Thanks so much for purchasing this pattern to make the Make Your Get Away Dufe.

This is such a cute and easy project that you will be making one for the whole family before you know it. This little piece of luggage was designed for you to make with a low amount of effort and the result is cute and useful! Here are a few things that I dont include in the instructions because I assume you will do them! *Make a habit of doing a short backstitch at the beginning and end of each line you sew. *Whenever you nish sewing a section, clip your threads. *Measure 3 times and cut once! Being precise and careful when cutting out your pattern will make everything t together and work nicely.

Materials needed...
Fabric: for adult yard cotton quilting fabric or upholstery fabric (A&B) for child yard cotton quilting fabric or upholstery fabric (A&B) yard of contrast cotton fabric or upholstery fabric for base & handles (C&D) yard piece of cotton batting- long piece, not fat quarter! 2 yards of heavy weight fusible interfacing * 1 yard muslin or cotton fabric choice for lining 24 all purpose zipper for adult bag or 22 zipper for child bag- no not get a separating zipper! thread- matching or contrasting scissors and rotary cutter & self healing mat** sewing machine zipper foot or hand sewing needle Optional- light colored decorator weight fabric to add extra weight to bag- 1/2 yard *If you use upholstery weight fabric, you dont really need to use interfacing since it is already thick enough **The rotary cutter and mat make cutting out your pieces easier but it is not necessary if you are careful with your scissors

Instructions...
1. Cut out all your pieces using the pattern pieces and the guidelines. Fuse interfacing to cotton fabric piece A & B if you are using interfacing. See Figure 1 below. This is how your pieces should look. In the picture below, the handles are already fused and ironed. I will describe those details in step # 5. OPTIONAL- if you would like your bag to have extra weight, cut out Figure 1
C pieces- exterior fabric, batting & lining fabric B pieces2 exterior fabric (already fused with interfacing) the zipper, & 2 of lining fabric handle piecesalready ironed and fused with interfacing

A pieces2 exterior fabric (already interfaced), & 2 of lining fabric

2 more pieces of A in a light colored scrap piece of bottom weight fabric. Simply ayer them behind the exterior A pieces to give extra body to the bag.

2. SEAM ALLOWANCE IS 3/8. Attach zipper to the pieces of B. Place the zipper face down with and outside edges meeting like in Figure 2. Now using a zipper foot attachment on

Figure 2 your sewing machine, sew the zipper onto the piece of B. If you do not have a zipper foot, I would suggest taking the time to sew this on by hand. It really doesnt take that long and will make it look nicer in the end. Maybe you have gured out a way of using your regular machine foot to sew that zipper on well and if that is the case, go for it! Figure 3

Figure 4 Stop about an inch before you get to the zipper pull, unzip past where you have already sewn, put the piece back under your machine and finish sewing the zipper onto this side of piece B. Now your piece should look like Figure 3 when you fold it back from the zipper. Now take the other piece of B, place right side down and sew on to zipper the same way as described above. When nished, iron it at and the piece should look like Figure 4. 3. Next you will quilt piece C. See the instructions in the patterns section at the end. Lay the piece of batting and the piece of C exterior fabric on a table. Use the pins (placement of the pins is described in the pattern piece section) as your guide to quilt the piece. Mark the middle

pin 8

pin 7

pin 6

pin 5

pin 4

pin 3

pin 2

pin 1

Figure 5

begin here

pin 8

pin 7

pin 6

pin 5

pin 4

pin 3

pin 2

pin 1

of the short ends of C with a pin. Starting at that pin, sew diagonally up to pin 1, then down to pin 2 on the bottom. Continue all the way across the piece. See Figure 5- follow the green dashed line. Once you have zig zagged across the piece one time, turn around and zig zag again, using the pins as your guides again until you have created the classic quilt Figure 7

Figure 6

look with diagonals crossing. See the white dashed line in Figure 5. This gives your base strength and it looks cute too! See Figure 6 for a closer look at sewing toward the pin. 4. Next attach the base quilted piece C you just made to the zippered piece B. Pin the right sides together and sew each edge on with a 3/8 seam allowance. See Figure 7. Now you should have a big loop. As you can see from Figure 6, if the B & C pieces are not a perfect match, just center B onto C. This will not matter when you attach to the A pieces soon.

