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stop. Open the zipper and remove the pins from the panels.
Figure 4
10 MAKE AND ATTACH THE TAB TO ONE EXTERIOR MAIN PANEL.
a. Fold the tab in half, Wrong sides together, matching the short ends. Press a crease along the folded edge.
b. Open the tab and fold each side in to meet the center crease, and press.
c. Fold the tab in half again at the center crease to enclose the raw edges, and press. Pin the folded edges.
d. Edge stitch down the folded edges and backstitch at each end.
e. Fold the tab in half, matching the short ends, and pin.
f. On the Right side of one of the exterior main panels, measure and mark 1¼″ (3.2 cm) down from the top edge of the band at the end with the top of the zipper.
g. Place the pinned ends of the tab even with the side edge of the exterior main panel just below the mark, and pin in place. Machine baste a ¼″ (0.6 cm) seam to secure the tab.
11 ATTACH THE EXTERIOR AND LINING PANELS.
Note: Leave the zipper open for this step so you can turn the bag Right side out.
a. Separate the exterior from the lining panels. To keep the lining out of your way while you stitch the exterior panels, place the lining panels Right sides together, matching the raw edges, and pin them in place. Then, fold the unstitched edges at the top of the lining bands in toward the center and pin in place.
b. Place the exterior panels Right sides together, matching the edges and the seam that attaches the bands. Pin in place. Starting and stopping at the top folded edge on each end of the zipper, stitch a ½″ (1.3 cm) seam down each side. Pivot at the seam on the band and around the curve of the main panel. Backstitch at each end.
c. Trim* the top corners in the seam allowances at the top edges of the exterior panels, making sure not to clip your stitching.
d. Clip* into the seam allowance at the seam that attaches the band to the main panel, being careful not to clip your stitching. Trim the seam allowance to ¼″ (0.6 cm) along the curved edge below the clip. Press the side seam allowance on the band open.
e. Then, unpin the unstitched top corners of the lining panel.
f. Repeat steps 11b through 11d to attach the lining panels, leaving a 4″ (10.2 cm) opening centered on the bottom for turning the bag Right side out.
Figure 5
12 COMPLETE THE BAG.
a. Turn the bag Right side out through the opening in the bottom of the lining.
b. Keep the bottom of the lining outside of the exterior bag. Fold each side of the opening under ½″ (1.3 cm) toward the Wrong side, and press. Pin the edges together and then edge stitch the opening closed. Backstitch at each end.
c. Push the lining down inside the exterior. Use a turning tool* to gently push out the curves.
d. Smooth the lining and exterior bands at the top open end of the zipper and pin them together. Topstitch across the side seam over the current edge stitching. This will secure the lining. Backstitch at each end.
Your Coin Purse is complete! Now you can keep your keys, coins, and other essentials on hand and pretty in plain sight!
DIFFICULTY / ADVANCED
PROJECT: 08
TITLE: Fringed Hobo Bag
If you’re looking to run away from home (read: sneak off for a latte or to the mall), then do it properly and take along your very own (stylish!) Fringed Hobo Bag. This bag sports a jazzy, rounded style in two sizes, with a longer strap on the regular size and a shorter strap on the larger size. Accent it with sassy tassel trim that travels the circumference of the bag. Stash everything you need for your adventure in the large compartment, and hit the road.
FINISHED SIZE
Small bag
17½″ (44.5 cm) wide × 1 1″ (27.9 cm) tall [26¼″ (66.8 cm) tall with handles] × 2½″ (6.4 cm) deep
Large bag
19¾″ (50.2 cm) wide × 14″ (35.6 cm) tall [24″ (61 cm) tall with handles] × 2½″ (6.4 cm) deep
FABRICS
From 44″ (112 cm) wide light- to mid-weight fabric OR 54″ (137 cm) wide mid-weight Home Dec fabric
For the small bag:
• 1⅛ yd (1.03 m) of one
Figure 4
10 MAKE AND ATTACH THE TAB TO ONE EXTERIOR MAIN PANEL.
a. Fold the tab in half, Wrong sides together, matching the short ends. Press a crease along the folded edge.
b. Open the tab and fold each side in to meet the center crease, and press.
c. Fold the tab in half again at the center crease to enclose the raw edges, and press. Pin the folded edges.
d. Edge stitch down the folded edges and backstitch at each end.
e. Fold the tab in half, matching the short ends, and pin.
f. On the Right side of one of the exterior main panels, measure and mark 1¼″ (3.2 cm) down from the top edge of the band at the end with the top of the zipper.
g. Place the pinned ends of the tab even with the side edge of the exterior main panel just below the mark, and pin in place. Machine baste a ¼″ (0.6 cm) seam to secure the tab.
11 ATTACH THE EXTERIOR AND LINING PANELS.
Note: Leave the zipper open for this step so you can turn the bag Right side out.
a. Separate the exterior from the lining panels. To keep the lining out of your way while you stitch the exterior panels, place the lining panels Right sides together, matching the raw edges, and pin them in place. Then, fold the unstitched edges at the top of the lining bands in toward the center and pin in place.
b. Place the exterior panels Right sides together, matching the edges and the seam that attaches the bands. Pin in place. Starting and stopping at the top folded edge on each end of the zipper, stitch a ½″ (1.3 cm) seam down each side. Pivot at the seam on the band and around the curve of the main panel. Backstitch at each end.
c. Trim* the top corners in the seam allowances at the top edges of the exterior panels, making sure not to clip your stitching.
d. Clip* into the seam allowance at the seam that attaches the band to the main panel, being careful not to clip your stitching. Trim the seam allowance to ¼″ (0.6 cm) along the curved edge below the clip. Press the side seam allowance on the band open.
e. Then, unpin the unstitched top corners of the lining panel.
f. Repeat steps 11b through 11d to attach the lining panels, leaving a 4″ (10.2 cm) opening centered on the bottom for turning the bag Right side out.
Figure 5
12 COMPLETE THE BAG.
a. Turn the bag Right side out through the opening in the bottom of the lining.
b. Keep the bottom of the lining outside of the exterior bag. Fold each side of the opening under ½″ (1.3 cm) toward the Wrong side, and press. Pin the edges together and then edge stitch the opening closed. Backstitch at each end.
c. Push the lining down inside the exterior. Use a turning tool* to gently push out the curves.
d. Smooth the lining and exterior bands at the top open end of the zipper and pin them together. Topstitch across the side seam over the current edge stitching. This will secure the lining. Backstitch at each end.
Your Coin Purse is complete! Now you can keep your keys, coins, and other essentials on hand and pretty in plain sight!
DIFFICULTY / ADVANCED
PROJECT: 08
TITLE: Fringed Hobo Bag
If you’re looking to run away from home (read: sneak off for a latte or to the mall), then do it properly and take along your very own (stylish!) Fringed Hobo Bag. This bag sports a jazzy, rounded style in two sizes, with a longer strap on the regular size and a shorter strap on the larger size. Accent it with sassy tassel trim that travels the circumference of the bag. Stash everything you need for your adventure in the large compartment, and hit the road.
FINISHED SIZE
Small bag
17½″ (44.5 cm) wide × 1 1″ (27.9 cm) tall [26¼″ (66.8 cm) tall with handles] × 2½″ (6.4 cm) deep
Large bag
19¾″ (50.2 cm) wide × 14″ (35.6 cm) tall [24″ (61 cm) tall with handles] × 2½″ (6.4 cm) deep
FABRICS
From 44″ (112 cm) wide light- to mid-weight fabric OR 54″ (137 cm) wide mid-weight Home Dec fabric
For the small bag:
• 1⅛ yd (1.03 m) of one
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