Project: Peekaboo Chevron Tote

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INSPIRED BY SWEET PLEAT FROM DESIGNER RASHIDA COLEMAN-HALE (IHEARTLINEN.COM)
PROJECT TESTER: MARY PEPPER
Display one of the hottest trendschevrons
with a little sneak peek of the print in a pleat.
Classic black-and-tan prints combine
beautifully for an elegant bag with a little
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Project: Peekaboo Chevron Tote
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Materials

1
2 yard tan-and-black vine print
(bag, handles)

7
8 yard tan-and-black chevron
print (bag insert, bag lining,
handle lining, buttons)
1 yard iron-on fusible interfacing
2
7
8"-diameter buttons to
cover
Finished bag: 14154"
(excluding handles)
Quantities are for 44/45"-wide,
100% cotton fabrics.
Measurements include
1
4" seam
allowances. Sew with right sides
together unless otherwise stated.
Cut Fabrics
Cut pieces in the following order.
From tan-and-black vine print,
cut:
26
1
234
1
2" rectangles
2224
1
2" strips
From tan-and-black chevron
print, cut:
118
1
434
1
2" rectangle
16
1
234
1
2" rectangle
2224
1
2" strips
22
1
2" squares
From fusible interfacing, cut:
118
1
234
1
2" rectangle
2224
1
2" strips
Assemble Bag Body
1. Referring to Diagram1, sew
together two tan-and-black vine
print 6
1
234
1
2" rectangles
and a tan-and-black chevron
print 6
1
234
1
2" rectangle.
Press seams toward vine print
rectangles.
2. Following manufacturers
instructions, fuse 18
1
234
1
2"
interfacing rectangle to wrong
side of Step 1 unit. Let cool.
3. With right side inside, fold
interfaced unit in half lengthwise
and align seams to make a
9
1
434
1
2" bag rectangle
(Diagram 2). Pin in place.
4. Referring to Diagram 3, at
one end stitch 3" from edges
atop previous seams of bag
rectangle. Open interfaced unit
and press flat, making a pleat
with tan-and-black chevron print
(Diagram 4). Baste
1
8" from
edge at pleated end.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4, making a
pleat in the opposite end of bag
rectangle.
6. Fold bag rectangle in half,
aligning pleated edges and
seams. Sew together side edges
to make bag body (Diagram 5).
7. At one corner of bag body match
center bottom to side seam line,
creating a flattened triangle
(Diagram6). Measuring 2" from
point of triangle, draw a 4"-long
line across triangle. Sew on
drawn line. Trim excess fabric.
Repeat with remaining bottom
corner. Turn bag body right side
out.
Assemble Handles
1. Following manufacturers
instructions, fuse a 224
1
2"
interfacing strip to wrong side
of each tan-and-black chevron
print 224
1
2" strip.
2. Sew together a Step 1 strip
and a tan-and-black vine print
224
1
2" strip along pairs of long
edges (Diagram7). Turn unit
right side out and press flat to
make a handle. Repeat to make a
second handle.
Assemble Bag Lining
1. Fold tan-and-black chevron
print 18
1
434
1
2" rectangle in
half lengthwise with right side
inside, to make 9
1
434
1
2" lining
rectangle (Diagram 8).
2. Referring to Diagram 9, at one
end measure 3" from fold; at that
point stitch 3" from edges. Open
lining rectangle and press flat,
making a pleat (Diagram 10).
Baste
1
8" from edge at pleated
end.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2, making a
pleat in the opposite end of lining
rectangle.
4. Repeat Assemble Bag Body,
steps 6 and 7, leaving a 4"
opening along one side edge,
to make bag lining. Leave lining
wrong side out.
Finish Bag
1. Referring to Diagram 11, pin
handle ends to bag front and
back with raw edges aligned and
outside handle edges 1
1
2" from
side seams. Stitch handles in
place, stitching through all layers
a scant
1
4" from edges.
2. With right sides together, insert
bag body inside bag lining; tuck
handles between bag and lining.
Align raw edges and pleats.
Stitch together top edges of bag
body and lining, backstitching
over handles to reinforce them.
3. Turn bag body and lining right
side out through opening in
lining, then pull lining out of bag.
Hand-stitch opening in lining
closed.
4. Insert lining back into bag and
press top edge.
Project: Peekaboo Chevron Tote
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5. Following manufacturers
instructions, cover two buttons
with tan-and-black chevron print
2
1
2" squares.
6. Referring to photo on page 1,
center buttons atop pleat on
bag front. The buttons should
be about
1
2" apart with the
top button
1
2" from edge.
Hand-stitch buttons in place to
complete bag.
Project: Peekaboo Chevron Tote
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18
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DIAGRAM 7
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