Need something to carry your towel and other items to the beach? Easily sew this fun beach bag with a handy towel holder. Download printable instructions.
Materials:
- 1 Yard of orange sea life outdoor print fabric
- 1 Yard of solid orange outdoor fabric
- 1 Yard of white cotton fabric for lining
- Baby Lock Ultra Soft Stabilizer
- 4 yds of 1” wide twill tape
- Madeira® Cotona thread for sewing
- Hook and loop tape
- Basic sewing supplies
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Steps:
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From the fabrics cut the following sections:
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From the sea life print fabric cut two rectangles 21 ¼” x 8 ¾”.
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From the solid contrasting orange fabric cut two sections that measure 21 ¼” x 4” and four strips that measure 21 ¼” x 2 ¼” for the handles.
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From the Baby Lock Ultra Soft Stabilizer cut two pieces that measure 21” x 11 ½” and one 15 3/8” x 5 ¼” and two 21” x 2”.
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Cut two sections from the lining fabric that measure 21 ¼” x 12”and two sections that measure 15 ¾” x 5 ½” for the base.
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To make the handles fuse the 21” x 2” Ultra Soft Stabilizer sections to the two of the 21 ¼” x 2 ¼” orange sections.
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With right sides together pair each with the remaining two sections.
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Stitch both sections along the long edges using a 3/8” seam allowance. Turn right side out.
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Place each of the handles on one section of the main fabric 6” in from the outside edge.
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Place one of the 21 ¼” x 4” solid orange strips over the strips aligning the raw edges.
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Using a 3/8” seam allowance stitch along the edge stitching over the handle edges.
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Repeat for the back section of the bag.
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Press the seam towards the main fabric. Topstitch along the seam line catching in the folded seam holding it in place.
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Repeat for the back section.
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Topstitch the base on each of the handles close to the seam line to ensure that it is attached securely.
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On the wrong side on each of the two sections fuse the Ultra Soft Stabilizer.
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Cut four 10” lengths of cotton tape for the bottom towel straps. Place two of the straps 5 ½” in from the bottom sides.
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Fuse the 15 3/8” x 5 ¼” piece of fusible Ultra Soft Stabilizer to one of the 15 ¾” x 5 ½” base sections.
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Pin the base centered to the long front edge covering the twill tape straps. Using a 3/8” seam allowance begin and end 3/8” from each of the side edges.
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Stitch the other long edge of the base to the other main piece of fabric sandwiching the other twill tape to the back section.
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Stitch the corner seams.
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Clip the corners and turn right side out.
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Fuse the last piece of the Ultra Soft Stabilizer to the remaining base section and then join all of the lining sections.
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Stitch the two long edges of the base to the bottom edges of the front and back.
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Stitch the side seams.
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Stitch the corner seams.
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On the top edge of both the bag and lining sections fold inward ½” to the wrong side. Baste in place.
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Place the lining inside the bag and pin along the top edge. Stitch two lines of topstitching around the top edge of the bag.
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Stitch a 3 ½” long strip of hook and loop tape to the four sections of twill tape.
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The twill tape will hold your beach towel while you walk to and from the beach.