American Patchwork & Quilting – October 2019

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Carefully press

the long skinny strip

sets to minimize

stretching.

3. Referring to Diagram 3, sew
   together 10 A segments and nine B
   segments to make front unit. The unit
   should be 19^1 ⁄ 2 × 111 ⁄ 2 " including seam
   allowances. Referring to Diagram 4,
   sew together 10 B segments and nine
   A segments to make back unit.


4. Fold front unit in half crosswise,
   press lightly to mark vertical
   centerline, and unfold. Repeat with
   back unit.


5. Fold solid tan 6^1 ⁄ 2 × 131 ⁄ 2 " rectangle in
   half horizontally and vertically; press
   lightly to mark centerlines and unfold.
   Use a fabric pen to mark horizontal
   centerlines in seam allowances of
   short edges.


6. Aligning vertical centerlines, join
   front and back units to prepared solid
   tan rectangle (Diagram 5).
   7. Center Step 5 unit atop stabilizer
   or batting 23×31" piece (Diagram 6);
   baste. (For details, see Complete Quilt,
   page 103.) Quilt as desired; press.
   Designer Kristyne Czepuryk machine-
   quilted a diagonal grid in the front
   and back units and parallel lines in the
   solid tan rectangle.
   8. Trim excess stabilizer or batting
   even with fabric edges. Fold unit in
   half with right sides together. Align
   seams of front and back units; sew side
   edges together (Diagram 7). Press
   seams open.
   9. To shape a flat bottom, at one corner
   match marked horizontal centerline
   of solid tan rectangle with side seam
   (Diagram 7), creating a flattened edge
   (Diagram 8). Sew raw edges together.
   Repeat with remaining corner. Turn
   right side out to make bag body.

ASSEMBLE LINING

1. Fold solid tan 19^1 ⁄ 2 × 281 ⁄ 2 " rectangle
   in half to make a 19^1 ⁄ 2 × 141 ⁄ 4 " rectangle
   (Diagram 9). Sew side edges together,
   leaving a 5" opening for turning in
   one side.

Diagram 4

Diagram 5

61 / 2 × 131 / 2 "

Diagram 6

Diagram 3 Diagram 7

Diagram 8

5" open

191 / 2 "

14

1 /^4

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Diagram 9

96 APQ ¥ October 2019