03070408sideby1cm( MEETTHEMAKERANNAALICIA
(^3) / 8 ") andpress.Fold
eachstripin halfalongthewidthso
thefoldededgesmeet,andpress.
(^03) Sandwicheachendofthezip
insideoneofthezippertabssothe
folded-underedgesareascloseas
possibletothezippullandthezip
end.Sewthetabsclosed,about
3mmin fromthefolded-under
edgeofeachone.
(^04) UnfoldtheFabric1 liningand
layit outflat.Unfoldtheshower
curtainandplaceit ontop,right
side(RS)up,aligningtheedges.
LaythezipRSupalongoneofthe
shorteredgesofthecurtain/lining
panel,aligningtheedges.Pin
alongthetopedge,thensew
usinga zipperfoot.
(^05) Flatten the fabric out again, RS
up. Fold the edge with the zip on
towards the other short edge, then
line this up with the unsewn edge
of the zip, postioning the zip RS
down.Pinandsewasbefore.
Zigzagstitchalongtheseam
allowancesoneithersizeofthezip
usingtheregularmachinefoot.
(^06) Unzipthezip– thisis important
forturningthebeanbagRSout
later.Layoutthefabricagainwith
theziptooneside.Pinalongone
oftheopenedges.
(^07) Taketheotheropenedgeand
bringtheendoftheziptomeet
theoppositecorner,thenlayflatso
theziprunsawayfromyou.Sew
alongboththeedgespinned,1cm
(^3 / 8 ") in.Zigzagstitchalongallthe
seamallowances.
(^08) Turn the beanbag RS out
through the zip and fill with the
beans to finish – don’t overfill as it
needs a bit of room to scrunch. It’s
really helpful to have two pairs of
hands for filling the beanbag.
Anna’s a craft writer and
the designer behind
label A Alicia. She’s
based in London with
her husband and their
little boy, and has a new
project book out later
this year with Quadrille
Publishing, all about
making bags. http://www.
aalicia.bigcartel.com