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BlocksontheGo,forQuiltsontheGrow!AKA-TheAlwaysDoneQuilt!
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Everyweek=oneblock=onecompletelyfinishedquilt-let=AlwaysDone!
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Assemble10completedquilt-letsintotheconfigurationshownatleftIsewedminetogetherbymachine,byoverlappingtheedgesofmyquilt-letsby1/8”andsewingwithavariegatedthread.Havingdonethis,Icantellyouthatitwouldprobablybeeasiertoladderstitchtogetherbyhand.
Ifyouhaveladder-stitchedandbig-stitchquiltedthequilt-letsbyhandthenyouarereadytoproceedtothenextpage.Ifyourquilt-letswillbequiltedbymachine,stichrandomstraightlinesacrosstheentirepiecetoholdthebattinginplaceandpreventitfromcurlingandbunchingwhenlaundered.
Requirements:10–Quilt-letsmadewith4”hexagonblocks.5meters(5/8Yard)forbaglining3meters(31/3Yards)11/2”widecottonrugbinding,twilltape,orribbonforhandlesandbagsupport1meter(11/8Yards)13/8”rickracktocoordinatewithbag
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Afterquiltingthetenassembledquilt-letsfoldonthelinesindicatedinthephotoatlefttocreatethebagshape.
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Stitchtogethertheedgesofthequilt-lets,toformthebasicbagshape,asindicatedinthephotos,attopfromlefttoright,leavingthebottomcornersuntiltheend.InthesampleIhaveclosedthebottomcornersbysimplystitchingthe2layerstogetherinsteadofoverlapping.Yourbagshellshouldendupapproximately171/2”x171/2”tothebottomoftheVbetweenthehexiesatthetopofthebag.
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Cuttheliningfabric361/2”x19”,Ididthisbyliningupthe181/4”markofa201/2”squareruleronthefoldlineandtheperpendicular19“linealongonecutedgeandtrimmingawaytheexcess.
Lineuparuleralonganedgeofyourbagtofindoutwherethepointsofthetophexiesare.Minewereatapproximately41/4”and131/4”.
Markalineatthesemeasurements,41/4”and131/4”fromthefoldline.Ididthisbyscoringalinewithaheramarkerandthenpressingafoldintothefabric.Foldyourliningfabricwrongsidestogetherandsewan1/8”seamalongthebottomedgeofthebag.Turnwrongsideoutandsewthesameseamwitha1/4”seamallowancetocreateanicelyfinishedFrenchseam.
Foldoverthetopedgeofthebagliningapproximately1/4”twiceandstitchinplace.
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Sincethisisalargebagat18”tallyouwillhavetomeasurehowlongyouwantyourhandlestobesothebagdoesn’tdragonthegroundwhencarried.Imademinerelativelyshortat13”.Onthewrongsideofthebagliningandcenteringthetwilltapeoverthemarked41/4”linestartstitchingdowntheedgeofthetape.Continueacrossthefrenchseamatthebottomofthebagandtothetopedge.Pivotandstitchacrosstotheotheredgeofthetwilltapeatthetopedgeofthebag.
Pivotandstitchdowntheotheredgeofthetwilltape,backstitchingtosecureattheend.Measurethepredeterminedhandlelengthfromtheedgeofthebagandmarkwithapin.Curvethehandlesotherearenotwistsandcenterontothe131/4”mark,liningthepinupwiththetopedgeofthebaglining.Beginstitchingasbeforesecuringtheedgeofthetwilltape.
Continuestitchinguntilyoureachthetopedgeofthebagagainandrepeatasbefore.Whenyoureachtheotherendofthetwilltape,trimtheendleaving1/2”overlap.Foldundertheendandstitchacrosstosecure.
Closetheremainingsideseamwithafrenchseamasbefore,firstsewingan1/8”seamwiththeliningrightsideoutandthena1/4”seamwiththeliningwrongsideout.
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Laythe13/8”richrackontothetwilltapemakingsureitextends1”pastthetopedgeofthebag.Stitchinplacebysewingpointtopointasshown.Trimtheends.InserttheliningintothebagliningupthevalleyoftheV’swiththetopedgeofthelining.Stitchinplace.BecauseIchoserandomstraightlinequilting,Isewingthelininginplacebymachineanditlookslikepartofmyquilting.Ifyouarestitchingthelininginplacebyhandsimplyslip-stitchinplacefromtheinsidemakingsurenottogothroughalllayers.Hideyourstitchinginsidethequilt-lets.
Becausethehandleissewntotheliningittakesalltheweightandthereisnostressonthequilt-letswhileyoucarryyourbag.Youmightchoosetoaddasecondsetofhandlestomakeitpossibleforyoutocarrythebagonyourshoulder.Ifso,placetheshoulderstrapinsidetheshorterhandlesothatitwillfallinsidethebagwhilecarryingandnotgetcaughtonthings.EnjoyyourTenQuilt-letsToGoTotebag!
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