lena bag

By: latjjardbai http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/lena-bag

lena bag

This is a simple bag, big enough to carry my notes and a bottle of water. I tried to draft and upload a pattern for it, i think it came out quite good. My bag is the longer version, but i marked a line in the pattern, where http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/lena-bag 2

you could shorten the bag. Seam allowence is 1,5cm (5/8) included in each piece. Just cut, interface and sew :) Have fun!

Materials
cotton, interface, velcro/ snap/ button, I'm sorry, I'm not able to say something about the amount of fabric, I used scraps of Tilda-fabric.

Step 1 ironing

iron before, after and in between dont complain about it, just do it :)

Step 2 cutting and interfacing

now cut out the pattern pieces and iron on the interfacing (with strong fabric or high rated lazyness you can skip the interface)

Step 3 sew your bag

Materials

connect A and B (bag and upper bag parts) you now should have two parts for the outer bag and two made of your lining fabric.

Step 4 add embellishment

I added bias binding an some kind of lace, you also could sew on embroidery or something like that

Step 3 sew your bag

Step 5 add the inner pocket(s)

fold over the edges of the pocket. Sew the upper edge. Now place the pocket on your lining and sew. (If you want to close your pocket with velcro/ a snap/ a button you should add this first)

Step 6 sew bag and lining bag

now you sew together the outer and the inner bag: right sides facing! At the bottom fo your lining bag youll have to leave a slit open, this is where you want to turn the bag inside out after sewing lining and outer bag together. Step 5 add the inner pocket(s) 5

Step 7 sew together lining bag and outer bag

now you turn your outer bag inside out. In my picture its the black visible interfacing. Turn your lining bag with the right side out (so on the inside of your bag are now the raw edges). In my picture the white interfacing is now in the inside of my bag. The right sides of your bags are now facin. Line up the edges/ corners and now sew together your bag.

Step 8 this is how it should look

Step 6 sew bag and lining bag

this is how it should look (without this nasty stains on my ironing board :) )

Step 9 turning

now turn your bag inside out throug the hole you left open in your lining. Close the hole.

Step 10 put your lining bag inside your outer bag

now youve got a bag without straps Step 8 this is how it should look 7

Step 11 sew your straps

youve got 4 strap pieces (interfaced or not). Sew them together, right sides facing. Turn inside out and fold in the raw edge. Iron. Pull over the raw edges on your bag and sew together.

Step 12 now

topstitch bag and strap and youre done!

lena bag Step 10 put your lining bag inside your outer bag 8