-- WHAT YOU’LL NEED-- a . $ (YARDAGE i Me DE | rem pre-wasnea raise Fuse FABRICA ved irs Two: ge rou | S | stapsides® “battens | AIRED yw Lightweight FABRIC 1 yord a at interfacing | Tee yar 7 tipper ie | Fusible (or cut to size) | REECE yard15 28% - > e rat F | lo} lo} Is sett ny ie fe LINING | o cut fabric A i) do 20%) | eiorfacing | 28% IES 20" Is} t 1 S} D | fil fe Al Ia} |r P| lA P| ls 1 R ¢ cut2 fabric e from — cut 2 fabric D- [Bey tas axe - tee liad v TSE canon | 3 (mo cut 2 fave D 10+ “cover { gp 2 fusible feect ae! TSE cur | cesta f cut fabicD donca_| ‘Suswienecce 21S) smmapsiay ‘cut ¢ fabric D Cut pieces from fabric, fusible interfacing, fleece, and Peltex. You should have: 2 extenor shell pieces = se * interfacing —— Alining piece a 1 pocket exterior 1 pocket lining 1base piece 2 front saps 2 back straps + interfacing 2 shoulder straps + fusible fleece ihandle piece + fusible fleece 4strap stays: 3 Peltex base support pieces base support cover __ fusible fleece to exterior. as straps, and handle. Trim ends from +] % from each end of handle 1 from top end, 2” from botiom end of both shoulder straps. ®) Iron on interfacing and yPrep front and back straps: * Press front and back straps in on each side so that edges moet in the micidle. right side out. Sy. Straps should be 1" wide. Fold one Edgestitch the sandwiched tend of each section of the strap together back strap onto Ye fromedee offabric NNN oo oe Sew a buttonhole centered 4" from the end of the sandwiched strap. * press. Prep shoulder straps, strap stays, and handle piece: «First Lurn ono sid in 3" logthuwiso (kip this on tho strap stays) Then, fold into thirds + press, covering the raw edge and centering the turned edge on top, > a Using a wide zigzag stitch, sew down the center securing the turned edge al the back. ‘Slide a strap slide over the bottom end of the shoulder strap (the one ith 2° of fleace trimmed) > Fold the edge over 1" and create a loop by pinning it back onto the strap + sew down. = On the top edge of the pocket exterior | Usey4r| | piece, find conter point + mark. | seams,||! Measure 3%" out from either / Trim Liceee=i4 | side of center + mark. \ Zee e Center zippor about wi needed! ‘Sow shell piecos below these marks + pin) Using zipper foot, together at side seam, baste on zipper. right sidos togothor. | then sew pocket Press exterior to pocket “seam Lining, right sides \ ‘open, together. Turn * press fla so that zipper sticks up from the top edge. Topstitch pocket hem %" and %" from edge. | Align bottom edges | of pocket and shell Mark where top | edge of the zipper teeth fall on shell. Flip pocket up and align the corners of the zipper tape t Lb tothe placement PPP SSC OPTS ON marks, Pin + sew. Flip pocket back over. again lining it up with the ' bottom edge of shell. | Press flat + baste | together along bottom = ‘edge just inside seam allowance at %" an aPlace the shell right-side-up on your workspace, ‘Along both the top and Find your prepared front _Edgestitch bottom edges, measure __ straps and position them down % from’ 3%" and then 10%" out vertically. centered over ‘strap edges, from either side of the the lefthand placement enclosing the end of the side seam + mark marks, Pin down securoly. ‘Make sure the free end of the zipper is folding downward toward the pocket hem, so that the teeth just about meet. Next, position back Edgestitch down like you straps vertically. did the front straps, but this centered over righthand time, when you reach where the strap is folded and sewn. continue past the raw placement marks * pin. Zipper under the strap. ee about then sto end ‘With the needle still in the fabric. tum and sew perpendicularly across strap and continue sewing a box stitch over the section lt where the strap is doubled up. Continue down opposite side of the strap to complete. Mark 1° and 8%" up from top of pocket on either side cof the front straps. Tum all of the (cs strap stay onds under "+ press. Position parallel to pocket hem with turned ‘edges on either | side of the straps and centered over the LI placement a marks. pin } Sew down turned ae edges with box ‘Sew on buttons 2° below v stitches, the stays _the top stays and 4" below 4 Should bubble up a the bottom stays, centered bit from the shell ‘on top of the front straps.Layor baso piece onto shell Fight-side-down with its bottom edge aligned with the placement, marks, Sew down 14° from odao. Fold pioce over at this seam + pross flat. ee eee Botiom edges of shell. pocket and base should allbealianed. rin ty Rane by, = © seamallowance at Jie bottom edge of shell and pocket. keeping base piece in tact. ‘Again, begin with shell right-side-up. Measure and mark strap and handle placement up fom top edge of base ‘on the back side of the shell using the <—— speaications shown here Also mark placement guides: along the inner sides of each strap at 254’ from the edge of the stran slice end) ————> Facing right-side-down, bend handle as shown and line up each outer corner with the placement marks 4” above base top edge. Let the ends angle evenly toward the shoulder strap placomomt marks bolow. Pin + tack in place. Position strap tight-side-down so that the guide on the strap touches the placement mark on tho shell Angle the strap so that i tinos up with tho ond of the handto + pin. Edgostitch around strap edge. sowing a box stitch in the 2% overlap atthe handle to secure, 7 Feed the long upper end of shoulder strap through the strap slide, turn ond under 4" then again at the edge of the Reece + sew with a box stitch, SIRELine. un sean, " Sewup seam allowances of apoeropen, ‘shell + pin. Base and pocket Trim seam allowance from ‘edges should 4 pocket and base pieces to match up. i about "to remove some bulk Tuck straps and handle in from the seam as far as you can so that you don't accidentally 20 = r trap one in your seam. Next, flatten the bag atthe seams | and pin along the bottom edge —> Sew + press towards the back. To box the comers, flatten the base 4—and center the bottom seam, Mark 3° from the comers along each side, Connect the marks to section off ‘ A ‘each comer. Pin + sew across the guidelines. » d (OPTIONAL: Add any pockets. you would like to the lining | now. Remember, the top will | roll down, keep pockets below 10° from top of lining ‘Complete the tining in the same basic way as the shell, ‘Sew up side and boom —» seams and box the comers, SRO — e ‘Turn shell so that the right side is facing out and the lining so that the wrong __ Side is facing out. .- Tuck lining into the shell, =. wrong sides together. «,., Align comers at the base. 3s The remaining raw edge will bo ~ sewn with a flat-felled seam, Flat-folled First, tne up side seams, center ines, yr hes how! / seams aro most \ and top edges of shell and lining + pin | oftenused on __, From the right side. topstitch around edge using side seams, ours | 1° seam allowance. easing the shell in slightly. \ is modified slightly \ to complete the top hem,Trim away about half of the —> seam allowance of lining only. 4 7 ep. Seen uy VP <—Fold seam allowance of shell down | over the seam allowance of the tining <0 that it mocts the seam lino + pross. ‘Then, fold over once more so that the raw 7 edges are covered and you can soo the mY ; ‘seam on the inside of the bag, Press + pin. From the outside of the bag. topstitch along folded top edge (®) at#" + press. Fora sturdy bottom, fuse the three pieces of Peltex together Fold the base support cover piece inhalf, right sides together. piee ‘Sew along two of the three open edges at rer 1’, leaving one of the shorter ends open. Aspnes’ ‘Turn right-side-out and press seams flat. Slide the three layers of Peltex into the pouch. ‘Tum the loose seam