.: Padded Hanger with Compartmentalized (is that a word???!!!!) Jewelry Bag

What the heck is that???? I'm not sure where this came from but I made my first one many years ago and I can't remember where I got the idea , pattern etc. I know there was no paper pattern maybe a sketch.????

This is a neat deal it's made with a plastic hanger,1/2 yard double sided quilted fabric, a package of wide bias tape 3 yds. ( now you can make your own quilted fabric and bias tape, great way to use up scraps!!!!)a piece of clear vinyl 13"x141/2", 3 12" plastic zippers, 12" to 14" piece of Velcro, scotch tape, sewing machine, thread, zipper foot.

Start with the hanger and lay it on you quilted fabric and trace around the hanger, and make it 11" deep or long from the neck of the hanger. Mark an opening so the hanger part of the hanger fits thru, thus a padded cover over the hanger. Sew around leaving the opening and then sew down the opening around the neck of the hanger. Sew on the bias tape around the bottom edge. Sew on the Velcro above the bias tape so you can close up the bottom.

Now take the vinyl and lay it out in front of you the 13" across and 141/2" up and down. Take a pen and mark a line going across the 13" 2" from the top, draw the next line 31/2" down and the third 41/2" down, so you have three lines going across the vinyl, this is you zipper placement. Now take the zips and lay the teeth on the pen line, make sure the pull is against the vinyl, so you can unzip it!!!!! Now take your scotch tape and place a few pices to hold it to the vinyl following the pen lines. Put on your zipper foot and sew the zipper ro the vinyl. Sew on the zipper tape, sewing on the vinyl is not always easy, kind of sticks!!!! Now this is not fine tailoring so if you are a tad crooked no big deal!!!! Sew in all three zippers in this fashion!! Remove the tape.

Now sew the vinyl to the quilted rectangle, pin corners and sew with foot on fabric not vinyl. Use a small seam 3/8" or width of your presser foot. Now turn this over and sew on the vinyl side the top of the zipper, so sew the top lines of all three zippers, you can sew right over the first row of stitching. Then get out your pen and mark three sections in the top 2 sections and the lager bottom section divide in half. These are the compartments to store your jewelry. If you want, leave one undivided for necklaces or bigger pieces , whatever works for you!!! Now sew these sections from the bottom of the zipper to the top of the next zipper, you have to make it so you can get to the compartments!!!! Carefully take a ripper and cut on your pen line following the teeth of the zipper, make sure you got the stitching right so you can get to the compartment!!!!!open the zipper and there you have it!!! Now sew on the bias tape all around the rectangle. Instead of messing with the corners I just sewed on the top and bottom and then the sides, much easier!!!

Then take the rectangle and sew it above the Velcro inside of the hanger cover, fold up your compartments and tuck inside and Velcro shut!!!!

I hope these instructions are helpful, this is probably not a beginner project. I decorated this one with yo-yos, you could do appliques, monograms, add a tassel, sachet, or whatever. The sky's the limit. This makes a great gift or just a great organizer for your own closet or travel wardrobe!!!

And I have to give a great big thank you to Bob for making this blog and website all come to be!!! I couldn't do this without Bob so if any of you are looking to put together a website just check out , Robert's Webwork