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Jolly Bag

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Getting Started
* Read the entire pattern before beginning.
* All seam allowances are 3/8” unless otherwise stated.
* Finish seams with a serger or zigzag stitch to reduce fray.
* Pre-wash fabric, particularly knit, to prevent shrinkage.
* When instructed, topstitch your garment to lock seams in place. To topstitch, increase the stitch length to 3.0. Stitch 1/8”
away from the folded edge and directly over the seam.
* Optional topstitching will always be specified.
* To gather, increase the sewing machine tension and stitch length to the highest settings. Leave a 5” to 10” thread tail
and stitch ¼” from the raw edge. Do not backstitch at the end, but instead leave another 5” to 10” tail. Adjust the
gathers.
Recommended Fabrics:
* Woven Fabric

Notions & Supplies

*Sewing supplies: Sewing machine, thread, needles, scissors or rotary blade, and threader.
*Cord or Ribbon for drawstrings
*Options- 1/4 elastic for pocket

Pattern Pieces Printing, Cutting & Assembly Instructions

* PS&C patterns are layered, providing the option to print one or more sizes at once.
* When printing, make sure to select Auto portrait/landscape and 100% scale boxes.
* Select the pattern pages to print.
* Once printed, match up symbols and tape pattern pieces together. A visual depiction of the pattern layout will be
provided with the cutting instructions.
* Pages can be trimmed to black border or used without trimming
*Page numbers are numerical from top to bottom
*Page letters are matched alphabetically from left to right
*Pages meet to make complete circles

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Printing specific pattern sizes

* Open the pdf pattern.
* On the far left side of the screen is a layers button (two diamond shapes
layered on top of each other). Click this
button.
* Every size will have a black oval in the box. This means all sizes will print.
Deselect the sizes that are not needed by clicking the box.

Printing & Pattern Assembly

All Sizes Page Numbers
Doll 12, 15
Child 11, 12, 14, 15-17, 19, 20, 22, 23
Adult 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23

Fabric Requirements
Imperial
Size Doll Child Adult
Bag 1/4 1/2 5/8
Pocket N/A 3/8 3/8

Imperial
Size Doll Child Adult
Bag 20 50 60
Pocket N/A 30 30
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Cut Chart
Imperial
Size Doll Child Adult
Casing
2.75 x 4.5 3 x 12 3.75 x 15
Cut 2 L x W
Drawstring Ties
25” 55” 65”
Cut 2
Loops
2.5” 4” 4”
Cut 2
1/4” Elastic
for Pockets N/A 9.5” 12”
Cut 2

Prepare Pockets

Step 1: Place the main and lining right

sides together. Pin along the top raw
edge. Sew or serge to finish the seam

Step 2: Turn right side out.. Press. Measure

3/8” down from the seam. Mark with pins
or fabric chalk. Sew along the line to
create a casing for the elastic.

Step 3: Place a pin at one end of the

elastic. Feed the elastic through the
casing leaving 1/4”. Sew in place.

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Step 4: Continue to feed the elastic

through the casing. Leave a 1/4” outside
the casing. Sew in place. Trim excess
elastic from both sides.

Step 5: Fold the pocket in half and press.

Place the pocket either on right side of
the fabric for an outside pocket or on
the wrong side of the fabric for an inside
pocket. Pin in place. Baste at the sides.

Step 6: Place the pocket either on right

side of the fabric for an outside pocket
or on the wrong side of the fabric for an
inside pocket. Pin in place. Baste at the
sides and bottom raw edges.

Create the Casing

Step 7: Fold the short sides of the

casing in 3/8” towards the wrong side of
the fabric. Press. Topstitch 1/8” from the
raw edge.

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Step 8: Fold in half wrong sides together.

Press. Repeat with remaining casing.

Step 9: Mark the middle of the casing

and bag with a pin. With the bag right
sides facing up, place the casing on the
bag, raw edges and pins together. Pin
in place. Sew or serge to complete the
seam. Repeat with remaining casing.

Step 10: Press the seam towards the

bag. Topstitch 1/8” from the seam.

Step 11: Fold the loops in half. Measure

1” up from the bottom of the side. Pin in
place. Stitch in place to secure.

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Complete the bag

Step 12: Place the bag right sides

together. Pin in place. Sew or serge the
sides and bottom raw edges to complete
the seam.

Step 13: Pinch the open corners

together bringing the side seam and
bottom seam together. Sew or serge to
complete the seam. Repeat with
opposite side.

Doll Bag
**1/4” seam allowance!

Step 14: Fold the short sides of the

casing in 1/4” towards the wrong side
of the fabric. Press. Topstitch 1/8” from
the raw edge.

Step 15: Fold in half wrong sides

together. Press. Repeat with remaining
casing.

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Step 16: Mark the middle of the casing

and bag with a pin. With the bag right
sides facing up, place the casing on the
bag, raw edges and pins together. Pin in
place. Sew or serge to complete the
seam. Repeat with remaining casing.

Step 17: Press the seam towards the

bag. Topstitch 1/8” from the seam. Fold
the loops in half. Measure 1/2” up from
the bottom of the side. Pin in place. Stitch
in place to secure.

Step 18: Place the bag right sides

together. Pin in place. Sew or serge the
raw edges to complete the seam.

Adding the Drawstring

Step 19: Place a pin at the end of one

of the drawstrings. Starting on the right
side, feed the drawstring through the front
casing.

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Step 20: Continue to feed the

drawstring from the front casing into the
back.

Step 21: Pull all the way through the

back casing to meet up with the excess
drawstring. Pull ties to even them.

Step 22: Feed both ties through

the loop and tie.

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Imperial
Size Doll Child Adult
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2.75 x 4.5 3 x 12 3.75 x 15
Cut 2 L x W
Drawstring Ties
25” 55” 65”
Cut 2
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2.5” 4” 4”
Cut 2
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