IT WELL Take Anywhere Tote This bag is versatile, fun and functional, providing all the room you need while looking beau- tiful. Pick out your favorite prints, stitch it up and you’ll be ready to go anywhere. By Katrika Scott, Sample by Amanda Carestio
SUPPLIES side of the contrast panel on the outer bag for added 1 1/2 yard of canvas fabric (exterior) quilted elements. 1 1/2 yard of quilting cotton (lining) With right sides together, stitch the contrast pocket 1/2 yard of canvas fabric (contrast) pieces together,, leaving a small opening on one long edge. Press, trim corners, and trim the seam allowance. 6"x25" rectangle of vinyl Turn the pocket inside out, press, and handstitch the opening closed. 2 yards of mediumweight fusible interfacing On one inner bag lining piece, mark the pocket Coordinating thread placement. Match the pocket to the corresponding Temporaty fabric spray adhesive markings and topstitch 1/8" from three edges, leaving the upper edge open. Stitch ¼" from first stitch. Press. Pressing cloth With right sides together, pin the side panel piece to an Medium- to heavyweight machine needle outer bag piece. Stitch and finish the seams. Press the Fabric clips seams toward the side gusset. Repeat with the other outer bag piece.
Repeat to stitch the lining side and inner bag pieces,
CUT IT leaving an opening in one seam for turning. Print and cut out the pattern pieces. Spray the wrong side of one canvas handle piece with From the exterior fabric, cut two outer bags and one side. spray adhesive and press it to the center of one vinyl handle wrong side. Fold the long edges of the vinyl over From the lining fabric, cut two inner bags and one side. the canvas 1/4" and clip in place. Stitch to secure the folded vinyl. Repeat to create the remaining handle. From the contrast fabric, cut four panels, two pockets and two handles along the dotted lines on the pattern Place one handle right side down on an outer bag, piece. aligning the raw edges and placing the handles to the outside edge of the contrast panel. Baste in place and From the vinyl, cut two handles. repeat for the remaining handle.
From the fusible interfacing, cut two outer bags, two With right sides together, place inner bag inside the inner bags, two sides, four contrast panels and one outer bag, matching the seams and sandwiching the pocket. Fuse the interfacing pieces following the handles between the layers. Stitch with a 5/8" seam manufacturer’s instructions. allowance. Finish the seam and press. Turn the bag inside out through the opening and press. Slipstitch the SEW IT opening closed. Use ½" seam allowance unless otherwise noted. Topstitch along the upper edge and give one final Place the outer bag pieces right side up and transfer press. placement marks for the panel pieces. SOURCES Press under a 5/8" on the long edges of each contrast COTTON + Steel provided the canvas and lining fabrics: panel piece and trim to 3/8". Using fabric adhesive or cottonandsteelfabrics.com. pins, place two panel pieces on the outer bag front and SULKY. provided the thread: sulky.com. two on the outer bag back, matching the markings. Using matching or contrasting thread, edgestitch the panel pieces to the outer bag pieces. Stitch along each Cut2ofvi nyl & 2f abr ic 1a
patterns TAKE-ANYWHERE TOTE
TAKE-ANYWH INNER BA cut 2 of f cut 2 of inte 1b
WHERE TOTE R BAG (F) of fabric interfacing 1c
TAKE_ANYW OUTER cut 2 o cut 2 of in 1d
NYWHERE TOTE ER BAG (A) 2 of fabric of interfacing 2a
Pocket Cut2ofvi nyl & 2f abr ic 2c 2d 3a 3b TAKE-ANYWHERE TOTE PANEL (D) cut 4 of fabric cut 4 of interfacing
TAKE-ANYWHERE TOTE SIDE (B) cut 1 on fold of main fabric/lining cut 2 of interfacing 3c
fold TAKE-ANYWHERE TOTE POCKET (E) cut 2 of fabric cut 1 of interfacing 3d
