Satchel Organizer

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  Step 1

  Unpack your bag and create a label for each of the items you keep in your bag. Place these to the side for the moment.

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  Step 2

  Cut two squares of the main fabric, a little bit wider than your satchel and double the height.

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  Step 3

  Cut a piece of contrasting fabric to the same size.

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  Step 4

  Fold the top edge of the main fabric and contrasting fabric over by 1/2" and then over by another 1/2" and pin.

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  Step 5

  Place the contrasting fabric underneath the 1/2" flap at the top of the main fabric and pin in place.

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  Step 6

  Repeat this with the bottom edge of the fabric and sew along the top and bottom edge, removing the pins as you go.

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  Step 7

  Neatly tuck under the raw edge at the left and right of your organizer and sew along the edges.

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  Step 8

  Sew along the top and bottom edges of the pocket rectangle

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  Step 9

  We're going to make some label holders from leather, so cut a rectangle of paper slightly larger than the size you'd like your labels to be and then cut out a window in the middle.

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  Step 10

  Trace around your paper template onto the back of the leather and then cut these out with a cutting knife.

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  Step 11

  Fold the organizer in half, with the wrong sides facing out, and pin along the edges 1" in from the edge.

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  Step 12

  Fold the pouch right side out and decide where you'd like each of the pockets to be for each of your items, marking out their width with pins.

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  Step 13

  Place the second rectangle of main fabric in the middle of your organizer and fold down the top and bottom edges so that they're 2" from the top and bottom of the bag. These will be the pockets.

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  Step 14

  Sew along the left and right edges of the pocket rectangle and then pin it back in place on the back of the organizer.

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  Step 15

  Mark where the labels should sit in the centre of each pocket.

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  Step 16

  Unpin the edges of the pouch so that you can unfold it and lay it flat.

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  Step 17

  Grab your favourite handbag and fill it with all of the things you usually carry around.

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  Step 18

  Sew each of the label holder in place at the left, right and bottom edge with matching thread.

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  Step 19

  Check the sizes of your pockets one last time to make sure each of your possessions fit.

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  Step 20

  Sew along the lines for the pockets.

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  Step 21

  With the wrong side of the pouch facing out, lay the pouch out so that the back edge is 1" higher than the front and overlap the sides by 1", and pin in place, creating triangles at the bottom corners.

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  Step 22

  Stitch across both bottom corners.

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  Step 23

  Fold the pouch inside out and lay the corners flat in the center of the pouch.

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  Step 24

  I added some more label holders at this point, inside my pouch, so I could see what was in each of the pockets on the reverse.

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  Step 25

  Sew along both edges of the 1" overlap pocket.

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  Step 26

  Repeat on both sides.

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  Step 27

  Cut off any lose thread and you're all done.

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  Step 28

  Pop each of your possessions in their pocket and place the matching labels in the label holders.

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  Step 29

  Place inside your satchel and off you go!

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