Bag for Sopha 2012 by Leone Baeman and Derdre Bond-Abel
Ths bag was desgned o go wh he beauful feled wool scarf of our book Elegan Quls, Counry Charm. Make boh and you ll have he perfec ensemble o wear on a cold wndy day! Derdre MATERIALS Coon Fabrcs Yardage s based on 42"-wde fabrc. 5 8 yard of cream prn for bag flap and lnng 7 8 yard of red srped fabrc for ouer bag boom and srap Feled Wool Fabrcs Yardage s based on 48"-wde fabrc. 4" x 20" srp of cherry red for ouer flower, leaf, and sem 6" x 8" pece of brownsh red for nner flower, flower base, and leaves 4" x 10" pece of dark red for scalloped op of flower and leaf Addonal Maerals 1 5 8 yards of 45"-wde lghwegh fusble bang 9"-long pece of freezer paper Waer-soluble glue sck Embrodery floss or flower hread n colors o mach wool fabrcs Desgned, hand applquéd, and machne peced by Derdre Bond-Abel Fnshed Bag: 16" x 21" 2 BAG FOR SOPHIA
Cung From he cream prn, cu: 2 recangles, 16½" x 21½" 2 recangles, 10½" x 16½" From he red srped fabrc, cu: 2 recangles, 16½" x 21½" 1 srp, 5½" x 38½" From he cherry-red feled wool, cu: 1 srp, 3 8" x 20"* *I do no cu my sem srps on he bas, and I fnd ha hey sll curve ncely. From he lghwegh fusble bang, cu: 4 recangles, 16½" x 21½" 1 srp, 5½" x 38½" PREPARING FOR APPLIQUÉ 1. Refer o Makng a Maser Paern (page 7 of he paern) o make a maser paern usng he paerns on pages 5 and 6. 2. Refer o Makng he Applqués (page 7 of he paern) o race all of he applqué shapes ono freezer paper, roughly cu ou he shapes, and hen ron he freezer-paper shapes ono your chosen color of wool. Refer o he phoo on page 1 of hs paern and he maerals ls for fabrc choces as needed. Cu ou he wool shapes. 3. Refer o Preassemblng Uns (page 8 of he paern) o assemble he flower peces no a un. ADDING THE APPLIQUÉS 1. Lay he maser paern on a lgh box or oher lgh source, and hen poson one cream 10½" x 16½" recangle on op of he maser paern, algnng he sragh edges. Pn he recangle o he maser paern. 2. Refer o Applquéng Wool o he Background (page 7 of he paern) o glue and saple your prepared applqué peces n place, usng he cherry-red 3 8" x 20" srp for he sem. Work from he boom layer o he op when placng he applqués. Usng your hread and needle of choce, applqué he peces n place wh a blanke sch. Remove he saples. ASSEMBLING THE BAG 1. Follow he manufacurer s nsrucons o apply he fusble bang o he wrong sde of each of he red-srped and cream 16½" x 21½" peces. 2. Place he wo red-srped recangles rgh sdes ogeher wh he edges algned. Make a mark 2" from each sde along he op edge. Place one end of your ruler on he 2" mark and he oher end on he boom corner and rm away a wedge secon. Repea on he oher sde. 3 BAG FOR SOPHIA
3. Use he corner rmmng paern (page 5 of he paern) o curve he boom corners of he bag boom. 4. Sew he bag boom peces rgh sdes ogeher along he sde and boom edges, leavng he op edge open. Turn he bag boom o he rgh sde. 5. Repea seps 2 4 wh he cream lnng recangles, bu leave a 5" openng along he boom edge for urnng as you sew he peces ogeher. Do no urn he lnng o he rgh sde ye. 6. Apply he fusble bang peces o he wrong sde of each of he applquéd flap peces. 7. Place he flap peces rgh sdes ogeher. Use he corner rmmng paern o curve he boom corners. Sew around he sde and curved edges, usng ¼" seam allowance and leavng he sragh edge open. Turn he flap rgh sde ou hrough he openng and press well. Topsch he fnshed edges of he flap, f desred. 8. To make he bag srap, apply he fusble bang 5½" x 38½" srp o he red-srped srp. Fold he srp n half lenghwse, rgh sdes ogeher. Sew he long raw edges ogeher o make a ube. Turn he ube rgh sde ou and press well. Topsch boh long sdes. 9. Wh he raw edges algned, cener he applquéd sde of he bag flap agans he rgh sde of he bag boom back; pn n place. Usng a ¹ 8" seam allowance, sew he raw edges ogeher. 10. Place he ouer bag nsde he lnng, rgh sdes ogeher. Lne up he wo sde seams and pn well around he op of he bag. Make sure ha he flap s sng nce and fla and won ge caugh up n he seam. Usng a ¼" seam allowance, sew he op edges ogeher. 11. Turn he bag o he rgh sde hrough he openng n he lnng. Hand or machne sch he openng closed. Push he lnng down nsde he bag boom and smooh all he edges ou; press well. 12. Press under a narrow hem on boh ends of he srap. Pn he ends o he sde seams approxmaely 1½" from he op edge. Topsch each srap n place along he urned-under edge, up he sde of he srap, across he op of he bag, and down he remanng sde of he srap. The bag flap wll fold over o he fron of he bag beween he srap ends. 4 BAG FOR SOPHIA
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