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2023 Block of the Month ~ Patchwork Projects
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![]() This Tote Bag Size: 12½" x 12½" x 5" You will need for the Patchwork Tote Bag: ~Scrap
Fabrics for patches (80~3" squares) ~~~ 1. Cut the fabrics the size required [Rotary Cutting~ #F]. 2. Lay out the small
squares for the tote bag into a pleasing arrangement.
3. When you are happy with the arrangement, collect the patches for the front & back panels into rows of 5, taking them from the left to the right & top to bottom and stacking them with the most left patch on top. Tip: To keep track, I used my printable row markers for the first patch in each row. 4. Sew [Machine Piecing] the patches into rows of 5 patches by sewing the patches into pairs first. Tip: Before placing two squares right sides together, place a pin in the top left corner of left patch of the pair. Keep these pins in until the corner is joined to the next patch. This helps you keep track of which is the 'top left' of the pairs/sets of pairs, keeping things straight while you chain piece your patches. 5. Press [Pressing #1] the seams open. 6. Sew the pairs & single patch together into rows. 7. Press the seams open. 8. Sew the rows together, matching the seams. (*See the pinning tip below) *Perpendicular
Pinning Tip: Place a pin in each seam of both the
rows you are joining. Don't anchor them. Hold the pin perpendicular
(90*) with your first two fingers (underneath) and your thumb on top.
Now place an anchor pin (going in at an angle) beside it. Remove the
perpendicular pin after you've anchored it. Do the same for the other
seams along the row, aligning the raw edges at the top. When joining 4 Patch blocks, adding an extra pin through the center of both blocks, before you add the anchor pin, is also helpful. 9. When you are happy with the arrangement, of the three skinny panels, collect the patches into 4 Patch sets, taking them from the left to the right & top to bottom and stacking them with the most left patch on top. 10. Sew [Machine Piecing] the patches into 4 Patch units by sewing the patches into pairs first. Tip: Before placing two squares right sides together, place a pin in the top left corner of left patch of the pair. Keep these pins in until the corner is joined to the next patch. This helps you keep track of which is the 'top left' of the pairs/sets of pairs, keeping things straight while you chain piece your patches. 11. Press [Pressing #1] the seams open. 12. Sew the top four pairs together into two 4 Patches, matching the seams, for each panel (*See the pinning tip above). 13. Press the seams open. 14. Sew the 4 Patch & 2 Patch units together into columns, matching the seams. 15. Press [Pressing #3] all of the the patchwork panels. 16. Layer the patchwork
panels on top of a batting piece and the corresponding backing fabric. 17. Quilt them as
you like. Trim the extra batting & backing, when the quilting is complete. 18. Prepare the handle
& raw seam cover fabrics. Handle:
4" x 100" (sew
pieces together to get the length total) Press the raw seam
covers in half, and then the long raw edges towards the pressed center
line. 19. Lay out the quilted panels for the tote bag into a pleasing arrangement. 20. Sew the side
and bottom panels together along the short ends (#1 & #2), matching
the seams. 21. After each seam is sewn, baste a raw edge seam cover over the stitched seams, and then top stitch them in place. 22. Sew the front
and back panels together to the bottom panel (#3 & #4), matching
the seams. 23. Prepare the handle
fabric by stitching the short ends together, to make a loop. 24. Pin the folded handle fabric to the front of the bag, as illustrated below. 25. Top stitch the
handle in place on along both edges. To finish it off, top stitch across the handles ½" from the raw top edge. 26. Sew the four
sides together, matching the seams. 27. Baste the longest
raw edge seam cover over the top raw edge of the bag.
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