1. Wash, dry and press the fabric.

2. Measure and cut out your fabric. You will need:

3. Bag piece: One 40” x 21” rectangle

4. Handle piece: Two 30” x 6” rectangles

5. First, we will need to hem the top edges of the bag. On one of the 21” sides, fold the edge down ½” and press all the way across. Fold down agai...

6. Top stitch along inside folded edge of the 1” hem you created – very close to the edge of the fold. Your seam allowance on the left side may be...

7. Fold your fabric in half so that the hemmed edges meet across from the fold, right sides facing out. Pin along raw side edges.

8. We will create a French seam, which will encase the raw edges inside of the bag. Using ¼” seam allowance, stitch along the pinned raw edges.

9. Turn the bag inside out. Gently push out corners and sides of bag. Trim bottom corners of raw fabric to cut down on bulk in the corners. Press t...

10. Using ½” seam allowance, stitch along the sides of the bag. This will catch the raw edges inside the bigger ½” seam to hide them.