This is the cover I made for the interior of the baggage compartment. I used a piece of aluminum that was a rejected laser cut part. It was the correct size because it was the same part as the piece it was covering. I filled the hole for the door lock with a circle of plastic and held it in place with stainless steel tape. Vic ground the edges to prevent cuts. I layed out where I wanted the pocket to be. I then traced and cut the fabric for the main part. Below are the pocket directions.
Here are the steps to create a diamond patterned pocket for the RV-10 baggage compartment. I like the pocket to be lined, so I cut two rectangles and sewed them face to face. That made a seam at the top of the pocket. In retrospect, I should have used a single large piece and folded it at the top to eliminate that seam.
The measurement of the pocket is 14” wide by 10” tall. There is a layer of ¼ inch sewfoam between the layers to give the diamonds a 3d look. So a piece of fabric 29 1/2 inches wide by 21 1/2 inches tall is ideal. Fold it in half.
Draw a 9 1/2 in by 14 wide box on one side of your fabric. On my Columbia 2 way stretch faux leather, I use a leather marking pen by Tandy. You can remove the marks with pressure. I used a damp magic eraser to get them off. The top side of your box will be the 1/ 2 inch seam at the top.
Mark a large plus in the center of your box. I used a 3 inch tall x 1 1/2 inch wide diamond. So I marked the horizontal line at 1 1/ 2″ intervals and the vertical line at 3″ intervals. You are centering it at the center of the plus, so the first vertical interval will be 1 1/2 inch above and below the center. The first horizontal intervals will be 3/4 inch left and right of the center.
Now draw your diamond around the center of the plus encompassing the 4 marks around the center.
Extend the diamond lines to the edge of the box as shown above. Continue to draw parallel lines crossing at the marks. Make certain they stay parallel and even so the diamonds remain the same size. I used the rivet spacing fan to mark the lines to see where to cross. You can see it is aligned with the current two lines (red arrows below). Once you do a number of lines this way, you no longer need to use the fan. You can eyeball the width of the line in relation to the ruler to finish the design. Note: Stop the line at the border of the box. I did not because I was told the pattern would shrink, but it did not. You want to finish the edges with the material wrapped to the back to cover the sew foam.
Sew the lines as you see them. Make sure you start with a full bobbin and check it halfway through. It uses a lot of thread. I started at the center of the top going in one direction. Then went to the left side and sewed in the same direction. Then I sewed in the opposite direction using the same method. I used a 4 sewing stitch. Remember to stop at the edge of the pocket. Sew around the edge of the pocket.
This is how the pattern looks sewn. You will have extra fabric to wrap around the sides and bottom. Trim th excess fabric from the back of the pocket. on the front, trim it to 1/2 in from the edge of the pocket and fold it to the back, holding it with seam tape. Then sew the pocket to the larger piece of fabric. Your edges will then be finished.
Because my edges were not finished, I used a trim piece on the pocket, but I think using the same material as described would be better. Once the pocket was sewn on and finished, Vic glued the piece to the aluminum. We use 3m high strength adhesive. Applying to both surfaces.
