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3 x 20 strip of faux leather for the handle One package (approximately 60) of extra-wide double-fold bias binding (or make your own!) Clear quilters ruler Fabric marker Thread Scissors
Classic design meets modern twist. This cool tote with boxed bottom can carry anything you throw at (or in) it. The leather strap simplifies the design and accentuates your style. Clean, classic lines mean its easy to construct, so you go from zero to toteand-go in less time. It wont be long before this becomes your go-to tote.
step one
Print
The
bag top is split into three pieces; cut them out and tape them together before cutting out your fabric pieces!
step two
Iron
your fabric, then cut out the bag tops (2) and bag bottoms (2).
step three
Stitch
the bottom to the top for each side of the bag using -wide seam allowances.
step four
Press
step five
Topstitch
the edge of the base seam on each side. I used decorative stitch #401 on my BERNINA 580 E, with a width of 7.1 mm and length of 5.1 mm. Experiment with decorative stitches, or keep it simple with just a straight stitch.
step six
With
right sides together, stitch the side and bottom edges of the bag using a -wide seam allowance. the seam allowances open.
Press
step seven
Using
a clear quilters ruler, measure in 1 at the corners of the base of the bag as shown; mark with a fabric pen.
step eight
Cut
step nine
With
the bag still inside out, pinch the cut-out edges together as shown, making sure the previously sewn seams are pressed open. Pin in place.
step ten
Sew
the corner edges together with -wide seam allowances. This will create nice boxed corners on the base of your bag.
step eleven
On
one side of the top edge of your bag, pin the bias binding in place.
step twelve
Sew
the binding to the bag, stitching close to the edge of the binding (a scant ) as shown.
step thirteen
For
the second half of the binding, start by opening the binding at its main crease and folding the corners in slightly as shown. fold the end under ; press.
Then
step fourteen
Pin
the binding in place, then repeat the above folding technique once you reach the other edge on the point of the bag, overlapping the ends. the binding in place as you did in step eleven.
Stitch
step fifteen
For
the handle, fold the leather strip in half lengthwise; press (check a scrap first to make sure it wont melt). Fold under each outer edge ; press. Finally, fold press the center crease again with all edges turned under. the open edges of the strap together close to the edge (a scant ), making sure you catch both sides of the strap in your stitches.
Stitch
step sixteen
To
attach the handle to the bag, pin it to the points of the bag as the desired length. beside the binding and across the bottom of the handle, creating a triangle shape as shown. make sure those handles are nice and secure, go over your stitching again about three times.
Stitch-in-the-ditch
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Leather Strap Tote TopPart 1 of 3
Tape the three Top sections 1, 2, and 3together. Leather Strap Tote Pattern Templates After joining the top pieces together, cut two tops on the fold.
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TopPart 3 of 3
Cut on fold
Bottomcut 2 on fold