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Awesome paisley dee ring bag tutorial!

Posted by steph blue from Highland, Illinois, United States • Published 29th April 2008 • See steph blue's 6 projects »

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Step 1
Cutting!

Body of bag: Cut out 2 large rectangles from the main fabric and 2 large rectangles of the lining fabric.
13 x 17 inches.
Fuse interfacing to all of these pieces.
Stack up all of the rectangles.
Step 2
Fold them in half widthwise
Step 3
Draw these curves and cut them out.
Step 4
You will have four pieces that look like this.
Step 5
Bottom and sides: Measure around the sides and bottom… in this case that measurement is 39 inches. Cut out one rectangle of each the main fabric and the lining.
3 x 39 inches
Fuse interfacing to these two pieces.
Step 6
Zipper: Measure around the dip in the top of the bag. In this case, it measures 18 inches. Cut out one rectangle of each main fabric and lining.
3 x 18 inches
Fuse interfacing to each of these pieces
Fold these two over and cut them in half longways.
Two 3 x 18 inches = four 1.5 x 18 inches
Step 7
Interior pocket: Cut one smaller rectangle from the lining fabric. Fuse interfacing on this one too.
7 x 13 inches

Strap: Cut out a long rectangle of the main fabric.
8 x 33 inches
Loops for the dee rings: Cut out two small rectangles of the main fabric. Interface!
3 x 5.5 inches

Loops for the strap: Cut out two small rectangles of the main fabric and interface them. Déjà vu!
2 x 5.5 inches

Strap: Cut out a long rectangle of the main fabric.
8 x 33 inches

Loops for the dee rings: Cut out two small rectangles of the main fabric. Interface!
3 x 5.5 inches

Loops for the strap: Cut out two small rectangles of the main fabric and interface them. Déjà vu!
2 x 5.5 inches

Sewing!

Find your pocket piece. Fold it in half right sides together and stitch around the edges. Don’t forget to leave an opening to turn it inside out.
Step 8
Turn in right side out and pop out the corners with a chopstick or a pencil. Press it flat.
Grab one of the lining pieces, center the pocket, pin it down and sew it on.
Step 9
Pin the side/bottom piece to one of the body pieces.
Step 10
Sew all the way around.
Step 11
Pin the other side of the body on and sew all the way around.

Do the same with the lining except you leave an opening for turning in the end.
Step 12
Ohhhh. Scary zipper part. (Don’t be scared.)

Grab the four skinny pieces we cut out earlier for the zipper. Attach your zipper foot and sew the zipper face down onto one of the main fabric pieces.
Step 13
(Note: I’m nuts and don’t pin anything. You can pin it if you want.)
Sew the other main fabric piece to the other side of the zipper. Make sure the right side of the fabric is together with the right side of the zipper.

If you open it up, it looks like this.
Step 14
Line up the edge of the lining piece with the edge of the zipper. (The right side of the fabric will face the wrong side of the zipper.)

LEAVE ABOUT AN INCH not sewn on each end. (I always for get this and have to rip it back a little. Grrr.)
Step 15
Repeat the previous step with the final piece of lining.
Open it up and press everything flat… It should look like this.
Step 16
Make little loops for the dee rings. Fold them in half with right sides together. Stitch around the edges. Flip them right side out. Slip them into the dee ring and stitch the ends together.
Step 17
Attach the dee ring tabs by pinning them to the end of the main fabric and zipper. Fold the lining back and sew down.
Step 18
Now we get to pin the zipper section to the body section. Unzip the zipper a little. Stitch it on. (I found it easier to do the front and back first and the ends last.) I tend to flip it right side out at this point and make sure you like how it looks. This is your last chance to tweak how the straps are lining up. Flip it inside out.
Step 19
Pin the lining section to the lining part of the zipper. Sew it all the way around.
Step 20
Turn it right side out and stitch up the hole in lining.
We’re getting close, but we still need a strap.
The strap gets a little tedious. First press down the ends. (you will thank me later)
Step 21
Bring the edges of the piece toward the middle and press it down.
Step 22
Fold the whole business in half and press it down.
Step 23
Topstitch the edges of strap. Leave the ends open. They make cute little pockets.
Step 24
Make more little loops to attach the strap. Fold them in half with right sides together. Stitch around the edges. Flip them right side out. Loop them around the dee rings and feed the ends into the cute little pockets on the ends of the straps. Stitch them down.
Step 25
Woo Hoo !!! We did it!!

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Deb M. · 1 project 12th June 2015

this is exactly what I was looking for to make a bag for my sister in law! Off to buy fabric and supplies

Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 18th June 2013

wow you are so clever! and cute cat!!

mumiavadasz · Budapest, Budapest, HU · 1 project 14th September 2012

Nice tutorial, I want to add my version. Can you tell me, how many fabric did you use in all?

Paula B. · Truro, Nova Scotia, CA 23rd February 2012

awww man i cant do this......... i need a magic helping cat! lolololololol

Zelma T. · Roma, Queensland, AU · 4 projects 4th May 2010

aww i love your cat! how cute

my sewing machine is in transit...
i have a friend who would LOVE this.

asdfghjkl_amy · Kilsby, England, GB · 70 projects 30th December 2009

wow! this is great; i have some red paisle material that would be perfect for this... definitely trying it sometime!

Claire M. · Manchester, England, GB · 4 projects 27th December 2009

This is lovely! Thanks for sharing, I'm going to have a go at this very soon (I got a sewing machine for Christmas, hooray!)

GRACIA B. 24th December 2009

Thanks very much for a great pattern. The instructions were easy to follow and the bag did not take long to complete. I'll post a pic of my version of the bag soon!