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Jodie from Ric Rac shares an amazing one hour bag! What a perfect girlfriend or mom gift! You also don’t want to miss all her lovely sewing patterns— you will find loads of gift ideas. If you are looking for something sweet and quick give these button rings a try — oh I want one!
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Jodie writes…

The One Hour Bag

This bag is so easy !

This is the new bag I made to take back to work this term. It took less than an hour from choosing the fabric to dumping my junk in it. In fact this tutorial took waaaayyy longer than the bag ! (the colours are great in real life but the orange doesn’t photograph very well – sorry )

This pattern is on a piece of A4 paper so I’m sure you can work it out from that. It needs to be placed in the fold of your fabric as marked.

You will need:

Using the pattern piece and cutting on the fold of your fabrics.

 

2 pieces in your handbag fabric

2 pieces in your lining fabric

2 pieces in wadding or batting to give your bag a bit of body.

1 magnetic purse snap (optional)

2 x 6 1/2 inch squares of fabric for the pocket (optional).

2 strips of fabric 3 inches x approx 29 inches for the strap

1 strip of wadding about 2 1/2 inches by 29

2 large Buttons

Start with the pocket. Place your squares right sides together and sew around 1/4 in ch in from the edge. Leave a gap for turning (maybe 3 inches). Snip off the corners being careful not to cut your stitching.

Turn right sides out through the gap. . You might like to iron it. I like to do one line of stitching across what will be the top of the pocket but that is just for looks.

Pin your pocket to the right side of one of your bag linings. Sew around the sides and bottom of your pocket being sure to catch the gap you had for turning in your stitching.

I like to do two lines – looks good and adds a bit of strength too.

Now put your other lining piece right sides together with the pocketed one and sew around the bag, again leaving a turning gap at the bottom.

Take your bag fabric pieces and affix your wadding or batting to the wrong side of each piece (if it is fuseable). You need to sew all these four pieces at the same time. Your fabrics need to be right side together with the wadding on the outer of each. (check out the pic above if it doesn’t make sense) Pinning might help stop these from moving too much.

Sew around the sides and base of the bag with a 1/4 inch seam. You may want to clip the corners , this will help your curves be nice and smooth and curvacious. Turn the bag right side out.

Now with the bag right side out- slip it into your lining. (This means you will have the right sides of your lining where the pocket is, against the right sides of the bag.)

Sew around the top opening of the bag.

Turn it all right side out through the gap in the bottom of the lining. Then tuck the lining inside the bag, smoothing it as you go. Pin around the top and topstitch.

This is when I like to add magnetic snaps. Putting your hand inside the bag through the lining gap you can poke your snaps through and affix them. Some people like to put a little circle of cardboard on the inside but just use a scrap of wadding or wadding reinforced with some interfacing.

Then that is it for the bag , you can hand sew or machine sew the gap in the lining closed.

The strap is super easy- Just place your pieces right sides together and sew along the length of the strip on both sides. You could add your wadding at this stage and sew it in but my fabric is a bit thick so it will be hard to turn, so I didn’t add it yet.

Turn right sides out so you have a long tube. Then using a safety pin I just thread in a long strip of wadding for body.

Tuck in your ends, either on an angle or straight across and topstitch all around, ,making sure you catch the ends into your sewing.

Sew the strap to the bag – you can do this by hand or machine – add some buttons for decoration and you are done.

Obviously you can jazz this up as much as you want – maybe patchwork some fabric together first, add some trims, super easy and versatile ! Hope you like it!


You might also be interested in this simple reversible tote , zippered pouch and pocket tissue holder.


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Comments

  1. Thx.s for the pattern,I am from India and stitching bags to sell to help poor girls for their studies,I sell them at very low costs so people buy,I have Brother sewing machine which saves lot of time. The bag in pic . is beautiful.

  2. I’m so excited about this bag! I made a smaller one for my niece, and will finish it in the morning. I appliquéd an owl face on it. I hope she will love it. She’s eight years old. Thank you so much for the wonderful directions!

  3. I love this! It’s my first bag and it was so easy to make! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful tutorial!

  4. I ve bin searchin and searchin and i ve finally found it. Tankx alot. Am starting immediately

  5. I just made this bag this very afternoon. It took me a tad bit over an hour, but I am pretty new at sewing. Anyways, i just wanted to thank you for cross posting this tute — I had an awesome time sewing this afternoon AND got a pretty cool new bag 😉 I wish I could share the pic with you, I just posted to my facebook and thus far the reactions have been positive. Thanks again!!!!!!

  6. Re. My comment above… one day later & I’ve made 3 of these!! 2 for me & 1 for daughters friend. Delighted how they’ve come out & daughter wants to me make 1 for her!!
    Thank you xxx

  7. I want to thank you for this amazing tutorial.
    So clear & easy to understand, it has taken me from feeling stuck sewing lavender bags to my very own hand bag!!!
    I’ll admit it took me a while longer than an hour, but, since i’m planning on making more including one tonight for my daughter’s friends birthday, I anticipate that time improving.
    Thank you once again for helping me move on with my new sewing hobby. I cannot tell you truly grateful i actually am.

  8. I am still a rather novice sewer, but this was a great first bag! I made it in less than and hour!! It is a Christmas gift, and I know the recepient will LOVE IT!! Thanks for sharing how to make this cool bag!!

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