Uncomplicated Carry All

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  Step 1

  Fold a yard of twill fabric with selvage ends together and cut out a 45cm x 50cm rectangle. Then cut a 9 cm strip from the fold to the edge.

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  Step 2

  Fold the 50cm wide side wrong sides together 1 inch. Press. Fold over again 1 inch. Press. Straight stitch each edge.

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  Step 3

  Cut the 9cm strip into 2 pieces. Each 9cm x 56 cm. Fuse a 3cm x 52 cm strip of interfacing to each. fold a 1 cm edge on each side of strip and press wrong sides together. Then press the strip in half with the 1 cm folds inside.

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  Step 4

  Straight stitch each edge of the straps. I used a twin needle. Then finish the ends by folding a 1 cm edge turn and turn again. Straight stitch each end.

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  Step 5

  With bag wrong side out. Pin the straps 15cm from each side. Stitch the straps in place using a box stitch with and x. Pivot the bag to make the box and X.

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  Step 6

  Stitch side seams right sides together 3 times. Seam 1.5 cm from edge, 1 cm from edge and then seam an over edge stitch (zigzag stitch). Fold the bag in a diamond shape with the side seams centered.

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  Step 7

  Measure 8 cm from the point and mark each seam across. Should be about 15 cm across. Straight stitch and then over edge both sides. Carefully cut the points off.

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  Step 8

  Turn the bag right side out and pin the corners. Measure 8-9 cm following the seam you just made on the bottom of the bag as a guide and mark both sides.

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  Step 9

  Straight stitch down all four sides using a 1 mm seam allowance. Trim threads.

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PIN-UP ^alex^ · 20 projects 29th January 2010

i love this, i always wondered how to make the bottom rectangled like that, thankyou!

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