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Fall Market Bag Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on September 10, 2020

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

TIME REQUIRED

04:50

Description

Marry two fall fabrics to create a bag ready to take to the farmer’s market.

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Materials

1- 36” x 38” outer bag fabric (plaid)

1- 36” x 38” lining fabric (grape)

1- 36” x 38” batting

2- 36” x 4” lining fabric for top binding

1- 4” x 19” outer fabric for handle

1- 6” piece tan wool felt

Embroidery thread to coordinate with fabrics

Stabilizer appropriate for fabric and design

Sewing thread to coordinate with fabrics

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/dakota-collectibles/stockdesign/1/fl2135

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

Use two coordinate fall fabrics to create a fall Farmer’s Market shopping bag. Use fun fabrics like a plaid and grape whose colors coordinate. This is a great way to use up fabric in your stash and make a useful project.

Step 1:

Read through the instructions thoroughly before beginning and assemble all the materials needed to complete the project. Choose embroidery threads and fabrics that coordinate.

Step 2:

Press the fabrics well and cut to the sizes indicated. ½” seams are used throughout the project.

Step 3:

Load the design on the machine. Fold the outer fabric in half lengthwise; measure down 7” and in 9 ¾” and make a mark. This will be to center the design for stitching. Hoop the fabric with stabilizer, centering the mark in the hoop.

Step 4:

Stitch color 1, the placement line. Center the wool felt over the placement line. Slow down the machine and stitch color 2, the tack down line. Remove the hoop from the machine and using applique scissors, trim the excess felt from the outside of the placement line.

Step 5:

Stitch colors 3 and 4, the tackdown and satin stitches.

Step 6:

Choose thread colors to coordinate with the fabrics. Stitch color 5, the swirls.

Step 7:

Continue stitching using the chosen thread colors.

Step 8:

Remove the fabric from the hoop and trim away the excess stabilizer. Cut a piece of batting slightly larger than the outer fabric. Place the batting on the back side of the embroidered outer bag piece and pin the batting to outer fabric.

Step 9:

To create side gussets, Measure up 4” from the fold line on both left and right sides.

Step 10:

Now from the right side, take the fold and sandwich it as shown. The fold should meet the 4” pin marks.

Step 11:

Pin the sides of the bag and stitch through all layers. Press open the seam allowance.

Step 12:

Repeat marking, folding, pinning and stitching the side seams like was done for the outer bag.

Step 13:

Turn the outer bag right side out and press creases from the gusset along the bottom and side edges.

Step 14:

Place the lining into the outer bag, matching the top cut edges and side seams.

Step 15:

Pin the lining to the outer bag at the top and baste in place. Press the creases again, including the lining.

Step 16:

Next form the handle. Press the piece in half lengthwise and then press the cut edges to the center fold. Fold and meet the folded edges together and edge stitch both edges.

Step 17:

Find the center of the bag front and back and meeting the cut edges, center the handle on the pins as shown.

Step 18:

Sew the two binding edges together, press seams and then press in half lengthwise. Matching the seams to the side seams, pin the binding on the lining side to the top of the bag meeting cut edges. Sew the binding in place.

Step 19:

Fold the binding over the top cut edge of the bag and pin in place all the way around. Edge stitch the binding in place at the top and bottom.

Step 20:

Give the binding a good pressing, using a clapper to help flatten all the seams at the top.

Step 21:

Congratulations on making a new bag to take to the Farmer’s Market. Be sure to wash the bag often so it is fresh for the next use. Be sure to make your friends some bags, too!

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Meet the Author: Ramona Baird

Ramona Baird has been in the embroidery industry for over 23 years. She and her husband owned a commercial and retail embroidery store in Arizona for many years. She is an experienced digitizer having been mentored by award-winners Pat Williams and Lindee Goodall. Ramona is a contributor to “Creative Machine Embroidery” magazine having 5 covers to her credit. Ramona has worked for Wilcom America and served many years as Education Director for the American Sewing Guild. With a degree in fashion design, she is able to design and execute patterns which Pat Williams says are “out of the box” in creativity and application. Ramona likes to challenge the boundaries of embroidery and bring new and exciting designs, ideas, and projects to EmbroideryDesigns.com. She wants embroiderers of all levels to increase their skills and enjoyment in using their embroidery machine for gift-making and personal pleasure.

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