Knitting-Crochet Bag Tutorial

Here you have it........my Knitting-Crochet Bag Tutorial!! Good Luck!!

You will need :

Feature Fabric - 2 Pieces 35.5cm x 20cm - Today I am using Joel Dewberry from his "Ginseng" Range. I have chosen to make the feature flap larger this time, for no particular reason!
Iron on Interfacing - to be applied to feature fabric
Bag Fabric - 2 Pieces 36cm x 25cm - I used Denim just because I love it
Bag Lining - 2 Pieces 36cm x 25cm - I used Calico
Button Holder - 22cm x 5.5cm
1 Large Button

Iron, fold and stitch the Button Holder

Find the centre point on the long length of the denim and pin into place

Overlock around 3 sides of the denim, leaving one long side open. The button holder is sewn in at the center point of the bottom edge

Pick up the lining and overlock down both of the short ends. Across the bottom overlock a 3rd of the way and stop leaving a hole, pick up again a sew the last 3rd. (This is a very important hole, the whole bag success of this tut relies on it!!)

Iron the interfacing onto you feature fabric and trim the excess

Place the good sides together and sew around 3 sides leaving one end open

Turn out, press and sew a edge around the feature fabric to hold it in place. Still keep an end open

Fold your lining out to expose its good side and give it a small press

Ok Now comes the TRICKY BIT!! I'm calling it the "meat in the sandwich"

Keep the denim exposing its wrong side, tuck the feature flap in to the sandwich and let the total thing rest All un-sewn edges are to meet

Then place the lining on top of the feature fabric but still tucked into the denim

Pin it all down. Along one edge you should have 4 layers, 1 - Denim, 2 - Feature Fabric and 1- lining on the alternate side you will only have 2 layers, 1 Denim and 1 Lining