| 1. | Trace appliqué designs onto chosen fabric scraps, adding seam allowance when cutting for hand appliqué. |
| 2. | Center appliqué pieces on the upper half of the 10" x 19" main fabric piece. |
| 3. | Using matching thread and a small slipstitch, appliqué pieces in place by hand, turning under seam allowance as you stitch. Note: Pieces may be machine-appliquéd. |
| 4. | Trace the quilting design given onto the back of the 6 1/2" square of contact paper; cut out. Center on the bottom half of the 10" x 19" main section after peeling off the paper backing. |
| 5. | Place both pieces of batting under the appliquéd piece. Pin or baste layers together to hold flat. |
| 6. | Quilt on the marked lines on bag bottom. Quilt around the appliqué shapes. Add quilting as needed to accent the design. |
| 7. | Choose interesting buttons or beads for bug eyes. To attach beads, add a seed bead after going through the bead hole. Return the needle and thread back through the bead hole to attach. |
| 8. | Remove the basting threads when finished with the quilting. Trim batting even with top, if necessary. |
| 9. | To make pockets for lining, fold each 6" x 9" pocket piece in half to make 4 1/2" x 6" pieces. Stitch along two short sides. Turn right side out; press. Turn under 1/4" on bottom raw edges; press. Center one pocket on the 10" x 18" lining piece 3" down from each end with folded edge facing top edge of lining. |
| 10. | Stitch pockets to lining, leaving top folded edge open. Stitch a line down 1" from the edge of one pocket to make a pencil slot as shown in Figure 1. |
| 11. | To make handles, fold each 2" x 12" strip in half along length with right sides together. Stitch 1/4" from the lengthwise edge. |
| 12. | Turn handle strips right side out; press with seam at center back. |
| 13. | Cut four 15" strands of rug yarn or a 15" length of 1/2" cording. Thread through fabric tubes with loop turner orlarger needle to fill. Stitch across ends; trim excess filling. |
| 14. | Place handle ends on the top of the main bag, loops down and centered with a 2" space between the handles as shown in Figure 2. Stitch 1/4" down to hold in place; repeat for opposite end. |
| 15. | Place lining right sides together with main bag. Pin, matching ends to hold. Note: The lining is 1" shorter than the top and will fold within the bag when finished. |
| 16. | Stitch across each end with a 1/2" seam. Turn so that the lining section and the main section are each right sides together; match the sides; pin to hold. |
| 17. | Stitch one side lengthwise through all layers using a 1/2" seam allowance. Repeat on other side, leaving about a 4" opening at the lining bottom area. Fold the main bag section at each bottom corner to form a triangle as shown in Figure 3. Stitch across the corner about 1" from point to make a box bottom on the bag.
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| 18. | Turn the bag right side out through the opening in the lining. Press lining, turning in the open area seam allowance. Stitch the opening closed by hand or machine. |
| 19. | Fold the lining area inside the main section. The lining will be about 1/2" below the main section. Using a machine decorative stitch and matching thread, sew across each handle at the bag top seam line to hold. Press the bag lightly to shape. |
| 20. | Place a pencil, notebook and magnifying glass in the lining pockets to finish. |
The above pattern is from www.freepatterns.com
ReplyDeleteI made quite a few of these for nieces and grandchildren a few Christmases ago. You can see one of them in my photos, the butterfly one.