My Stitchery Bag Tutorial

My much long awaited stitchery bag.

The stitchery in the above bag is coming I just have to make up the PDF for it.

This is a larger version

This is a smaller version

I created this bag for my stitcheries last year but just havnt got around to doing up the tutorial.

Well here it is.

This bag is made from 2 1/2" strips.

The length for the strips is the same as the length of your stitchery.

This bag had seven strips. I put 4 on one side and 3 on the other.

I then made a scrappy 2 1/1" strip piece that was the same length horizontally across for the bottom and the top, as shown in the photo

Cut the inside fabric approx 1/2" larger than the size as the stitchery piece that has been pieced together

Cut out the pellon of your choice the same size as the front stitchery piece.

Sew the stichery piece and the pellon together creating a cylinder

Do the same with the inside fabric piece.

Now place the inside piece around the pellon as pictured above... ( I HOPE this makes sense)!

Now for the bottom of the bag.

Place the bag on top of a piece of paper... as pictured. As a cylinder and trace around the bottom inside the bag.. this creates a pattern piece for the bottom of the bag.

Use a compass or freehand drawing to make a circle.. when cutting out the inside fabric, and outside fabric

add extra for the seam allowance. Cut the pellon the same size as the pattern piece.

Pictured ... pattern piece ... as you can see Im not a perfectionist.

Sandwich together the three layers

Pin in quarters so the bottom piece can fit evenly inside the bag.

With bag wrong sides facing pin the bottom to the bag

Put tucks in where needed so the bottom will fit

Sew around the circle a couple of times for extra strength.

 Make the strap. For this bag I made a 30" strap

It is scrappy

Fold it as pictured

Fold again

Pin the handle as pictured on the right side of the bag.

Make a binding out of 2 1/2"strips.

Pin onto the top of the bag.

Make sure where ends meet you fold as pictured

Fold over as you do when binding a quilt. Hand stitch or sew on the machine

Inside the bag

Finished bag

I hope you like it