leather strap tote bag by rachel faucett for weallsew

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materials and tools

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LeatherStrap

Tote

materials and tools

Created by Rachel Faucett

1 yards of fabric for the bag top

18 x 24 rectangle of contrast fabric

for the bag base

3x 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 meetsmodern twist. This cooltote with boxed bottomcan carry anything youthrow at (or in) it. Theleather strap simplifi es

the design and accentu-ates your style.

Clean, classic lines meanits easy to construct, soyou go from zero to tote-and-go in less t ime. Itwont be long before this

becomes your go-to tote.

Print the pattern piece templates (pages 6-9).

The bag top is split into three pieces; cut them out and tape

them together before cutting out your fabric pieces!

step one


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step four

Press the seam allowances towards the bottom of the bag.

step three

Stitch the bottom

to the top for each

side of the bag using

-wide seam

allowances.

step two

Iron your fabric, then cut

out the bag tops (2) and

bag bottoms (2).

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 five


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step eight

Cut the squares from the corners of the bag base.

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 six

With right sides together, stitch the side and bottom edges of

the bag using a -wide seam allowance.

Press the seam allowances open.

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 nine


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step twelve

Sew the binding to the bag, stitching close to the edge of the

binding (a scant) as shown.

step eleven

step ten

Sew the corner edges

together with -wide

seam allowances.

This will create nice

boxed corners on the

base of your bag.

On one side of the top edge of your bag, pin the bias binding

in place.

For the second half of the binding, start by opening the

binding at its main crease and folding the corners in slightly

as shown.

Then fold the end under ; press.

step thir teen


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step sixteen

To attach the handle to the bag, pin it to the points of the

bag as the desired length.

Stitch-in-the-ditch beside the binding and across the

bottom of the handle, creating a triangle shape as shown.

To make sure those handles are nice and secure, go over

your stitching again about three times.

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.

Stitch the binding in place as you did in step eleven.

step fif teen

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.

Stitch 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.

Voila!Yoursweetlittlemarkettotebagiscomplete!Enjoy!


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PatternTemplates

Leather Strap Tote

TopPart 1 of 3

JoinHere

Tape the three

Top sections

1, 2, and 3together.

Af ter join ing the top

pieces together, cut

two tops on the fold.

Join pieces,

then cut

on fold

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TopPart 2 of 3

JoinHere

JoinHere

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LeatherStrapTotePatternTemplates

Join pieces, then cut on fold


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TopPart 3 of 3

JoinHere

LeatherStrap

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LeatherS

trapTotePatternTemp

lates

Join pieces, then cut on fo ld


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Bottomcut 2 on fold Le

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LeatherStrapTotePatternTemp

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Cutonfold

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