Simply Sewing - UK (2020-04)

Coastal Kitchen

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Bag
YOUWILLNEED
QFabricA:40cmx widthoffabric(WoF)
(16inxWoF)– forthemainbag
QFabricB:45cmx WoF (18inxWoF)

• forthelining
  QFabricC:25cmx WoF(10inxWoF)


• forthelowerpanel
  QStyleVilfoam:1m(1⁄yd)
  QCottonrope:12mmx2m (2yd)
  QEyelets:14mmx 4
  QFraystop(optional)
  QErasablefabricmarker
  QMatchingsewingthread
  QBasic sewing kit

FABRICUSED
ThefabricsusedarefromSailAway
byMakower.Forstockistsvisit
http://www.makoweruk.com
Harbour2206/1
Crabs2211/Q
SoftSandPremiumLinenBlendby
ArtGalleryFabricsfrom Hantex
http://www.hantex.co.uk

NOTE
QUse a 1cm (⁄in) seam allowance.

CUTTINGOUT

SteponeFromFabricA cut:

BagOuterUpper Panel:two 27x50cm

(10⁄x19in)

InnerFacing:two8x50cm(3⁄inx19in)

SteptwoFromFabricB cut:

BagLining:two41x50cm(16⁄x19in)

StepthreeFromFabricC cut:

BagOuterLowerPanel:two22x50cm(8x19in)

StepfourFromtheStyleVilfoamcut:

Foam Interfacing: two 47x50cm (18x19in)

MAKINGTHEBAGSECTIONS

SteponeTakeoneBagOuterUpperPaneland

sewa BagOuterLowerPanelstriptothebottom

ofit.Presstheseamopen.Topstitchalongeither

sideofseam.RepeatforthesecondBagOuter

UpperPanelandBagOuterLowerPanel.

SteptwoCutawaya 5x5cm(2x2in)squarefrom

eachbottomcorneroftheBagOuterLower

Panels.Repeattocutawaya 5x5cm(2x2in)square

fromeachbottomcornerofthetwofoampieces.

StepthreeStaystitchtheassembledbagfront and

backpiecestothetwofoampieces.^01

StepfourTakeoneoftheInnerFacingstripsand

sewit tothetopedgeofoneoftheBagLining

pieces.Presstheseamopenand topstitch either

sideoftheseamasbefore.

Step fiveCut away a 5cm (2in) square from each

bottomcorneroftheBagLiningpiece.^02

StepsixRepeatthesestepswiththesecond Inner

Facing strip and Bag Lining piece.

SEWINGTHEBAGOUTER

SteponeTaketheassembledbackandfrontouter

sectionsandclipthemRStogetheralongthetwo

sidesandbottom.Makesuretheseamwhere the

upperandlowerpiecesmeetalign.^03

SteptwoSewalongthetwosidesand bottom.

Trimawaye xcessf abricandfoam.

StepthreeToboxthebottomofthebagpullthe

twocornerstogethersothatthebottomandside

seamsalign.Clip,thensewtogether.Repeatfor

both sides. Trim off excess foam and fabric.^04

ADDINGTHELINING

SteponeTakethetwoassembledliningsections,

pinthemRSfacingalongthesidesandbottom,

andsewasforthebagouter,leavinga turninggap

alongthebottomseam.Presstheseamsopen.

SteptwoBoxthebottomcornersasbefore.

StepthreeUsinganerasablefabricmarker,mark

thecentrepointonthetopedgeontheRSofeach

sideofthebagouterandlining.Thenmark10cm

(4in)awayfromeithersideofthecentralpoint.

Thesewillbewheretheeyeletswillbeadded.

StepfourPlacethebagouterinsidethelining,so

RS are facing and seams and marked points align.