TH EO RTO N B A G
FACING
A HUGE OVER SIZED LINEN BAG.
YOU WILL NEED 75CM OF FABRIC 143CM WIDE
MATCHING THREAD AND A SEWING MACHINE
Skill level : very easy
CUT OUT FOLLOWING THE MEASUREMENTS SHOWN.
ALTER THE WIDITH AND DEPTH OF THE BAG AS DESIRED.
BAG HANDLES
MAIN BAG
BAG HANDLES
FACING
Wrong side
Right side
Bag handles
1.Taking a 1.5cm seam allowance fold the bag
handles in half lengthways and stitch together.
Press seam open.
5. Fold the main bag in half
lengthways and notch the
centre of both the short edges.
2. Trim down seam allowance and turn through to
the right side.
6. Turn fabric to the right
side. And finish the edges
with a zig zag.
3. Centre the seam.
7. Measure and mark with a pin 10cm either side
of the centre notch.
8. With right sides together pin and stitch the
handles on the outside of 10cm mark. NB handle
seam to outside.
Sides and bottom
1.With right sides together fold the bag in half and
pin and stitch the side seams together taking a
1.5cm seam allowance.
2. Press seams open.
9. Repeat for the other side.
4. Turn over and edge stitch along both sides of each
handle.
Wrong side
Facing
3. At the base of the bag push out into a triangle. Measure 8.5cm from each side to the seam and 8.5cm from the
point.
4. Pin to hold into place, draw a chalk line between the points as a stitching guide.
5. Making sure the seam is flat and open, stitch along the chalk line.
6. Repeat for the other side.
1. With right sides together pin and stitch the short edges of the facing
together, taking a 1.5cm seam allowance.
2. Press seams open and zig zag the seam edges.
3. Taking a 1cm allowance each time turn over one edge twice and top
stitch into place.
Wrong side
Right side
Right side
4. With right sides together and the finished edge towards the
bottom, pin facing to the top of the bag. Matching up all the
side seams and keeping them flat and open.
Taking a 1.5cm seam allowance stitch into place.
5. Press the facing seam up away from the bag and toward the
facing.
6. Under stitch around the facing seam. Stitching very close
to the seam through the facing seam allowances only, not
through to the right side of the garment.
7. Turn the bag inside out and secure facing to the side
seams with a cross stitch.