Swimsuit Bag

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  Step 1

  Transfer your embroidery pattern onto the fabric of choice and stitch. I used white cotton muslin for the front of my bag, with a gingham fabric for the back. The embroidery pattern I used is available from The Story of Kat's Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/72006917/vintage-shop-hand-embroidery-pattern?ref=shop_home_feat

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  Step 2

  Cut your pieces of fabric and vinyl into 10x11-inch pieces.

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  Step 3

  Using a 1/4-inch seam allowance, sew around three edges of the vinyl. Turn it inside out and set aside.

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  Step 4

  Place the fabric pieces right sides together and stitch a 1/4-inch seam around three edges, leaving the top open.

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  Step 5

  In order to create the vinyl lining of this bag, place the fabric pieces you just sewed, inside of the vinyl piece. Make sure the wrong sides of the seems are facing one another.

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  Step 6

  Fold the fabric over to create a 1-inch hem and pin in place. Set your sewing machine to the zigzag stitch, and stitch around the hem where the fabric edge meets the vinyl. I went over this stitch twice just to reinforce it. Trim away threads right at the edge of the stitch.

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  Step 7

  Flip the bag. You should have a pouch now. Take your seam ripper and open up the seam on the side of the bag, just above the zigzag stitch. You only need to open up the seem on the outside, not the inside top of this hem.

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  Step 8

  Take a 40-inch long piece of ribbon. Place the safety pin on one end of your ribbon piece, and begin to thread it through the hole you just opened the seam to. Use the safety pin as a guide to gather the fabric and push the ribbon through the top hem of the bag.

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  Step 9

  Once you pull the ribbon through the opposite side, trim the ends of the ribbon and knot the end.

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  Step 10

  Add swimsuit and take off to the beach or pool!

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