take The two ends line them up hopefully and we are going to narrow them just a bit Taper I should not narrow taper. There you go taper So I'm gonna line all the edges up together I'm gonna try this to do this all at once I'm gonna use kind of the seam here where I piece that extra piece on as my guide and I'm going to narrow it By a good another inch Line up my fabric on the cutting board I've got The end of the ruler here by the seam up at the top and then I'm narrowing it down to like about an inch over here on this side And then we'll just cut So then you'll have it shaped like this on the end and that'll make it very much nicer putting the D ring on So the problem with that is now I have to sew this edge again, but I'm gonna do that I'm gonna re-sew. I'm gonna start back here where it's flat I'm gonna re-sew this edge. I'm gonna go down one short end and all the way down this other long end to the other Side and down this short end, but I'm gonna leave out like four inch space in the middle So I can turn it right side out So I'm gonna do that and I'll be right now before I turn it right side out again We're gonna clip the extra off our corners To remove some bulk as close as you can get to the stitches without cutting your stitches Do it on either end The other place you might want to cut some bulk at is where we had to piece our our pieces together to make it long enough So I would recommend coming in here and cutting this Like a semi circle shape out of there to get rid of some of the bulk of that seam allowance Now we're gonna turn it right side out Again, I use a knitting needle for some of this and the this part is great for pushing out like the bulk And then the pointy end is a good for pushing out the corners Do both sides and then take it back to your iron and give it a good press Okay, now I'm gonna top stitch all the way around all the sides of the belt And then I'm gonna take our D ring and I'm gonna put it on while it's rectangular ring Anyway, I'm gonna put it on one end and fold it over like this and sew it down. I'll be right back There's gonna be a lot of pressure Theoretically on this ring so go backwards and forwards on the stitching a few times and then How this should work is this way now I did again, I did plain fabric because it's what I had You could do pattern fabric on both sides if you wanted. Alright, so I Need to so all of our Velcro is gonna be on the same. Oh, you can't even see me. Hold on All of our Velcro is gonna be on the same side. So how this is gonna work is this is gonna go through the D ring and Depending on what mobility issues you are having you could do it this way Or you could just put pretty fabric on both sides. I didn't do that, but She's not really a cactus person anyway, so This is just a sample So you want to have all the Velcro is gonna go on this side So the first thing I want to do is figure out her waist measurement How tight I can pull this so about there so That's the tightest that it would go So I want to put one little piece of Velcro here and then a longer strip here in case she wants to tighten or loosen It over time. I want it to be adjustable So I'm going to take Some of my Velcro Generally what I do with these is I take the whole thing and Stick it together the right way That's less fiddly that way But when you get it out of the package, it's Not like this. There we go. All right, so I'm gonna cut I'm just trying to decide if I want to put two pieces or one piece Think I'm gonna just put one. I'm gonna cut kind of a long one. Oops The right scissors for that And then what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna put one piece here on the other piece here Facing each other now the other thing too is if you have really sensitive skin And that's one of your issues that you're having you definitely don't want the Velcro on the back side And you probably want to use something like flannel on the inside something This is cotton which is soft But if you have sensitive skin or you're having skin issues use something even softer like a really soft cotton flannel Alright, so I'm going to pin This time I'm gonna pin instead of using the clips I'm gonna position this here. Let's see. I'm gonna position it where I want it and Stick a pin and then I'm gonna take this one and do the same thing Then I'm going to take it out of the D-ring and I'm gonna sew both of those down once you have the Velcro on you can put your bag on it and Put it around your waist and attach it securely and then you don't have to worry about where your tens machine is I have an iPhone 7 and it measures How big is it? This is six By Two and three quarters and I have it in a charging case So it's a good half inch to three quarters of an inch wide and fairly heavy And I could get in here. It's a little it's taller because this is taller. So her her thing is only four and a half But it fits so there you go You know when it you have it around your waist, it's not going to go anywhere But anyway, you guys get the idea. So there you go. I hope that gives you something to think about just because Found a more thread something. I never do But there you have it it's got my cell phone in it Which is heavier and bigger than her tens machine is going to be or your device maybe And it fits just fine and it's very comfortable by the way. It's not squeezing my hips too tight So if you have pain issues skin issues, this should work for you Just because you have to wear a medical device or carry something around with you all the time doesn't mean it has To be in an ugly bag or just click to your pants so that your pants are falling off So here you go I hope that that gives you some ideas of what you can do if you have any questions comments or concerns Please leave them in the comments below here on YouTube You can always join my Facebook group a life of art and self expression and ask them there and don't forget the most Important thing go out and have a great day Do something nice for yourself because you deserve it and I'll see you later. Bye guys