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This tote has room for everything you need and then some!
Fabrics Needed
Jelly roll fabric strips (2-1/2” x width of fabric) 13
Lining fabric 1 yard
Handle fabric 1/2 yard
Materials Needed
Pellon® 809 Décor-Bond® Two 19“ x 24” rectangles
Pellon® 987F Fusible Fleece Two 29“ x 1-1/4” strips
Pellon® SF101 Shape-Flex® Two 19“ x 24” rectangles
Legacy™ By Pellon® Batting One crib size (45” x 60”)
Thread
Tools Needed
Sewing machine and related supplies
Rotary cutter and relate supplies
Basting spray (optional)
Sewing Instructions
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Place fabric strips together lengthwise in desired layout.
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Sew each strip right sides together using a 1/4” seam allowance. Press seams in one direction.
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Lightly spray baste or pin the outer fabric and batting together. Quilt along the seams using the presser foot as a guide. Quilt four lines per strip.
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After quilting, trim the fabric/batting unit to measure 40” x 26”. Then cut into two 20” x 26” pieces.
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Center the Décor-Bond® on the batting side of the fabric/batting unit. Fuse following manufacturer’s instructions. Repeat with other fabric/batting unit.
Place the fabric/batting units right sides together, matching seams and pin. Sew across the bottom and up the sides using a 1/2” seam allowance. Leave the top open.
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Press the seams open.
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To make the gussets, pinch the corners together. Line up the side and bottom seams and place a ruler 3” down from the center corner point. Draw a 6” line across the batting.
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Sew along that line, backstitching at the beginning and the end.
Trim seam to 1/4”. Repeat for the other side.
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Cut two 19-1/2” x 25-1/2” rectangles of lining fabric. Center the Shape-Flex® onto the wrong side of each piece of lining fabric. Fuse in place following manufacturer’s instructions.
Place lining fabric right sides together and sew using a 1/4” seam allowance along both sides and across the bottom, leaving a 4” opening in the bottom center. Backstitch at the beginning and the end of the opening for turning.
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Make the gussets in the lining in the same manner as for the exterior bag.
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Turn the outer bag with right side facing out. Insert outer bag piece into the lining piece with right sides together. Match side seams and pin along the top.
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Sew all the way around the top with a 1/2” seam allowance. Backstitch at the beginning and the end.
Layer the seams and trim the outer seam to 1/4”.
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Reach into the bag through the opening in the lining and turn the bag right side out. Pin, then stitch the gap closed in the lining by machine or hand.
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Push the lining into place inside the outer bag. Press first if necessary.
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Cut two 30” x 5-1/2” strips from the handle fabric. Press each fabric strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together. Open and press each side to the center crease.
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Open the fabric strips. Fuse one 29” x 1-1/4” piece of Fusible Fleece to the wrong side of the handle fabric in the middle of the fabric strip as shown.
Repeat for other handle.
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Fold in the raw ends 1/4” and pin.
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Refold the handles lengthwise as shown.
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Topstitch all the way around the handles, then stitch three lines in the center along the length of the strap using the presser foot as a guide.
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To place the straps on the bag, position and pin the straps 3-1/2” down from the top of the bag and 4-1/2” in from each side.
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Starting at the side seam, backstitch and topstitch along the top of the bag. When the handles are reached, reinforce them with an X box, then stitch along the edge of the strap until back at the top of the bag.
Continue topstitching the bag, reinforcing each handle. Backstitch at the end.
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