Lined Boxy Bag Tutorial

Zippered Box Pouch Free Sewing Tutorial. Fully Lined Boxy Pouch.

 

I have wanted to make a boxy bag forever but I don't like the ones so much with unfinished inside edges.  I want everything fully lined and I don't like zig-zag edges.
 The boxy pouch that I ended up making is perfectly finished inside and out and it isn't difficult to do it either. I will give lots of tips along the way.

Okay, so what do we need....
-2 FQs of fabric. One will be for the lining and one for the outer.
-FQ H630 fusible wadding (Vlieseline)
-FQ style-vil foam interfacing (Vlieseline)
-30cm (12") Bundfix tape (Vlieseline)
-30cm (12") zipper
-small leather scrap for the label -about 10cm (4" sq.)
-10cm (4") baker's twine (Berisfords)
-stamp of your choice
-Ranger Archival ink: jet black
-Sizzix Big Shot manual die cutting machine
-Sizzix oval die
Your usual bag making needs

All seam allowances are 0.5cm (1/4") and please read through the whole pattern before beginning - and make sure that you have all of your ingredients assembled!

Here is your template before we begin. I have put a 2.5 cm (1") box so that you can tell if it is the right size.

I have added in the measurements in case your printer is not playing nice. You can actually draw it yourself using this information - remember that it must go on the fold though.

 Make the label first. Cut an oval using the die and die cutter and stamp it with your chosen image.

Love bags of leather scraps which are available online for less money than you would think.

 

These dies are great value for money and provide different sizes of die cuts.

 

I love these labels. they are made with next to nothing and they really lift the project.

 I have used a bee stamp for mine to go with the flowers...

Any papercraft stamp will do brilliantly for this job. As long as it doesn't have too much fine detail. Practise on a scrap if you are in doubt.

Right...handle next..

The handle can be as long or short as you need.

 Take the piece of Bundfix tape and a piece of fabric 7cm wide x 30cm long (2 3/4" x 12") and fuse the tape to the wrong side of the fabric.
Use the perforations on the tape to fold the handle in half and then fold the raw edges to the centre and topstitch along both  sides.

Using a matching thread is so important in bag making. Always take the time to do it. Sometimes the thread in the top and in the bobbin will be different to match the outer and the lining. Well worth the faff!

 The handle is now ready to use and when we get to that bit, you can shorten it if you want to.

Use the template to cut two pieces from your outer fabric and two pieces of lining. Fuse H630 to the wrong side of the outer fabric and then lay this onto a slightly larger piece of Style-vil foam interfacing. Attach with a very narrow seam and then trim the foam back to the size and shape of the fabric.

Slightly and gently stretch the interfaced outer fabric over the foam so that it sits super neatly when it is attached. This is all easier if you don't trim the foam until after you have finished.

 Put the zip in next. The zip is a bit too long but it can be trimmed in a a later step. 

The most important thing with this step is to finish and start sewing 2 cm (3/4") in from each end.

 Lay one of the interfaced outer pieces down and lay the zipper along one long side (it matters which if you have a directional print). Lay the lining right sides together with the outer panel to make a zipper 'sandwich'. Pin and sew along the length of the zip starting and stopping 2 cm (3/4") in from each end.
Sew and then open out and topstitch, aslo starting and stopping 2 cm (3/4") from either end.

The topstitching either side of the zip helps the lining behave.

 Sew the base next and also the base of the lining but when you do the lining, leave a turning gap.

This is why you started and stopped sewing a couple of centimetres in from each edge.

 Bring the outer ends together including the zip and sew across. do both ends and repeat for the lining. 
Box the corners now on the outer and the lining and then turn out through the gap and close it.
Stuff the lining down into the bag.

Little finishing touches like this make the project!

 Tie the piece of baker's twine through the zipper pull.

And that's it! A cute boxy bag which is FQ friendly. There has to be a good reason not to make 10!

I can think of a hundred uses for this one!

 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial.