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Assembling the bag
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ASSEMBLINGTHEBAG
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LaytheliningpieceRSTwiththepieced
panelandsewaroundtheedge,leaving
a 5inturninggap.Clipthecornersand
turnrightsideout.Pressandtopstitch^1 / 8 in
aroundtheedge, closing the turning gap
asyoudo so.
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Withthepatchworkpanelfacingup,
bringthebottomleftcornerup,sothe
leftshortedgealignswiththetop,forming
a triangle.Repeatat theotherend,
bringingthetoprightcornerdownto
meetthebottomedge(Fig6). Clip to
holdin place temporarily.
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Foldthepanelalongthediagonalin
thecentre,markedwitha dottedline
in Fig7. Thepanelshouldmaketheshape
shown in Fig 8, with the lining on the
outside.Pinthetwoedgesofthetop
layer,RSTwheretheymeetalongthe
diagonal(shownin red).Turn over and
repeat on the other side.
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Sewyourtwopinneddiagonaledges
together,carefullybackstitchingat each
endof theseamtosecurethestitches.Pull
thethreadendstotheliningsideof the
bag,knotoffandtrim.Turn the bag right
sideoutand press.
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Hemthetwoshorteredgesof the
denimpieceby in.Foldin half
lengthwiseandsewalongthelongedgesto
createa tube.Turnrightsideoutandslide
overonesideof thebag(FigA).Overlap
thehandles,andsewa squarewherethe
twohandlesjoin(FigB).Slidethedenim
cover over the handles to finish.
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