Message in a Bag PAPER CRAFT PATTERN INCLUDE! Instructions and measurements to create your own MESSAGE IN A BAG. Paper craft materials shown are from Amy's Lotus collection from k&Company. Potiem design and instructions by Nichole Redinger. Vist ‘wave nicholeredinger wordpress.com lo see more of Nichole's work NOTE: We have created some basic guidelines to help you get started with paper crafting. Download the "Paper Craft Hints & Tips” from the paper craft “tree download” page. Please read through ail of the instructions before you get started on your project. Preshrink your fabric by washing, drying and ironing It before beginning. 7 1/2" x9 1/2" piece of lightweight cotton fabric 14" length of cotton twine, embroidery floss, or narrow ribbon 1 sp00l of coordinating all purpose thread (we use Coats Dual Duly xPB) 112" x 12" piece of double-sided scrapbooking paper -1.81/2"x11" piece of solid paper Other assorted scraps of paper and embellishments Adhesive (we use K&Company's Refilable Tape Runner) Croft Knife Scissors “Metal Ruler Pencil ‘Cutting Mat Pins “Sewing Machine “Safely Pin ston Bone Folder “Turning Too! (such as a closed pai of scissors) Hinished Sizes: Cord: 3 1/2"x Bag: 4 1/4" x6" Project One 16 9 1/2"x7 1/2" piece of fabric with the WRONG. sige facing up. Measure 1” down from the top edge on each side and make a small mark with your pencil. Fold one of the top corners in our Va owed he WRONG side, = tapering itin to the 1" mark on the side. Using your iron, press clong the fold. Repeat this step to fin ish the other top me Zs 8. Using your sew- oO fama tn 7, seneensee Z 330i cng the refolded oce CC. Next, press Under 1/4” along the top edge of the fabric. Then, press this edge down again by 1/2". Edge stitch ciong the inner folded edge. }— wions se Step 2. ‘MAKING THE BODY OF THE BAG ‘A. Fold your fabric in half lengthwise, with RIGHT sides together. With the drawstring channel at the top. pin down the side and ‘across the Bottom edges. 8, Storting ot the stitch line for the crawsting channel, stitch a 3/8" seam along the pinned edges. CC. Trim the bottom corners. Tum the bag fight side out ‘and use a turning tool 10 gently push out the cor- Pers. Press the bag fit. Storing atthe . Tie your length of sting {0 the end of ine safety pin, using as ile of the length as possible. Use the sofely pin os a guide to thread your string through the drawstring channel, Once it is the whole way through, une i rom the safety pin and knot the Iwo ends of the string together. Your bag is complete!Project Two ‘The Card Step 1. ‘CUTOUT Your PIECES ‘A. Using your pencil and ruler, measure and mark the following pieces. =3.1/2" x10" rectangle =23/4" x9" rectangle 8. On your cutting mat, use your metal ruler as a guide and cratt knife, carefully cut out each of the pieces. Step2. ‘ASSEMBLE THE CARD ‘A. Caretully fold the 3 1/2" x 10" rectangle in half matching the short edges, using your bone folder to get « crisp, clean fold, This the body of the card, Set this piece aside for now. B.Lay out the 23/4"x9" Solid paper in iront of you. Using your pencil, measure ‘and make small mares long one edge, every 3” inches. Use these pencil marks as guides for folding the solid paper into thirds. Fold one end in toward the middle of the length of paper. urn the paper over : {and fold the other end in toward the middle of the paper als. C. Apply adhesive to the WRONG side of one end of your solid paper. Core- fully place the sold paper inside the body of the cara {5 shown, The basic body Of your card is now finished. coesies Fold the sold piece up into aperled the cord, write notes, embel Te lish however you wish! se] | pe strc ‘All designs © 2008 Amy Butler Art of the Midwest, LLC ‘Al designs, photographs, and images protected by federal copyright. Designs not to be created for commercial sole. Alrights reserved. ‘Art of the Midwest, LLC 2