Stitch Easy

Materials

• 1/8 yards(or less) of flower printed fabric
• 1/4 yards(or less) of single color fabric
• 1/2 yards of fabric for lining
• 1/2 yards piece of batting (padding)

Cutting

Measurements include 1/4" wide seam allowance, cut all strips across the width of the fabric(selvage to selvage).

From flower printed fabric

• 8 squares, 3 1/2" * 3 1/2"

From single color fabric

• 14 squares, 3 1/2" * 3 1/2"
• 2 strips, 3" * 18"

Sewing The Project


1.Take 2 squares of single color fabric, right sides together stitch one edge of both leaving 1/4" wide seam allowance. Make 2 of each.(Refer below picture)

2.Take 2 squares of flower printed fabric and 2 squares of single color fabric. Sew together as shown in below picture. Right sides of each fabric must be at one side. Make 2 of each.





3.Take 3 squares of single color fabric and 2 squares of flower printed fabric. Sew together as shown in below. Make 2 of them.



4.Take all blocks and fix them together as shown below. First picture shows blocks without sewing, and second picture shows main block after sewing.




5.Now take batting piece and lining piece, layer the main block with the batting and lining piece and cut them like as main block. Cutted batting piece and lining piece with the main block shown below.



6.Now layer 3 blocks to below order one by one upwords.(Refer below picture)

•   Batting piece
•   Right side of lining piece
•   Wrong side of main block

7.Layer 3 blocks together following above order and Sew Green Colored Edges of both sides referring above picture.

8.Now turn right side of main block and stitch numbered edges to the numbered order.(Refer below picture)
  Eg : Stitch  green colored 1 and  green colored 1 together
         Stitch red colored 1 and red colored 1 together.



9.Take one of two strips of single color fabric, stitch two edges of long parallel edges by bending the strip. Turn the strap to the right side. Make two of them.

10.Now join two straps to the bag and you are done.