Figure 8

Figure 9

The handles are made by taking your 6 x 16 handle pattern piece and ironing it in half lengthwise. Open, then iron the sides in so they meet in the center. Take your piece of interfacing and fuse it to the center in between the outside folds. See Figure 8. Now fold the piece back together and in half so that its width is now 1.5. Sew down the open edge with an 1/8 seam to close the handle. See Figure 9. Next measure 4 inside and fold the handle again lengthwise and pin. Measure 4 in form the other side and pin there too. Pin all along this line to create the Figure 10

begin pinning 4 in from the edge

folded handle. See Figure 10 above. Sew 1/8 seam from the outside pins to close the opening. Repeat with other handle piece. Figure 11
pin to mark center here

Pick up one of your A exterior pieces (already fused with interfacing and with the optional extra layer of bottom weight fabric behind) and mark the top center with a pin. Pin the handle 3 away from the center pin on both sides. See Figure 11. Make sure that the handle is lying at and not twisted. Sew the handles on with an 1/8 seam to keep them in place for the next step. Repeat on the other A piece so that both handles are attached. 7. Starting at the center of the A piece and the center of the Zipper B piece, begin to pin the 2 together with right sides facing. Pin to one side of center then switch to the other. When you come to the section where the quilted piece C and B meet, stop and start pinning down at the center of the quilted piece to the bottom center of A. This is to make sure the sides come together perfectly. If it comes together, great! Move on to step 8. I have measured over and over again to ensure that B & C come together to circle A well BUT in case something mysterious happened and you have a gap, like in Figure 12, its an easy x

See Figure 13

Figure 12

Figure 13

and here is what you do. Use a seam ripper to take out the seam that attached B & C on the side that doesnt t. Once the seam is undone, use your ngers to hold the sides together where they should be. Pin. Take out some pins on the zippered piece B so that you can then take the piece over to your sewing machine and sew the new seam. Pin the sides back onto piece A to make sure it all ts together. Reattach the A piece to your xed B & C. See Figure 13. 8. Once you have pinned all around, you need to sew A & B/C together. Sew on the side of the B/C with a 3/8 seam allowance. Sewing on the B/C side will help you to get around the curved corner without too much bunching. Use your ngers to hold the extra fabric at the corner. See Figure 14. 9. Before pinning the other side A onto the B/C piece, unzip the zipper about 8 inches so that you can turn the piece right side out. See Figure 15. Figure 14 10. Now pin the other A onto your piece and repeat what you did in step 8. Pin A and B together at the top center. Move the pins out on either side. Once you are at the end of the zipper piece B, move to the center of the C piece and pin the A and C pieces together in the middle and move out on either side with your pins. Again, this is how you get the

Figure 15 pieces to t together evenly!Sew A to the B/C piece with a 3/8 seam allowance. After nished you can turn the piece inside out through the zipper. See Figure 16. 11. The lining is next and it is very similar to creating the outside of the bag. The only difference is that you need to iron under the edges of the lining B pieces. See Figure 17.

Figure 16

Figure 17

Attach these pieces to the lining piece C. Pin carefully so that when you sew them together there isnt a gap where the folded edges of B meet. Next do the A sides just like in Step 7 and 8. Here is when you can decide if you would like to have interior pockets. my bags but many people like to get more organized in their packing! I dont use them for

Measure a piece of fabric that is 9.75 tall and 20.5 wide. Cut a piece of fusible interfacing that is 9tall and 20.5 wide. Dont fuse yet! Iron the top edge down and then again . Now fuse the interfacing on below that second fold. Refold the edges down and then stitch the fold down. Now lay the piece face up on top of your lining piece A. Sew down according to the diagram above or according to your own needs. Do the same on the other piece of lining A to have pockets on each side! 12. To attach the lining and the outside of the bag keep the lining outside in and put the exterior bag inside the lining. Open the zipper up all the way. The right sides should be facing inside the bag. Pin the B pieces together, sandwiching the zipper in between carefully. See Figure 18. Make sure that you use thread that matches the exterior fabric here- any mistakes will really show up with contrasting thread. Change your bobbin if needed. I like to sew the 2 pieces together with my sewing machine, but many people like to hand sew pieces together when you are attaching a lining to a piece with a zipper. Hand sewing insures a really nice nish! Either way is ne as long as you get the lining and exterior attached.

