Matching Bags for Girls and Dolls Tutorial

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2 Matching Bags for Girls and Dolls Tutorial A girl can never have too many bags! This bag is such a fun bag both for girls and dolls. The girl s size bag is a purse size. The doll s bag is a tote size for her. The reason for the larger size for the doll is that it makes it easier to sew the pockets on the sides and the bottom piece into place. Dolly can carry her dolls in the pockets too! Materials Needed: Sewing Equipment/Tools Needed: ½ - ¾ yd. denim or printed home décor/canvas fabric ¼ yd. lining fabric, if desired 1 yard of 1/8 or ¼ piping cord (optional) Thread to match fabric Sewing machine and cotton-weight, ballpoint needle Pins, Scissors, Iron and Ironing Board Cutting mat, ruler, and rotary cutter for cutting pieces. 1. Cut 1 oval piece of main fabric. (Optional: Cut 1 bottom oval piece of lining.) *Bottom of bag* 2. Cut 2 rectangles 8.5 wide X 6 tall. (Optional: Cut 2 of lining.) *Front and Back of bag* 3. Cut 2 squares 5 X 5 *Pockets* 4. Cut 2 rectangles 2 X 10 of main fabric. *Bag Straps* 5. Cut 2 rectangles 2 X 8.5. *Cord Casing* 6. Cut 16 of 1/8 or ¼ piping cord. Doll s Bag Cutting Instructions Girl s Bag Cutting Instructions 1. Cut 1 oval piece of main fabric. (Optional: Cut 1 bottom oval piece of lining.) *Bottom of bag* 2. Cut 2 rectangles 10.5 wide X 8.5 tall. (Optional: Cut 2 of lining.) *Front and Back of bag* 3. Cut 2 squares 7 X 7 *Pockets* 4. Cut 2 rectangles 3 X 21 of main fabric. *Bag Straps* 5. Cut 2 rectangles 2 X *Cord Casing* 6. Cut 20 of 1/8 or ¼ piping cord. Copyright 2014 by Lori Burrow of I Sew Cute for Sew Mama Sew, 2

3 Sewing Instructions All Seams are 3/8 or 1cm unless otherwise noted. 1. Sew the bag s sides right sides together. Press the seams open. Repeat for lining. (set aside) 2. Press the sides of the pocket ¼ to the wrong sides twice to enclose the side seams. 3. Press the top of the pocket ¼ to the wrong side. Then, press again ½ to the wrong side. Pin into place. 4. Stitch the top of the pocket close to the fold. *Don t stitch the sides of the pocket yet.* 5. Line the middle of the pocket with the side seam of the bag piece. Pin into place at the bottom and then the sides up to the top. *It might help to slip the bag over your ruler to get it to lay flat and avoid pinning into the other side of the bag.* Copyright 2014 by Lori Burrow of I Sew Cute for Sew Mama Sew, 3

4 6. Stitch the sides and the bottom of the pocket to the bag 1/8 from the fold. Repeat for the pocket on the other side. (This is the trickiest part because of the small tube. It is easiest to turn it inside out and sew down the pocket, across the bottom, and then back up the other side. Just keep the part you are working on as flat as possible and sew slowly.) 7. Mark the centers of the bag and the bottom pieces. Pin and stitch the bag to the bottom. Repeat for the lining. *It s ok if there is a little puckering of the bag fabric while sewing to the bottom. That will create the slightly gathered look of the slouch bag.* 8. Place the lining inside the bag with wrong sides together and line up the raw edges at the top. Baste together as 1 unit. 9. Sew the short edges of the cord casing pieces with right sides together. Press the seams open. (The selvage of the denim fabric was used in this picture for the trim on the front of the bag.) Copyright 2014 by Lori Burrow of I Sew Cute for Sew Mama Sew, 4

5 10. Tape the ends of the cord together to complete a circle. Overlap them just barely. 11. Sandwich the cord in the center of the cord casing with all raw edges meeting. *Pin the raw edges together and push the cord toward the fold.* 12. With a zipper foot or welting foot, sew around the entire unit as close to the cord as possible. (A welting foot was used in this example. If using a zipper foot, you ll need to place the foot just to the left of the cording and move the needle position all the way to the right.) Copyright 2014 by Lori Burrow of I Sew Cute for Sew Mama Sew, 5

6 13. Flip up the top layer of the cord unit. Place the bag on the bottom layer face up and pin all the way around, matching the side seams. Baste the bag to this layer. 14. Press the strap pieces to the center and then in half again on the long edges. Stitch both sides of the straps 1/8 from the folds. 15. Fold the cord trim to the right side encasing the top of the bag. 16. Line the straps on the top with the edges of the pockets on each side. Pin to the inside of the bag. 17. Stitch ¼ below the cord stitching all the way around the top of the bag securing the straps. Stitch again ¼ from that seam. *This will tack down the ends of the straps.* Copyright 2014 by Lori Burrow of I Sew Cute for Sew Mama Sew, 6

7 Alternate Ending #1 Don t want the look of the cord at the top? 1. When sewing the lining side seams. Leave an opening in the middle of one side about 2/3 the side of the bag. 2. After #7, make the straps in # Baste the straps to the outside of the bag with raw edges together. 4. Turn the lining inside out and place the bag inside the lining with right sides together. Match the raw edges, and sew the bag and lining together. 5. Turn the bag right side out through the opening in the lining. Press the opening s edges to the wrong side of the lining. Stitch the opening of the lining shut and tuck into the bag. Copyright 2014 by Lori Burrow of I Sew Cute for Sew Mama Sew, 7

8 Alternate Ending #2 Don t want to make lining? 1. Serge the bag s side seams and bottom seam to finish them. 2. Or, bind the side seams with matching trim to finish them. 3. To finish the top, use the cording instructions or just fold the top to the inside ¼, then ½, and stitch the top close to the fold. The bags to the right are not lined, the seams were serged, and the cord casing finish was used. (The bags don t stand on their own without the lining.) Copyright 2014 by Lori Burrow of I Sew Cute for Sew Mama Sew, 8

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10 I Sew Cute Terms of Use This pattern and contents are subject to copyright by Lori Burrow of I Sew Cute for Sew Mama Sew, You do not have permission to resell it, offer it for download, or claim it as your own. Doing so is a copyright violation. Please direct link to Sew Mama Sew for others to download. You can also see other patterns by I Sew Cute at Copyright 2014 by Lori Burrow of I Sew Cute for Sew Mama Sew, 10