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Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern
My finished bag is about 11 1/2 inches wide and 10 inches deep. It's a simple yet functional and can be used as a small purse to carry your essentials. I'll be using mine to carry knit and crochet yarn projects when I'm on the go. And did I mention that the bag is reversible? You can use two different colors of fabric to suit your mood.


Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Materials

    2/3 yd each of two different cotton fabrics
    basic sewing supplies
    
Directions

Before you begin, wash, dry and press each of your pieces of fabric and print the pattern. 


Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

If you want to double check that your pattern is the right size, the grid on the pattern is 1/4 inch. When you enlarge it, each square in the grid should be 1/2 inch.

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Fold each of your fabric pieces in half so the selvages match up. The straps of the bag should be parallel to the selvages. Cut out the pattern.

As you get ready to start sewing, please note that you should use a 1/2 inch seam allowance for all the stitching. 

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Place the pieces with the right sides of the same colored fabrics together. Pin and stitch along the top edge of the long strap.

With a water soluble fabric marker, on the wrong sides of all 4 pieces of fabric, mark the two side arrows from the pattern. Press the seams to one side.

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

To minimize the amount of hand stitching, the assembly of the bag is a little unconventional.

Open up both of the bag pieces. Lay the pieces right sides together and pin. Machine stitch the outside edge of the long strap between your marked arrows. Stitch around the inner "U"  on each side and along the inside of the long strap.
Trim the seam allowance along the "U" on each side to 1/4 inch so the bag is easier to turn. 

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Next, turn the bag right sides out by pulling one side through the long strap. This takes a bit of patience. 

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Press around the "U"  on each side and along the long strap. 

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Pin the top edges of the short strap right sides together so that the same colored fabrics are facing each other. Stitch along the top edge. 

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Press the short strap seam.

The bag is starting to take shape.

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

To add a nice finished look to the bag, I like to stitch about 1/4 inch from the edge all the way around the inner edges of the straps and the "U" shaped opening.

You can use a decorative stitch if you like. I chose a plain, straight stitch since my fabrics already have strong geometric designs.

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Now you need to close up the bottom of the bag. Pin the right sides of the main fabric together and stitch between the arrows you marked earlier. 

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Now do the same with the contrasting side.

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

There should still be an opening through the short strap.

Turn the bag right side out through that opening.

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

You'll finish the bag by turning the outer edges of the short strap under 1/2 inch. Hand stitch around the outer edge of the short strap.

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

I used a simple whipstitch and it's nearly invisible.

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

Fill your bag with all your goodies. To secure everything inside the bag, simply pull the long strap through the short strap. Then, you can use the long strap to carry your pretty new bag. 

Reversible Japanese Knot Bag Pattern

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