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Make it Today! Laptop bag CUTTING GUIDE: 1cm seam allowance included Denim Two 35cm x 44.5cm pieces for the front and back Red fabric with roses Two 20cm x 30cm pieces for the pocket and back One 12cm x 82cm piece for the bottom and sides One 14cm x 67cm piece for the zip opening Fabric with large roses One 20cm x 30cm piece for a machine appliqué of your choice Lining Two 35cm x 44.5cm pieces for the front and back One 12cm x 82cm piece for the bottom and sides One 14cm x 67cm piece for the zip opening Wadding Two 35cm x 44.5 pieces for the front and back One 12cm x 82cm piece for the bottom and sides One 14cm x 67cm piece for the zip opening One 20cm x 30cm piece for a machine appliqué of your choice Lightweight interfacing Two 35cm x 44.5cm pieces for the front and back Curve template and Middle notches template from makeittoday.co.uk PROJECT BY CHRISTA ROLF | SUITABLE FOR INTERMEDIATE | SHOULD TAKE A FUN WEEKEND ESSENTIAL KIT COTTON FABRIC: DENIM FABRIC, 40CM RED FABRIC WITH ROSES, 50CM FABRIC WITH LARGE ROSES, 20CM WADDING AND INTERFACING: DOUBLE-SIDED IRON-ON WADDING, 70CM LIGHTWEIGHT IRON-ON INTERFACING, 40CM ADDITIONAL ITEMS: LINING, 75CM PINK BIAS BINDING, 3M COTTON CORD, 4MM X 3M DIAMETER, FOR PIPING PINK RICK-RACK BRAID, 50CM PINK SATIN RIBBON, 1CM WIDE X 20CM ROSE SATIN RIBBON, 4MM WIDE X 15CM PINK ZIP, 60CM PAIR OF HANDLES, 70CM WOODEN BEAD PLUS: ASSORTED BUTTONS AND LACE MOTIFS WATER-SOLUBLE MARKER FABRIC GLUE MEASUREMENTS: 30CM X 42CM The perfect professional accessory, a homemade laptop bag will make you the envy of your colleagues. Admire your lovely laptop bag's embellishments and let it inspire you to keep on creating beautiful and unique bags to carry more of your precious items. Laptop bag 1 For the front and back, spread out the denim fabric, wrong side up. Place the interfacing (fusible side down) on top of it, then the wadding and lastly the lining fabric, right side up. Cover the layers with a damp cloth and iron together. Repeat the same procedure for the bottom and side pieces, without interfacing. 2 With a water-soluble marker, draw two intersecting lines at 45° to the edge on the right side of the two pieces of denim. Stitch along both lines with a straight stitch (stitch length 3). With the aid of a quilting ruler, stitch parallel lines 4cm apart to cover the whole surface. Repeat the process with the fabric pieces for the bottom and sides of the bag and the zip opening. 3 Draw the Curve template on the wrong side of the front and back pieces, transferring the markings for the mid-points, and cut out, adding a 1cm seam allowance. 4 Sew the rick-rack braid to the front of the bag, about 9cm from the upper edge. For the machine appliqué, fuse the wadding to the back of the fabric with the large roses, covering the other fusible side with greaseproof paper. Cut out the rose motif, position it and iron in place. Attach smaller flower motifs to the bag with fabric glue. Stitch around the flowers and leaves with freehand machine embroidery using matching thread. Sew accurately around the outlines of the individual motifs. If desired, topstitch the lines within the rose motif. Sew on buttons and lace motifs. 5 For the outside pocket, place the two pieces of red fabric with roses right sides together and sew all around, leaving an opening at the bottom for turning. Cut away the seam allowance at the corners and turn right side out. Topstitch the upper edge with two parallel rows of stitching. Pin the pocket to the back of the bag. Sew along the bottom and side edges with two parallel rows of stitching. 6 Cut the fabric for the zip opening in half lengthways and insert the zip. Trim to 10cm x 61cm. Trim the bottom and side piece to 10cm x 79cm. Neaten all the short sides with zigzag stitch. Cut the pink satin ribbon in half and make two bows. Join the fabric with the zip to the side piece to form a ring, sewing in ribbon bows on the right and left at the same time. Divide the ring into four
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Make it Today!
