Custom Fabric Knot Bag

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Main Fabric, 2/3yard
• Lining Fabric, 2/3yard
• Scissors
• Pins or Clips
• Iron

DIRECTIONS:

1. Finished bag size will be approx. 11"x 15 1/2"
2. Use a 3/8" seam allowance for the entire project.
3. Recreate the pattern piece to scale using the attached document for measurement reference.
4. Cut out 2 mirror pieces of the pattern in the main fabric and 2 in the lining fabric.
5. Place the fabric pieces on top of each other with the right sides facing each other. Secure with pins or clips.
6. Repeat with the lining pieces.
7. Stitch the layers together BUT only around the bottom curve of the bag (begin and end when you reach the handle) and along the upper edge of each handle.
8. Repeat with the lining pieces.
9. Make small cuts along the seam allowance/bottom curve of both the main fabric and lining about 1/2" apart.
10. Turn the lining right sides out and insert it into the main bag.
11. Align the two sets of fabrics together and secure it together along the inside of the handles with pins. Remember to not connect all four layers together.
12. Stitch along the opening of the bag.
13. Make small cuts along the seam allowance of the inside curve of the handles about 1/2" apart.
14. Turn the bag right side out through the openings in the handle. Once it’s correctly formed and laid flat, press.
15. To close up the edges of the handles, fold the raw edges of the handles in about 3/8" and pin. This can get a little tricky depending on what kind of fabric you are using. It may be helpful to iron it down too.
16. Topstitch around the circular opening of each handle making sure all raw edges are tucked in.
17. Topstitch around the inner surve between the handles of the bag.

JOANN HACKS:

• It can get a little tricky topstitching the outer edges of the handles (especially the smaller one), make sure to go very slow and use pins to keep everything in place as you go. Start at the seam line and work your way around to end at the seam line.