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Tutorial:TravellingJewelryBag
SuppliesDishes(seestep1)FirmPlastic(seestep2)2Co-coordinatingFatQuarters¼”wideCord40”long,cutinhalf
Step1
Gathercirculardishes.
• Mug:approximately3”diameter• Luncheonplate:approximately8½”diameter• Dinnerplate:approximately13½”diameter
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Step2
Usingthemugtodrawyourcircleonfirmplastic.Weusedthelidofanicecreambucket.Asyoucansee,wewereabletocut3circlesfromthelid.
Step3PressFatQuarterssotherearenocreasesorfolds.Placethedinnerplateandluncheonplateonthefabric.Useapenciltodrawalinearoundeachplate.Cutouteachcircle.Repeatwiththecoordinatingfabric.
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Step4
ChoosewhichfabricyouwantfortheOUTSIDEofthebag.TaketheLargestcircleoftheOUTSIDEfabric.Foldcircleinhalf.Press.
Step5
Measure1½”downfromtheedgeandpressalineperpendiculartothefoldline.
Step6Make2buttonholesapproximately½”longasshowninthepicture.Repeatattheotherendofthe1stfold.Youwillbemakingatotalof4buttonholes.
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Step7
Placeapinattheendofthebuttonholeanduseaseamrippertoopenthebuttonhole.(Thepinpreventstheseamripperrippingbeyondtheendofthebuttonhole.)
Step8Placebothlargecircles,rightsidestogetherandsewa¼”seamaroundtheoutside.Makesmallslitsaroundtheoutside,ensuringthatyoudonotcutthroughthestitchingline.Thiswillensureasmoothedge.
Step9Cuta1”slitinthemiddleoftheINSIDEcircle.Turncirclerightsideoutandpresscarefullyaroundtheedge.
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Step10
Measurethedistancefromoneendofthebuttonholetotheedge…stitchmaintainingthatdistancearoundthecircle.Measurethedistancefromtheotherendofthebuttonholetotheedge…stitcharoundthecircle,maintainingthatdistance.
Step11Repeatsteps8and9withthesmallercircles.
Step12
Topstitch¼”aroundthesmallercircles.
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Step13Centreplasticcircleonthelargestcircle.Centresmallercircleontheplastic&largestcircle.Placepinsclosetotheplasticcircle.Sewaroundtheplastic.BeverycarefultoNOTsewthroughtheplastic!
Step14
Markandsew8dividinglinesfromtheinsidecircle(neartheplastictotheoutsideedgeofthesmallercircle).Thiswillprovidethelittlepocketsforindividualitems.
Step15Threadone20”cordthroughonebuttonholeandaroundthelargecircle,comingthroughatthebuttonholeclosetotheinsertionone.Tietheendstogetherinaknot.Repeatthroughthebuttonholesontheoppositeside.Tieanotherknotapproximately1½”infromtheknotattheend.Enjoy!