Laptop bagCUTTING GUIDE:1cm seam allowance included
DenimTwo 35cm x 44.5cm pieces for thefront and backRed fabric with rosesTwo 20cm x 30cm pieces for thepocket and backOne 12cm x 82cm piece for thebottom and sidesOne 14cm x 67cm piece for the zipopeningFabric with large rosesOne 20cm x 30cm piece for amachine appliqué of your choiceLiningTwo 35cm x 44.5cm pieces for the front and backOne 12cm x 82cm piece for thebottom and sidesOne 14cm x 67cm piece for the zip openingWaddingTwo 35cm x 44.5 pieces for the front and backOne 12cm x 82cm piece for thebottom and sidesOne 14cm x 67cm piece for the zipopeningOne 20cm x 30cm piece for amachine appliqué of your choiceLightweight interfacingTwo 35cm x 44.5cm pieces for thefront and backCurve template and Middle notchestemplate from makeittoday.co.uk
PROJECT BY CHRISTA ROLF | SUITABLE FOR INTERMEDIATE | SHOULD TAKE A FUN WEEKEND
ESSENTIAL KIT COTTON FABRIC:
DENIM FABRIC, 40CMRED FABRIC
WITH ROSES, 50CMFABRIC WITH
LARGE ROSES, 20CM
WADDING ANDINTERFACING:
DOUBLE-SIDED IRON-ONWADDING, 70CM
LIGHTWEIGHT IRON-ONINTERFACING, 40CM
ADDITIONAL ITEMS:LINING, 75CM
PINK BIAS BINDING, 3MCOTTON CORD, 4MM X 3M
DIAMETER, FOR PIPINGPINK RICK-RACK BRAID, 50CM
PINK SATIN RIBBON, 1CM WIDE X 20CM
ROSE SATIN RIBBON, 4MM WIDE X 15CM
PINK ZIP, 60CMPAIR OF HANDLES, 70CM
WOODEN BEAD
PLUS:
ASSORTED BUTTONS AND LACE MOTIFS
WATER-SOLUBLE MARKER
FABRIC GLUE
MEASUREMENTS:30CM X 42CM
The perfect professionalaccessory, a homemade laptop
bag will make you the envy of your colleagues. Admire
your lovely laptop bag'sembellishments and let it inspire you to keep oncreating beautiful and
unique bags to carry more ofyour precious items.
Laptop bag1 For the front and back, spread out the denim fabric, wrong side up. Place the interfacing (fusible side down)on top of it, then the wadding and lastly the lining fabric, right side up.Cover the layers with a damp cloth andiron together. Repeat the sameprocedure for the bottom and sidepieces, without interfacing.
2 With a water-soluble marker, drawtwo intersecting lines at 45° to the edgeon the right side of the two pieces ofdenim. Stitch along both lines with astraight stitch (stitch length 3). With theaid of a quilting ruler, stitch parallel lines
4cm apart to cover the whole surface.Repeat the process with the fabricpieces for the bottom and sides of thebag and the zip opening.
3 Draw the Curve template on thewrong side of the front and back pieces, transferring the markings for themid-points, and cut out, adding a 1cmseam allowance.
4 Sew the rick-rack braid to the front ofthe bag, about 9cm from the upperedge. For the machine appliqué, fuse thewadding to the back of the fabric withthe large roses, covering the otherfusible side with greaseproof paper. Cut out the rose motif, position it andiron in place. Attach smaller flowermotifs to the bag with fabric glue. Stitch around the flowers and leaveswith freehand machine embroideryusing matching thread. Sew accuratelyaround the outlines of the individualmotifs. If desired, topstitch the lines
within the rose motif. Sew on buttonsand lace motifs.
5 For the outside pocket, place the two pieces of red fabric with roses rightsides together and sew all around,leaving an opening at the bottom forturning. Cut away the seam allowance at the corners and turn right side out.Topstitch the upper edge with twoparallel rows of stitching. Pin the pocketto the back of the bag. Sew along thebottom and side edges with two parallelrows of stitching.
6 Cut the fabric for the zip opening inhalf lengthways and insert the zip. Trimto 10cm x 61cm. Trim the bottom andside piece to 10cm x 79cm. Neaten allthe short sides with zigzag stitch. Cutthe pink satin ribbon in half and maketwo bows. Join the fabric with the zip tothe side piece to form a ring, sewing inribbon bows on the right and left at thesame time. Divide the ring into four
LAPTOP BAG
book shelfThis charming project istaken from PrettyPatchwork Gifts by ChristaRolf (£14.99, David &Charles).
equal sections, marking them on theinside.
7 For the piping, iron the pink biasbinding open and trim the whole lengthto a width of 3cm. Prepare the pipingwith cotton cord. Sew the piping to thefront and back bag pieces, taking care tostitch just inside the seam allowance.
8 Open the zip, pin the sides to the frontand back, matching the markings for themid-point from the sketch and sewtogether. Trim the seam allowance toabout 0.5cm. Topstitch through the sideand the front/back pieces together about6mm from the edge. This will stabilise thebag and cover the seam allowance.
To make up1 Stitch the handles to the bag. Threadthe rose satin ribbon through the zippull, thread both ends together throughthe wooden bead and knot the ends.
IF YOUR SEWING MACHINE DO ES NOT HAVE A QUILTING
RULER, DRAW THE LINES ON THE FABRIC WITH A
SOLUBLE MARKER
