Never one to miss an opportunity I thought while my machine is all set up to sew the waterproof fabric why not make some more things while I’m there? Top of the list were some carriers for my lunch Bento boxes. They almost never leak but occasionally if you get an overly juicy tomato then you find some wet patches in the bottom of your bag.
Due to not wanting too many seams nor too big and bulky an item to carry in my work bag I went with a really simple gusseted envelope style. I quickly cut one in the same non iron on interfacing I’d used to make the pattern for the bike saddle cover and stitched it together to make sure it worked and to get it as small as I possibly could and still fit my bento. As it was I could scale down about 2cm on each side and went with a curved flap to finish the opening.
Using my rotary cutter I cut the whole thing out and then stitched the sides before adding a vertical stitch to create the box style sides.
Simple and effective. I think I’ll make an elastic loop to go around it to double down on keeping it secure but I tested it as is and it caught the leaks and went through the wash easily as well, winning!
Pattern: self drafted
Fabric: Waterproof fabric from Nomura Tailor Kyoto Japan
Alterations: next time make it the other way round so the waterproof fabric is on the inside to help increase it effectiveness…also means you can just wipe it clean and not have to put it through the machine so often.