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For this tote bag we used the design Hawaii.
You will also need: fabric for the bag (light khaki, stone or off-white)
medium-weight cotton or blend, lining, tape and synthepon or paralon for
the backing.
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| Step One: Hoop a piece of medium-weight fabric (we used
cotton twill) with iron-on medium-weight tear-away stabilizer. Fulfill
the embroidery. Unhoop. Carefully cut away the excess stabilizer. Press. |
| Step Two: Draw an 8" x 9" rectangle around the embroidery and
cut it out. Attach a piece of tape to the upper edge of the embroidered
piece. This is going to be a pocket of the tote. Put it aside for the meanwhile. |
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| Step Three: Cut two 18" x 15" rectangles out of the fabric you
are going to use for the bag itself. Mark the lines for quilting with a
removable pencil. |
| Step Four: Cut two 19" x 16" rectangles out of synthepon or
thin paralon. Place a synthepon rectangle on an even surface (table) and
cover it with the first fabric rectangle, face up. Pin or baste both layers
together. Quilt along the marks. Do the same with the second pieces of
fabric and synthepon. Cut away the excess synthepon along the edges. |
| Step Five: Place the first rectangle on the table, face up.
Choose a place for the pocket and pin on the embroidered piece. Baste the
edges of the pocket to the face of the tote. Prepare 51" of the tape. Attach
the tape according to the diagram (it is denoted in red). Stitch to within
1" from the upper edge of the tote (the white dotted line). |
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| Step Six: Pin and then machine-stitch another piece of tape
(18" long) along the upper edge of the tote, leaving about 1" from the
edge. |
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| Step Seven: Attach the tape to the back of the tote to make
a second handle. Machine-stitch a piece of tape along the upper edge of
the tote, leaving about 1" to fold inside. |
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| Step Seven: Place both parts of the tote face to face, pin or
baste together, and machine stitch the edges. |
| Step Eight: Stitch box corners at the bottom of the tote. For
this separate the front and back sides at the corners. Center the seams
on each side of the corner on top of each other. Measure 1 1/2" along the
seam from the corner and draw a line perpendicular to the seam across the
corner and machine-stitch it. Do not trim the seam. |
| Step Nine: Cut out two rectangles measuring 18" x 15" out of
the lining fabric (we used cotton/polyester blend). Place them face to
face and stitch along 3 edges, 1/4" from the edge. |
| Step Ten: Stitch box corners at the bottom of the lining. Read
Step Eight for instructions. Turn the lining inside out. |
| Step Eleven: Place the tote into the lining. Fold the upper
edges of the tote onto the lining, pin and slip-stitch. |
| Step Twelve: Turn the bag right side out. It's ready! |
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Here are some designs that can be used for the similar project:
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