Handy Square Reversible Sewing Bag!
To make this handy bag you will need :-
Two fat quarters of the red material
Two fat quarters of the black material
Four red round buttons
Black cotton
Cut out from the above fabric : -
Five - six and a half inch squares for the outside of the bag
Five - six and a half inch squares for the inside of the bag
Five - six and a half inch squares of wadding (not too thick)
Four - six and half inch squares for the pockets on the outside
Four - six and half inch squares for the pockets on the inside
Two - four and half inch by fourteen and a half inch strips for your handles
When you have cut out your fabric you need to fold your four pockets in half and tack them to the front of your material. Do the same thing for the inside four pockets.
Sew the outside panels of the bag first - you can sew the wadding to the inside panels or outside as long as you have a sandwich of material - wadding - material. I attached mine to the inside panels. Attach the bottom aswell. All you are doing is making two boxes.
Sew your two bag handles - I attached my handles to the inside of the bag some of the ladies attached them afterwards the choice is yours (See photo's below).
When attaching the handles to the inside make sure they are laying correctly as you might catch them when sewing the bag together.
With right sides together. Sew around the top of your bag leaving a space to turn the bag inside out.
Turn the bag inside out and stitch up the gap you left. Only do this after checking all is well with your bag and you are happy with it.
Press your bag and add the buttons.
Enjoy!
