I know that there are a ton of box bag instructions out there, but here is my version. I hope you enjoy and make several of these fun pouches for yourself, friends, and family!
MATERIALS:
• 1 Fat Quarter or ½ yd. fabric for exterior
• 1 Fat Quarter or ½ yd. fabric for lining
• ½ yd. fusible interfacing ***
• 12” zipper
• Thread
• Rotary Cutter & Mat and\or scissors
• Quilting ruler or templates measuring:
- 12 x 16”
- 8 x 10 “
- 1 x 1 ¼”
• Tailors chalk or water soluble fabric marker
• Optional:
• ¼” seam foot (optional)
• Zipper foot (optional)
*** The type of interfacing used will determine how your finished bag appears. Lightweight interfacing will produce a soft bag that is easily collapsed while a heavy weight interfacing (or even Timtex\Peltex) will make a box bag that is firmer and holds it’s boxy shape.
CUTTING:
1. From exterior fabric, lining fabric, and interfacing cut a 12 x 16” rectangle.
2. From exterior fabric cut an 8 x 10” rectangle.
STEPS:
1. Fuse interfacing to wrong side of lining material. Set lining aside.
2. Fold 8 x 10” rectangle in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Unfold and bring raw edges of fabric to meet fold line. Press. Fold strip in ½ again matching finished edges. Top stitch close to both finished, long edges. Set strap aside.
3. Make a ‘fabric sandwich’ – Place exterior fabric right side up, lay zipper wrong side up along short end of fabric, and lining on top of it all, wrong side up. Pin layers together.
4. Sew layers together using a ¼” seam allowance.
5. Press layers open with wrong sides together and zipper sandwiched in between. Topstitch fabric layers 1/8” away from finished edge.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 with second, short edge. You should now have a fabric tube.
7. Fold bag in half, matching raw edges and centering zip.
8. Using your ruler, measure up 1 ¼” from bottom edge and 1” from folded edge. Using your marking tool create a square over corner. Use scissors to remove square shape. Repeat for remaining 3 corners.
9. Unzip zipper halfway and turn bag inside out so that the lining material is facing you. Sew short ends of bag together. Repeat for second side, trimming away excess zipper.
10. Open up square cut out and align raw edges so that the seam and fold are centered and matched. Sew using a ¼” seam allowance. Repeat for second notch.
11. Repeat step #10, this time inserting the strap through opening before stitching.
12. Turn bag right side out, poke out corners, and press.
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