Taken from Bags: Sew
18 Stylish Bags for Every
Occasion by Anna Alicia
(Quadrille) Photography:
Anna Batchelorwill form the lining of your bag.
2 Lay out one of your remaining main
fabric squares right side up and lay
one of your interfaced pieces right
side down on top, taking care that
any pattern is laid out in the same
direction. Pin, then sew along the
top edge with a 1cm seam allowance.
3 Repeat with the remaining canvas
square and interfaced piece, but this
time, before sewing the top edge,
add your cords. To do this, mark
the middle point of your top edge
then place the two cords together
between the two layers of fabric,
so that one end of both cords sticks
out a little at the centre mark you
made. Pin the cords in place before
sewing along the top edge with
a 1cm seam allowance.
4 Open out both your lining/outer
pairs and press to flatten along the
seams. Fold each pair again, but this
time so that each piece has wrong
sides together. Press, then pin
along the top (sewn) edge close
to the seam. Finally, top stitch,
2mm in from the upper edge.
5 Once again, unfold your pieces
and press. Now lay out one
opened-out piece right side up and
lay the other piece on top, right side
down, making sure the two outer
pieces are facing and so are the
two interfaced pieces. Pin all the
way around the edges (making sure
that the cords don’t get caught).
6 Sew all the way around with a 1cm
seam allowance, leaving a 6cm gap
on one of the lining edges. Trim the
seams close to the edge and snip
diagonally across the corners, close
to your stitching to reduce bulk.
7 Turn your bag right side out through
the gap, then sew up the hole (this
will be hidden inside the bag, so youcan do this with your machine,
or hand sew for a neater finish).
8 Push the lining down into the
outer layers of the bag and press.
9 Fold the open end of your clutch
over by roughly 10cm and wrap
your cords around the clutch to
hold it closed.Fabric note: If your fabric has a
pattern that runs in a distinct direction
you might want to place your second
outer piece so that the pattern is
upside down. This means that when
the ‘back’ of the bag is folded over,
the pattern will appear the same
way up as on the front panel.“STYLISH AND
SIMPLE TO
MAKE, YOU CAN
CUSTOMISE THIS
CLEVER CLUTCH
TO COMPLEMENT
YOUR OUTFIT”TakenfromBags:Sew
18 StylishBagsforEvery
OccasionbyAnnaAlicia
(Quadrille)Photography:
AnnaBatchelorwill form the lining of your bag.
2 Lay out one of your remaining main
fabric squares right side up and lay
one of your interfaced pieces right
side down on top, taking care that
any pattern is laid out in the same
direction. Pin, then sew along the
top edge with a 1cm seam allowance.
3 Repeat with the remaining canvas
square and interfaced piece, but this
time, before sewing the top edge,
add your cords. To do this, mark
the middle point of your top edge
then place the two cords together
between the two layers of fabric,
so that one end of both cords sticks
out a little at the centre mark you
made. Pin the cords in place before
sewing along the top edge with
a 1cm seam allowance.
4 Open out both your lining/outer
pairs and press to flatten along the
seams. Fold each pair again, but this
time so that each piece has wrong
sides together. Press, then pin
along the top (sewn) edge close
to the seam. Finally, top stitch,
2mm in from the upper edge.
5 Once again, unfold your pieces
and press. Now lay out one
opened-out piece right side up and
lay the other piece on top, right side
down, making sure the two outer
pieces are facing and so are the
two interfaced pieces. Pin all the
way around the edges (making sure
that the cords don’t get caught).
6 Sew all the way around with a 1cm
seam allowance, leaving a 6cm gap
on one of the lining edges. Trim the
seams close to the edge and snip
diagonally across the corners, close
to your stitching to reduce bulk.
7 Turn your bag right side out through
the gap, then sew up the hole (this
will be hidden inside the bag, so you
can do this with your machine,
or hand sew for a neater finish).
8 Push the lining down into the
outer layers of the bag and press.
9 Fold the open end of your clutch
over by roughly 10cm and wrap
your cords around the clutch to
hold it closed.Fabric note: If your fabric has a
pattern that runs in a distinct direction
you might want to place your second
outer piece so that the pattern is
upside down. This means that when
the ‘back’ of the bag is folded over,
the pattern will appear the same
way up as on the front panel.“STYLISH AND
SIMPLE TO
MAKE, YOU CAN
CUSTOMISE THIS
CLEVER CLUTCH
TO COMPLEMENT
YOUR OUTFIT”