the cover girl bag

Free bag pattern by Believe&Inspire. For personal use only.

Contents

Supplies&Notions: .....................................................................................................................3

Supplies ..................................................................................................................................3

Notions ...................................................................................................................................3

Cutting .......................................................................................................................................4

Exterior fabric .........................................................................................................................4

Accent fabric One ................................................................................................................4

Lining ......................................................................................................................................4

Heavy weight fusible interfacing .........................................................................................4

Light weight fusible interfacing ............................................................................................4

Instructions: Make the loops: ...................................................................................................5

Attach the loops: ......................................................................................................................5

Make the inside organizer ........................................................................................................8

Attach the zipper: .....................................................................................................................9

Assembling: .............................................................................................................................10

Make and attach the straps: .................................................................................................11

End notes: ................................................................................................................................12

Template: ................................................................................................................................13


All seam allowances are 1/2” unless otherwise noted. Please read all instructions

before beginning.

Finished Size: 14” long x 11” tall x 5” deep All cutting measurements given throughout the pattern are length x height.

Supplies&Notions:

Supplies

1 yard of exterior fabric

1 yard lining fabric

½ yard accent fabric

1 yard light- weight fusible interfacing

1 yard heavy- weight fusible interfacing

15” zipper in your exterior color

8” zipper matching the exterior fabric

4 metal rings (opening should be able to accommodate 1” strap)

Notions

Zipper foot

Iron

Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mat

Scissors

Disappearing Ink Fabric Marker or fabric chalk

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Cutting Please cut your fabric pieces in the order listed and mark them using post-it notes to avoid confusion. For perfect cutting you can read these articles first.

How to Cut Fabric WITH a Rotary Cutter

How to Cut Fabrics Straight WITHOUT a Rotary Cutter

Exterior fabric

A- Exterior 16”x16”

B – Sides 16”x4”

C – Base 16”x4”

D – Zipper cover (cut 2) 16”x4”

E – Small pocket 17”x8”

Accent fabric One

F – Handles 25”x4”

G – Extenders (Cut 8 from the template)

Lining

H - Front and back (2) 16”x16”

I – Organizer 23”x16”

J – Sides 16”x4”

K - Base 16”x4”

Heavy weight fusible interfacing

Cut two for A

Cut 2 for B

Cut 1 for C

Light weight fusible interfacing

Cut 1 for each piece of H

Cut one for each G piece

Cut 1 for I, J and K

http://believeninspire.com/2014/08/cut-fabric-rotary-cutter.html

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Note: Make sure they are an inch lesser in length to avoid the bulk in the

seam allowance.

Instructions: Make the loops: Fuse all your pieces to their respective interface except for the exterior pieces.

Attach the loops:

Take all your G pieces, place

the right sides together and

sew all around leaving a small

opening to turn the right sides

out.

Turn, press and topstitch. Insert

the rings, fold the rectangles

back on themselves and sew

so that the rings are placed

inside the loop as shown.

Take two of your finished G

pieces and place them on the

exterior panel so that they are

5” away from the sides as

shown. Mark/pin and sew in

their appropriate places.


Cut the rectangle from the

middle, when you reach

the end make a V shaped

cut as you can see in the

picture.

Place the E piece on the

main exterior panel so that

the right side is facing you,

draw a rectangle roughly

2” from the top and 1”

away from the sides as

shown and sew on that

rectangle.

Push the fabric from the

window to the other side

and press.


Place your zipper in the

window and sew from all

sides as shown by the

rectangle.

Turn to the back side, fold

the rectangle back on itself

to make a square as shown,

and sew along the dotted

lines.

You can fuse the interfacing

to both of your exterior

pieces now.


Make the inside organizer

Take one of your lining pieces;

divide it into three columns

using your ruler into 6.5”, 4” and

5.5” respectively (or any size

that you want). Mark the place

to attach the Velcro on top.

Sew the Velcro in place. Stick

the other piece of Velcro on it.

Apply glue at the back using

glue gun.

Take the I piece, fold it into

half and lower it onto the

lining, so that the Velcro

sticks to the I piece. This way

the Velcro will be easy to

match. Now sew the glued

Velcro in place.

Next, sew the dividing lines

on the organizer.


Attach the zipper:

Fold over and sew as shown

by the dotted lines.

Place the finished D piece

under the zipper as

denoted by the “zipper

casing in progress”.

Take the D piece, fold it ½”

towards the centre and

press. Next fold the pressed

edges towards the centre

and press again to get an

approximately 1” width

piece.


Assembling:

Next, take the J pieces and sew them to either sides and then attach the K piece.

Your lining is complete.

Repeat these steps with the external piece.

Place the zipper onto your

lining approximately 1.5”

from the top and sew along

the dotted line as shown.

Repeat for the other side.

To make things easier, fold

and press the top edges of

the lining as shown. Repeat

the same thing with the

external fabric.


Make and attach the straps:

Fold the strap piece into half

and press. Next, fold the

outer edges towards the

centre and press again. Now.

Fold the pressed edges

towards the centre again

and press. Also fold and press

the top edges. Next, sew

along the edges as shown by

the dotted lines in image 4.

Place the lining inside the

external piece so that the

wrong sides are facing each

other. Match the edges of

both lining and external, pin

in place and sew along the

top edge using a black

thread for the outside and a

pin thread for inside.

Try to be as neast as possible

because this is gonna be on

the outside.

Insert the strap into the ring,

fold it towards the wrong side

approximately 1” and sew

going back and forth to

make it sturdy.

Repeat for the other three

sides.

And you’re DONE! XD

*happy dance*


End notes:

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