Quilts & More - USA (2020 - Summer)

We’re Celebrating!

Quilts & More™ magazine turns 15 years old in

2020, and we’re sharing some of our favorite projects

from past issues in case you missed them the fi rst

time! Strip Ease fi rst appeared in the Fall 2011

issue. In the original project, the bag front and back

were different and it featured an additional outside

pocket. For the anniversary version, we simplifi ed it

by making the front and back the same—losing the

extra pocket in favor of a faster fi nish. Both versions

of the pattern are stylish and great for daily use!

BAG

Finished size: 12 ×12½ "

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting

instructions are based

on 42" of usable fabric

width.

❏ 18 ×21" piece (fat

quarter) each sun

print, lilac print, and

navy print (bag front

and back)

❏ 1 ∕ 2 yard muslin (bag

front and back

foundations)

❏ 18 ×21" piece (fat

quarter) navy stripe

(handles)

❏ 9 ×21" piece (fat

eighth) pink print

(pocket)

❏ 1 ∕ 2 yard gold print

(lining)

❏ 1 ∕ 2 yard fusible fleece

FABRICS are from the

Stellar collection by

Rashida Coleman-Hale

for Ruby Star Society

(rubystarsociety.com).

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

Patterns are on pattern sheets 2

and 3. To make templates, trace each

pattern onto a large sheet of folded paper,

cut out on drawn lines, and unfold.

From sun print, cut:

■ 2—5× 121 ∕ 2 " rectangles

From muslin, cut:

■ 2 of Pattern A

Sew and flip fabric strips on a muslin foundation

for an eclectic bag with a decidedly feminine flair.

DESIGNER BARI J. ACKERMAN (BARIJDESIGNS.COM)

PHOTOGRAPHER MARTY BALDWIN

From each lilac print and navy

print, cut:

■ 4—2^1 ∕ 2 × 121 ∕ 2 " strips

From navy stripe, cut:

■ 2—3^1 ∕ 2 × 201 ∕ 2 " strips

From pink print, cut:

■ 2 of Pattern B

From gold print, cut:

■ 2 of Pattern A

From fusible fleece, cut:

■ 2—3^1 ∕ 2 × 201 ∕ 2 " strips

■ 2 of Pattern A

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