Olfa Cork Cross Body Bag

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 18mm Rotary Circle Cutter
• 45mm Quick Change Rotary Cutter
• 5" Applique Scissors
• 6"x 24" Frosted Ruler
• 24"x 36" Self-Healing Rotary Mat
• 1/3yd Copper Foil Cork Fabric
• 1/2yd Batik, bright detailed floral
• 1/3yd Pellon® Shape Flex Cotton Interfacing 101
• Magnetic Snap, antique gold
• (1) Package 1/4" Double Fold Bias Binding PC201
• (2) 1" D Rings, antique
• 2" Tassel
• (2) 1/2" Swivel Hooks Antique Brass
• 4"x 44" Batik, bright detailed floral

DIRECTIONS:

1. CUT a 4"x44" strip of cotton batik.
2. IRON the strip in half lengthwise. Then fold both lengths in .5" to meet in the middle. Steamy hot iron. Finally fold in half lengthwise and iron. Start should measure .5"x44".
3. SEW the entire way around the .5"x44" strap by topstitching close to the edges.
4. INSTALL swivel hooks on both ends by folding the fabric over the hook about 1" and sewing in place by following the topstitch lines. Set aside

1. CUT cork. Set OLFA's circle cutter to the widest setting and cut 2 circles.
2. Set OLFA's circle cutter to the smallest setting and cut 1 cork circle.
3. Also cut 1 cork rectangles, 2"x3". Fold both 3" sides .5" to meet on the middle. It should measure 1"x3". Top stitch 1/8" from both folded edges. Cut in half to create 2 pieces that measure 1"x1.5". These are the D-ring tabs. Set aside.
4. FUSE SF101 to the wrong side of a 10"x20" piece of liner fabric according to the SF101 directions. Once cool, fold in half to be 10"x10". With OLFA's circle cutter set to the widest setting, cut a circle through all layers creating 2 fabric circles.
5. BASTE each liner circles to each cork circles with WST. Now you have the front and back of your bag.
6. FOLD the front circle over toward the fabric side with a 3" fold so the fabric is RST. Finger press the fold and clip on the sides. This will be the inside front of the bag.
7. PLACE the front piece, folded side down on top of the back piece, fabric side up. Align the bottom and sides as they should look when finished.
8. MARK the magnetic snap placement and follow the instructions on the back of the magnetic snaps and as follows:
9. DOUBLE CHECK to be sure the magnetic snap parts line up when closing the purse flap before completing the installation.
10. The flatter half of the magnetic snap should be installed on the fabric side of the back circle 1" down from the top along the midline. Hand sew the small cork circle to cover the exposed hardware on the cork side.
11. The chunky side of the magnetic snap should be installed 3.75" up from the bottom on the cork side of the front circle. The inside flap will cover this hardware.
12. TOPSTITCH the front fold along the curve of the cork on the inside of the front piece. Use thread that will look appealing on the front as it will be visible. Now realign the front and back pieces for the next step.
13. BASTE the front onto the back with a scant 1/8" seam allowance.
14. CREATE double fold bias binding from the leftover batik. Cut a 1.5"x29" strip on a 45* angle. Iron in half lengthwise to create double fold bias binding.
15. Sew the double fold bias binding around the entire circle.
16. INSTALL the 1" D-rings. Use the 1"x1.5" cork pieces to loop through the D-ring then wrap over the binding on either side of the bag about .25" below the fold of the flap. Sew a straight line back and forth a few tines close to the raw edge of the D-ring tabs.
17. ADD the tassel by passing the tassel loop through one D-ring then passing the tassel back through the tassel loop.
18. FINISH the bag by attaching the strap. Hook the swivel hooks onto the bag's D-rings.