Quiltmaker - CA (2020-01 & 2020-02)

76 Quiltmaker • January/February ’20

Sew an adorable bag that
inspires you to keep your New
Year’s resolution.

1

About This Quilt
Get ready to be the envy of
your classmates at the yoga stu-
dio. This adorable bag by Natalie
Santini mixes quilting cotton with
iridescent vinyl for a bright and
fun effect. If you decide to use vinyl
for your bag, use a Tefl on or roller
foot on your machine when you
sew this specialty material. Natalie
shares tips on sewing with vinyl,
as well as offering supplies on her
website (hungryhippiesews.com).
Where noted in the pattern, use an
accurate^1 ⁄ 2 " seam allowance for best
results.

2

Making the Bag
Layer blue print A right side up
on batting. Referring to the Quilting
Placement diagram, quilt straight
lines approximately 1" apart hori-
zontally as shown. Trim to
171 ⁄ 2 " x 211 ⁄ 2 ".

Sew quilted A and pink vinylB

together as shown to make bag

exterior. Press seam towardsquilted

A, being careful not to touchvinyl

with the iron.

ReferringtoPocketAssemblydia-

gram, place woven interfacingC on

the back of 1 blue print C andpress.

Place remaining blue print Contop

of interfacing backed C, rightsides

together, and sew a^1 ⁄ 4 " seamaround

three sides. Turn right side outand

press. Turn opening under^1 ⁄ 4 " and

press. Topstitch^1 ⁄ 8 " from thetop

edge to close.

Natalie Santini

McFarland, WI

hungryhippiesews.com

A

Quilting Placement

B

Piecing Diagram

Pocket Assembly

C

⅛”

Fold A in half and lightly crease

the fold. Referring to the Pocket

Placement diagram, center C on

bag exterior 6" down from the top

as shown. Topstitch in place around

sides and bottom, leaving top open,

to make pocket.

Pocket Placement

6”

Align Centers