The Mini Dogwood Duffel Tutorial

11.75” W x 9” H x 6.25” D

Before you begin this tutorial, you will need to purchase the Dogwood Duffel bag pattern available on
my website at: http://bluecallapatterns.com

Step 1 - Printing your pattern pieces:

Print out all pattern pieces at 70% scale in your printer settings.
You will NOT need the following pieces: Zipper Cargo Pocket E,
Side Gusset Top G. Use the cutting chart provided at the end of
this tutorial and cut out all of your pieces as instructed. You will
need to modify the magnetic snap location on Pocket Flap A and
Cargo Pocket B so there is only one centre snap mark on both
pieces. The mark should be at the same distance from the top
edge of each pattern piece as the current marks.

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Step 2 - Supply list:
Gather your supplies however you will not use the same Notions and Supplies list as the large size.
Instead you will need the following:
(1) 12” zipper (main closure) (2) 14mm grommets (1/2” inner diameter or larger)
(1) 10” zipper (front exterior zipper pocket) (4) purse feet (optional)
(1) 8” zipper (interior zipper pocket) 58” L pre-made piping (or make your own)
(1) 14mm magnetic snap
(2) 1” swivel clasps (with wider opening)
(1) 1” rectangle slide

Please note that you will also need less fabric than the large size.

Step 3 - Interfacing:
Once you’ve cut all your pieces according to the cutting chart, fuse your interfacing as instructed in the
pattern with a few exceptions:

1. fuse the fleece to the WS of your Bottom lining piece

2. you will have less pieces to interface overall since you are omitting the pieces mentioned in Step 1
3. when interfacing your BOTTOM exterior, you will not be using foam and since you are installing only
4 purse feet, the placement will change as illustrated below

2” from 1.5” from

shorter longer sides
side

Since we aren’t using foam, make sure to protect your bag’s lining from the metal prongs on your purse
feet by fusing a scrap of interfacing over top of the prongs.

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Step 4 - Assembly:

Follow all of the assembly instructions with the following changes (noted in order of assembly):
- Your adjustable strap will be 1” wide instead of 1.5” wide
- Your front cargo pocket and flap will only have one centre magnetic snap instead of 2. View of Pocket
Flap A lining and Cargo Pocket B exterior with one centre magnetic snap.

- At step 28, use 1/4” seam allowance to sew your flap pieces RST.
- Skip steps 34-37 for vinyl pocket
- Skip steps 46-51 for suitcase straps
- Skip steps 53-62 for side zipper cargo pocket assembly
- At step 63, you will be sewing your Side Gusset Lining J exterior pieces to the bottom (instead of the
zipper cargo pockets)

- At Step 71, your zipper pocket placement and rectangle measurements need to change as follows:
- rectangle dimensions change to 8” W x 3/8” H
- zipper pocket should be placed 2” from top edge of Main Panel lining piece
- Skip steps 85-91 for top handles
COMPLETE REMAINING STEPS AS INSTRUCTED.

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Mini Dogwood Duffel Bag Cutting Chart
Print out following pattern pieces at 70%.
Exterior 1 Exterior 2 Exterior 3 Lining Fusible Fusible Peltex Foam
(OR vinyl) Interfacing Fleece
Pocket Flap A 1 1 2 (1 if using vinyl) 1
Main Panel C 1 2 3 1
Connector Tab D 2 2 (if not using vinyl)
Connector Tab Peltex 2

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Cargo Pocket B 1 1 2
Zipper Cargo Pocket Back Lining F 4 4
Exterior Top Panel H 1 1 1
Exterior Bottom Panel I 1 1 1
Side Gusset Lining J 2 2 4 2
CUT TO MEASUREMENT
Bottom (12.25” W x 7” H) 1 1 1 1
Bottom Peltex (11.25” W x 6” H) 1
Zipper tabs (2.5” W x 1.25” H) 4 4
Exterior Front Zipper Pocket Lining 2 2
(13” W x 6.5” H)
 Exterior 1 Exterior 2 Exterior 3 Lining Fusible Fusible Peltex Foam
(OR vinyl) Interfacing Fleece
Interior Zippered Pocket Lining 2 2
(10” W x 7” H)
Handles (10” W x 4” H) 2 2 (if using fabric)
Adjustable Strap (4” H x 50” L) or 1 1
length of your choice
ALSO CUT:
58” of pre-made piping (or make
your own)