My New Favorite Box Bag, Instructions Included

My Project Bag

Tools and Materials

    * Sewing Machine
    * Iron
    * Scissors
    * Pins
    * 2 pieces of coordinating cotton fabric, fat quarters work well
    * 1 yard light weight fusible interfacing
    * 1 nylon zipper, 12" long
    * 1/2" wide ribbon or seam binding to hide seams and for tabs
    * coordinating thread

Cut the following pieces

    * outer fabric to a 12" x 16" rectangle
    * lining to a 12 " x 16 ½” rectangle
    * handle 3” x 12”

How to

1. Make a handle by interfacing the wrong side. Fold lengthwise and stitch up the side. Turn inside out. Press and top stitch each long side a scant distance from the edge.

2. Iron the interfacing onto the wrong side of the lining fabric

3. Cut the lining in half across the middle to get 2 pieces, 12” x 8 1/4"

4. Place outer fabric face up, center zipper toggle side down along the 12” edge and place 12” edge of liner face down. Pin in place and sew 1/4” front the edge. Repeat for other side.

5. Fold fabric over so that wrong sides touch and the zipper is exposed. Press and top stitch about 1/4” from the edge.

6. Close zipper and seam the liner so that the bag does not pucker.

7. Turn bag so that the liner is on the outside and the zipper is centered down the center of the bag. Add pull tabs by cutting 3” pieces of ribbon folded in half and centered on the zipper with the loops facing in on the inside. Pin both outer edges and stitch 1/4” from the edge. Cut a 4” piece of binding and center to cover zipper and part of the raw edge. Stitch in the ditch and fold over and stitch again.

8. Refold ends origami fashion so that you achieve a square as in the illustration.

9. Slip the handle in to each of the triangles. Center and pin to secure. They will catch in the seams.

10. Measure 2 – 2 1/2” from each point and stitch on both sides. Repeat this on the bags opposite side.

11. Cut the tips off the triangles and bind the raw edges with ribbon or seam binding.

Comments

[Miss 376]

I love your bag. The fabric is really beautiful. Hope it gives you joy for many years to come

[Valerie]

That looks amazing! Bravo!

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[Angela DiBiase]

That's about 8 steps too much for me to handle! :)