Caitlin's 3-in-1 kraft-tex Bag Pattern

By Betsy LaHonta

With three exterior designs to choose from, plus mix-and-match pockets and closure choices, you can make exactly the bag you want! Carry it like a tote—or use the shoulder strap for the trendy foldover shape. When you unexpectedly have your hands full, feed the shoulder strap through the convenient loop and you have a backpack! The pattern also includes a clever and useful purse organizer that you can use to make switching bags a cinch. Comes with complete instructions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: C&T Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781617456473

Betsy LaHonta

Betsy LaHonta has been crafting, sewing and creating for as long as she can remember. She loves to figure out ways to get the project ideas out of her head and into the world. Betsy lives in Northern California and works at C&T Publishing with the Product Development Team.

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Caitlin’s 3-in-1

kraft•tex Bag Pattern

Finished bag: 9˝ wide × 14˝ high × 3¾˝ deep

General Directions,

Notes, and Helpful Hints

1. Please read through all directions before you start sewing.

2. Each of these bags has the same dimensions, so regardless of which exterior style you choose, the lining, straps, pockets, and bag assembly will all be the same. The closure and pocket options are also interchangeable and sized to fit any of the bags, so feel free to mix it up and create the bag that works best for you. You just need to choose your exterior style: A, B, or C.

3. When it comes to topstitching, if your exterior fabric and lining fabric are contrasting colors, you may want to match your top thread color to the exterior fabric and your bobbin thread to the lining fabric. Or be bold, and choose a contrasting color for your topstitching to add another design element to your bag!

Throughout the directions, there will be several places that require topstitching.

For the straps, anchor pieces, and handles, the topstitching will be on both edges and down the middle. Figure A

You can also topstitch a decorative strip of kraft•tex down the center. (Trim the kraft•tex, if necessary, so that it fits between the 2 rows of topstitching.) Figure B