2 se es e? - choly knight · 2015-07-07 · tari (soot sprite) characters from my neighbor totoro...
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susuwatari totesewing tutorial
susuwatari tote
difficulty:
before you begin:
makes:
materials & tools• 5”x5”scrapofwhiteappliqué
fabric(cottonorfelt)• 2”x2”scrapofblackappliqué
fabric(cottonorfelt)• 10”x10”pieceoflightorheavy
dutyfusibleweb• Matchingsewingthread• Basicsewingtools(sewingmachine,
scissors,iron,needles,pins,fabricmarker,seamripper)
• ½yd.ofmediumtoheavyweightfabricformainbag(denimorcanvaswouldbegreat–Iusedahomedécorcanvas)
• ½yd.ofmediumtoheavyweightcontrastfabricforbottomsectionandhandles(denimorcanvaswouldbeperfect–Iusedaninterfacedfauxsuede)
• 2/3yd.oflightweightfabricforlining(Iusedquiltingcotton)
• Eithervariousfabricpaintsforpaintingyourimageor:
• Appliquésupplies:• 10”x10”scrapofappliquéfabric
forsprites(cottonorfelt)
onebagthatisabout17”wide,17”tall,and4”deep
Thisissupersimpletoputtogether.Thehandlesareabittricky,butthat’slikelythehardestpartyou’llface.
Thisprojectissimplyalargetotebagwithacontrastbottomanddetailedhandles,buttheinspirationwastodecorateitwiththesusuwa-tari(sootsprite)charactersfromMyNeighborTotoro&SpiritedAway.Addingthemiscompletelyoptionalofcourse.
4. Markthefabricpieceswiththeguide-linesfromthepattern
1. Printouttheprojectpattern,pages8-16
2. Assembletheprintedpatternpieces3. Layoutthepatternpiecesonyour
fabricandcutthemout
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susuwatari totesewing tutorial
Startbyapplyingyoursootspritestothefrontofthebag.Thisinvolvesalotof
sewing,soyoumaywantusethepatternasafreezer
papertemplateandpaintthespritesonwithfabricpaint,orsimplyironthemonwithheavydutyfusibleweb.Eitherway,usetheguidelinesfromthepatterntogettherightplacement.Ichosetogothehardrouteandironedthemonwithlightfusibleweb,thendidazigzagstitcharoundeachsprite.
Withyourappliquéfinished,nextyoucanapplythebottomcontrastsectionto
yourbag.Lineupthelongstraightedgeofyourcontrast
sectiontothebottomedgeofyourbag,thensewthetwoinplace.Openouttheseamallow-anceandpressitflat.Repeatthiswithyourbagbackpieceandtheothercontrastsection.
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Nextwe’llsewthesidesandbottomofthetote.Layeryourbagfrontandbackwithrightsidestogether,andsewalongthesideandbottomedges,skippingoverthecorners(we’llsewthosenext).
Foldthecornersofthetotebagatananglesothesideseamsandbottomseamsmatchup.Therawedgesshouldlineupnicely,andyoucannowsewalongthisedgetogivesomedepthtoyourbag.Nowyou’llwanttogobackandrepeatsteps2-4foryourliningpieces,exceptremembertoleaveanopeninginthebottomoftheliningforturningitrightsideout.Afterthisisalldoneyoushouldhavetwotote-bagshapedpieces.
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Nextwe’llsewtogetherthosepieces.Nestlethetotebagintoyourlining
withrightsidestogetherandmatchuptherawedges
alongthetop.Thesideseamsshouldmatchupforthebestlook.Sewallthewayaroundtheperimeter.
Turnthetoterightsideoutfromtheopeninginthelining,thenpressthetop
seamyoujustmadeniceandcrisp.Edgestitchalong
thisseamtokeepyourliningfrompeekingoutofthebag.Themainbodyofyourtotebagisnowcomplete!Nextarethestraps.
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Foryourstraps,you’llwanttotakeoneofyourstrappiecesandfolditinhalfalongthefoldlineindicated.Sewalongtheperimeteroftheshape,beingsuretoskipovertheopeninginthesideforturningthestraprightsideout.Trimtheseamallowancesinthecurvedpartstomaketurningeasier,andbesuretoclipverycloselyintothecornerofthehandletoachieveareallycrisplook.Thenturnthestraprightsideoutwithachopstickorsimilartool,tuckundertheseamallowancesintheopening,thenpressthewholestrapfirmlysotheresultiscrisp.
Togetarealprofessionallook,we’regoingtoedgestitcharoundtheperimeterofthestraps,about1/8”orlessinsidetheedge.Thiswillalsocloseuptheopeningyouleftfromthepreviousstep.
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Lineuptheendsofyourstraptothefrontofyourbag,usingthepattern
guidelinesforproperplace-ment.Thenedgestitchthe
endsofthestrapagaintoholditinplace.Stitchbothendsofonestraponthefront,thenbothendsoftheotherstrapontheback,butbesureyoudon’ttwistthestrapalongtheway.NowfillyourtotewithawesomestuffbecauseYOU’REDONE!
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EYE APPLIQUECut 6 of white
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STRAPSCut 2 from contrast fabric
3/8” seam allowance
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STRAPSCut 2 from contrast fabric
3/8” seam allowance
opening for turning
foldline
Pg. 8/9Pg. 7/9
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