Four Peaches Fabric
Four Peaches Fabric The No-Fusset Gusset Tote
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
What you need: Main Fabric: ½ yard of 55/56 Cotton Duck Accent Fabric: ¼ yard of 55/56 Cotton Duck Pins, Scissors, iron, sewing machine…the usual
2” W x 27” L
17 ½
16
3” W x 27” L You’ll have 4” W x 49.5” L
1. Trim selvage from main fabric. Turn fabric long ways with fold at the top.
2. Cut 16 x 17 ½ square for body of your bag. You are left with a perfect fat quarter. Set this aside.
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
3. Cut selvage from accent fabric to make your strip 54” long. Turn your fabric long ways with fold at the top. 4. Cut one 4” strip, one 3” strip, which leaves you with 2” strip. **See handle step 1 before cutting for other design options!**
5. Trim your 4” strip to 49.5” 6. Cut the 3” strip in half at the fold to make 2- 27” strips 7. Cut the 2” strip in half to make 2 – 27” strips 8. Place main fabric 16 x 17.5“ pieces right sides together. Fold in half and round the corners.
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
9. Pin 4” x 49.5” gusset to one body piece, right sides together. Pin the sides first. When you get to the bottom, find the middle, pin it and then pin the remainder. At the corners, make two pleats.
10. Sew with ½” seam. Our edges are finished with a serger. If you do not have a serger, then zig zag your edges. Press your seams and top stitch.
11. Place the other main body piece on top of the piece you just created, right sides together. Pin it together just like with the first piece. Continued….
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
When you get to the corners, make sure your pleats face the same direction or your bottom will look wonky.
12. Sew with ½” seam. Our edges are finished with a serger. If you do not have a serger, then zig zag your edges. Press your seams and top stitch. To top stitch, you almost have to turn your bag inside out making a little “bowl” work space. Be careful not to catch other parts of fabric while you stitch!
13. Serge, or turn under and stitch the top edge of your bag and set aside.
Let’s move on to the handles! Four Peaches Fabric 2017
Handles: 1. Pin the 3” strip and 2” strip right sides together. For our bag, we used the same fabric for both pieces and finished our handle with a decorative stitch. You have some options here. You can make the 2” strip a coordinating fabric, or you can cut a 5” strip instead of a 3” and 2” and just make a simple handle. **The option is yours! **
2. Sew with a ½” seam. Press seam open. Serge or turn ends and pin the other open side together. Sew it the same as the other side.
3. Using a safety pin, turn your handle right side out and press.
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
4. Stitch down both seams using the stitch of your choice.
Let’s put it all together! 1. Turn main body of bag inside out and turn your edge over 1”. Press, iron and pin. Sew your edge.
2. Place your handles 3” from the sides and 1.5” from the top. Pin and sew.
Attach your handle to each side like this
Enjoy your tote!!! Remember that left over fat quarter? Wet bag tutorial follows….
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
Four Peaches Fabric Super Easy Wet Bag Tutorial What you need: Main Fabric: Fat Quarter of 55/56 Cotton Duck Lining Fabric: Fat Quarter of PUL or other water resistant material 40” of Ribbon Pins, Scissors, iron, sewing machine…the usual
1. Pin main fabric and PUL wrong sides together. Make sure the soft side of the PUL is facing out. Serge, or stitch and turn all edges.
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
2. Turn your fabric long ways. Turn in edges on either side to form a 2” seam. This will help form the drawstring opening.
3. Turn top edge under 1 ½” to form the drawstring pocket. Pin in place and sew.
4. Pin your edges together and starting at the bottom, stitch together. Stop at the drawstring pocket! Do not sew past the bottom of the pocket! Make sure to do a good backstitch to secure the bottom of the pocket opening.
Don’t stitch that opening closed!
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
5. Pin a safety pin to the end of your ribbon. Pull ribbon through the opening. Tie a small knot on each end a viola! You have a coordinating Wet Bag!
