Cut a foundation piece 44 X 15 cm (17 x 6 inches) plus seams. For my daughter's bag I used 44 X 18 cm
(17 x 7 inches) plus seams.
| I used the sew and flip method for piecing, then trimmed the seams off about 6 mm
(¼ inch). Iron the seams flat. |
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| Baste the edges on the pencil line. I use black thread, when you have dark fabric you can use white. Embellish as you wish. |
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| After embellishing, sew the back seam. Remove the basting thread first. |
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| Press the seam open. Also embellish this seam on the right side. |
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| Now the tricky part: pin the bottom into the bag right sides together and sew. |
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| Cut fabric for the lining; 44 X 25 cm (17 x 10 inches) plus seams, then sew. Make two little buttonholes, 1 cm from the topside. |
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| Sew the lining and bag right sides together. |
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| Put the lining in the bag. Stitch 1 cm from the top. |
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| Stitch again in the ditch. |
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| Make a piece of lining; gather round the cardboard bottom. |
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| Place the bottom in the bag. |
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Pull 2 ribbons through the lower seam, one from the left to the right and one from the right to the left. Et voila....Bauble bag done!
