Hit the beach with this roomy bag - perfect for carrying all those summer holiday essentials! Made with an easy nine-patch quilt block, that is cleverly folded to create the crescent shape.
Materials
- 25cm x 112cm (long quarter) of fabric 2 – In the sea on white from Lewis & Irene (A78.1)
- 25cm x 112cm (long quarter) of fabric 3 – Fishy shoal on white from Lewis & Irene (A76.1)
- 25cm x 112cm (long quarter) of fabric 5 – Deep Sea Waves from Lewis & Irene (A78.1)
- 40cm of fabric 1 – Lighthouse on sea blue from Lewis & Irene (A75.3)
- 40cm of fabric 4 – Sea Plants from Lewis & Irene (A79.2)
- 1m of Wadding
- 1m of Lining fabric
- 4cm x 29cm (1½" x 11½") of Fusible interfacing
- 1 magnetic snap
Good To Know
- All measurements include ¼" seam allowance.
- Press seams as you go for a neat finish.
To Cut
Fabric 1:
– Cut 2, 6½" x 36½"
Fabric 2:
– Cut 3, 8½" x 8½"
Fabric 3:
– Cut 3, 8½" x 8½"
Fabric 4:
– Cut 1, 4" x 12½" handles
– Cut 2, 6½" x 24½"
Fabric 5:
– Cut 3, 8½" x 8½"
Wadding and lining:
– Cut 1, 36½" x 36½"
Fusible interfacing:
– Cut 1, 1½" x 11½" handles
To Sew
1. Lay out your fabric pieces as shown in the diagram.
2. Sew the 8½" x 8½" squares together in rows. Next, sew the rows together to make the central nine patch block. Choose which way up you would like your central block to be and add the two 6½" x 24½" strips to either side.
3. Attach the 6½" x 36½" strips to the top and bottom sections of the bag. Press seams.
4. Lay wadding behind your bag panel and quilt as desired. We have quilted using simple machine quilting in horizontal waves across the panel.
5. Lay your work (right side uppermost) on a flat surface with the panel turned 45° to the right. The long top and bottom sections should now be facing out to the sides. Find your centre point on the long edges of the bag and mark at either end with a pin or vanishing pen. Measure 12¼" from the top and bottom edge, mark on either side. Create a pleat by folding the marked lines to the centre line. Sew a line of stitches 2¾" on each side to secure pleat in place. These long sides will be the top edge of your bag.
6. On the wrong side of the fabric, press the pleat lines in place. Stitch across the top of the pleat at each end, about a 1⁄8" in from the fabric edge.
7. With the pleat lying vertically, find the centre line on each side of the bag, mark with a pin or vanishing ink. Next mark 14" down from the top and bottom edges on all four sides.
8. Fold the bag in half (RST) so that the pleats and bag side edges are aligned. Pin the side seams about halfway down. To make the shaped corners of the bag, take the centre mark up into the fold to meet the 14" mark, ensure that all the fabric edges are all aligned in the seam and pin into place. Sew down each side. Turn bag to the right side.
9. Follow steps 5 to 8 to make lining in the same way.
10. To add the magnetic snap to lining; iron a square of fusible interfacing to the wrong side of the lining fabric where you have chosen to insert your magnetic snap. I placed mine centrally and about 1¾" down from the lining top, raw edge. Mark where the prongs are to go and using a seam ripper, make two tiny incisions through the fabric. Take one half of the magnetic snap and push the prongs through the right side of the lining. Place the metal washer over the prongs and push the prongs down firmly away from each other. Repeat with the other magnetic snap.
11. Next, place the lining into the outer bag, matching up the central and side seams. Turn down ½" on the top edge of both the outer and bag lining. Place two edges together and pin into place. Sew around the top edge of the bag. Stitch down on each side of the centre seam line on the front and back of the bag about 1¾" down.
12. To make handles; fold each end of the 4" x 12½" strip by ½" and press into place. Now fold in half lengthways and press. Open up and place the fusible interfacing into the fold and press into place. Turn in ½" on both sides, press and topstitch around all sides of the handle.
13. Place the handle onto the bag in the middle of the side seam, about 1½" down from the top edge. Sew into place with a square of stitching.
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