Figure 18

Figure 19 is using the sewing machine method. When you come about 1 away from the zipper pull, stop and do the same as you did before when you attached the zipper to the exterior A piece. Take your time here and the result will turn out nice! 13. Now you will see that what should be outside is in and what should be inside is out. Simply pull the exterior out and then push the lining inside. Iron the bag well and you could tack the corners at the base in to attach the pieces further if you would like. DONE!

Figure 19

I hope you enjoyed making the Make Your Getaway Due! Thank you so much for your support.

This paern is very versatile. Below are some examples of using the same paern for lots of dierent cute results!

and a few more ideas... Use heavy weight fabric such as upholstery weight or canvas and there is no need for a lining at all! Just serge or use a zigzag stitch around the seams to prevent unraveling and you are done! Patchwork would be adorable! You could easily add pockets to the side panels, interior, or to the front if needed. Add piping to circle the A pieces and a piece where the B & C meet. Adds a nice detail! Experiment with size- this shape can be increased to t a very large trip or decreased all the way down to a makeup case or backpack. Cute! You do have permission to sell the Make Your Getaway Dufe Bags you make from this pattern on a small handmade scale. Please send me an email at vlindsay18@consolidated.net to let me know you are planning to sell and I will list you as a Gingercake seller on my website. If you are going to sell online (such as on etsy or other websites), please give me credit for the pattern. The wording should be dufe bag pattern by Virginia Lindsay of Gingercake Patterns or if you sell on etsy, dufe bag pattern by etsy member ginia18. Please do not share this paern- instead, please direct your friends and family to my shop to purchase one for themselves! Thank you so much for respecting the time and eort it took to create this paern.

ADULT SIZE

CHILD SIZE

A
1

Cut 2 pieces of fabric for exterior, cut 2 pieces of fabric for lining, cut 2 pieces of fusible interfacing (optional!) CUT ON THE FOLD!

CUT ON THE FOLD OF THE FABRIC

Cut along black line for adult, and along blue line for child.

Cut and attach with tape to A2

ADULT SIZE

CHILD SIZE

Cut and attach with tape to A1

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CUT ON THE FOLD OF THE FABRIC

Cut and attach with tape to B1

CUT ON THE FOLD

Cut and attach with tape to B1

CUT ON THE FOLD

ADULT S

IZE

CHILD S

ADULT SIZE
CHILD SIZE

IZE

B2
Cut 2 pieces of fabric for exterior, cut 2 pieces of fabric for lining, cut 2 pieces of fusible interfacing (depending on your fabric choice) CUT ON THE FOLD! Cut along black line for adult, and along blue line for child.

B1

Cut and attach with tape to B2

PATTERN PIECE C IS A SIMPLE RECTANGLE THAT YOU MEASURE AND CUT YOURSELF! It is a long piece that would have just wasted paper as a pattern piece. Adult size is 8 x 38 Child size is 6 x 36

Cut 1 piece fabric for exterior, 1 piece cotton batting, & 1 piece fabric for lining. No interfacing needed! For the adult size, pins should be placed every 4.75. There should be a total of 8 pins across the top. Do the same on the bottom long side- again with 8 pins every 4.75 For the child size, pins should be placed every 4.5. There should be a total of 8 pins across the top. Do the same on the bottom long side- again with 8 pins every 4.5 Use these measurements to guide your quilting described in step 3 & 4.

Cut 2 on the fold from cotton of your choice. Total size of pieces should be 6 X 16~ same for adult & child size

Handle Piece

This line indicates the size of the interfacing you should cut to give your handle extra strength- half the size of your fabric handle

CUT ON THE FOLD

CUT ON THE FOLD

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