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
What you need: Main Fabric: ½ yard of 55/56 Cotton Duck Accent Fabric: ¼ yard of 55/56 Cotton Duck Pins, Scissors, iron, sewing machine…the usual
2” W x 27” L
17 ½
16
3” W x 27” L You’ll have 4” W x 49.5” L
1. Trim selvage from main fabric. Turn fabric long ways with fold at the top.
2. Cut 16 x 17 ½ square for body of your bag. You are left with a perfect fat quarter. Set this aside.
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
3. Cut selvage from accent fabric to make your strip 54” long. Turn your fabric long ways with fold at the top. 4. Cut one 4” strip, one 3” strip, which leaves you with 2” strip. **See handle step 1 before cutting for other design options!**
5. Trim your 4” strip to 49.5” 6. Cut the 3” strip in half at the fold to make 2- 27” strips 7. Cut the 2” strip in half to make 2 – 27” strips 8. Place main fabric 16 x 17.5“ pieces right sides together. Fold in half and round the corners.
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
9. Pin 4” x 49.5” gusset to one body piece, right sides together. Pin the sides first. When you get to the bottom, find the middle, pin it and then pin the remainder. At the corners, make two pleats.
10. Sew with ½” seam. Our edges are finished with a serger. If you do not have a serger, then zig zag your edges. Press your seams and top stitch.
11. Place the other main body piece on top of the piece you just created, right sides together. Pin it together just like with the first piece. Continued….
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
When you get to the corners, make sure your pleats face the same direction or your bottom will look wonky.
12. Sew with ½” seam. Our edges are finished with a serger. If you do not have a serger, then zig zag your edges. Press your seams and top stitch. To top stitch, you almost have to turn your bag inside out making a little “bowl” work space. Be careful not to catch other parts of fabric while you stitch!
13. Serge, or turn under and stitch the top edge of your bag and set aside.
Let’s move on to the handles! Four Peaches Fabric 2017
Handles: 1. Pin the 3” strip and 2” strip right sides together. For our bag, we used the same fabric for both pieces and finished our handle with a decorative stitch. You have some options here. You can make the 2” strip a coordinating fabric, or you can cut a 5” strip instead of a 3” and 2” and just make a simple handle. **The option is yours! **
2. Sew with a ½” seam. Press seam open. Serge or turn ends and pin the other open side together. Sew it the same as the other side.
3. Using a safety pin, turn your handle right side out and press.
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
4. Stitch down both seams using the stitch of your choice.
Let’s put it all together! 1. Turn main body of bag inside out and turn your edge over 1”. Press, iron and pin. Sew your edge.
2. Place your handles 3” from the sides and 1.5” from the top. Pin and sew.
Attach your handle to each side like this
Enjoy your tote!!! Remember that left over fat quarter? Wet bag tutorial follows….
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
Four Peaches Fabric Super Easy Wet Bag Tutorial What you need: Main Fabric: Fat Quarter of 55/56 Cotton Duck Lining Fabric: Fat Quarter of PUL or other water resistant material 40” of Ribbon Pins, Scissors, iron, sewing machine…the usual
1. Pin main fabric and PUL wrong sides together. Make sure the soft side of the PUL is facing out. Serge, or stitch and turn all edges.
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
2. Turn your fabric long ways. Turn in edges on either side to form a 2” seam. This will help form the drawstring opening.
3. Turn top edge under 1 ½” to form the drawstring pocket. Pin in place and sew.
4. Pin your edges together and starting at the bottom, stitch together. Stop at the drawstring pocket! Do not sew past the bottom of the pocket! Make sure to do a good backstitch to secure the bottom of the pocket opening.
Don’t stitch that opening closed!
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
5. Pin a safety pin to the end of your ribbon. Pull ribbon through the opening. Tie a small knot on each end a viola! You have a coordinating Wet Bag!
Four Peaches Fabric 2017
