Create this easy, Zakka style inspired lunch bag to go! The piecing is easy breezy with no corners to match up! Big stitch quilting highlights the patchwork. Finished size: 9” (23cm) x 8”(21cm)x 4” (11cm) Supplies: Coats Dual Duty XP All-purpose sewing thread Coats Bold Hand Quilting Thread Fabric required: 1/2 yard (.30m) Linen (Fabric A) 5/8 yard (.57m) Blue Print (Fabric B) 1/8 yard (.11m)Yellow Print (Fabric C) 1/8 yard (.11m) Red Print (Fabric D) 1/8 yard (.11m) Aqua Print (Fabric E) Cotton Batting ½ yard (.46m) Safety pins Decorative buttons, one 1” (2.54cm), one ¾” (1.90cm), one ½” (1.27cm) 4” (10.16cm) of 1/8” (.32cm) wide ribbon Optional: ¼” piecing foot Dual Feed/Walking foot Cut: From: Fabric A: 3 strips 2 ½” x 23” (6.35cm x 58.42cm) for bag 3 strips 2 ½” x 8” (6.35cm x 20.32cm) for flap 1 strip 2 ½” x 12” (6.35cm x 30.48cm) for handle Fabric B: 10 squares 2” x 2” (5.08cm x 5.08cm) Two strips 2 ¾” x 23” (6.35cm x 58.42cm) for bag 1 rectangle 14” x 23” (35.56 x 58.42cm) for bag lining 1 rectangle 8” x 9 ½” (20.32cm x 24.13cm) for flap lining 1 strip 2 ½” x 12” (6.35cm x 30.48cm) for strap Fabric C: 10 squares 2” x 2” (5.08cm x 5.08cm) Fabric D: 10 squares 2” x 2” (5.08cm x 5.08cm) Fabric E: 10 squares 2” x 2” (5.08cm x 5.08cm) Batting: 15” x 24” for bag (30.10cm x 60.96cm) 9 x 11 for flap (22.86 x 27.94cm) 1 strip 2 ½” x 12” (6.35cm x 30.48cm) for strap All seams ¼” (.635cm) unless otherwise noted Step 1 Stitch thirty of the 2” x 2” (5.08cm x 5.08cm) squares right sides together, into two strips each containing 15 squares. Alternate the different prints. Step 2 Stitch the remaining 10 squares into two strips each containing 5 squares. Alternate the different prints. Step 3 Press the seam allowances to one side. Step 4 Stitch the 15-square patchwork strips in between the 2 ½” x 23” (6.35cm x 58.42cm) fabric A strips. Step 5 Stitch the 5-square patchwork strips in between the 2 ½” x 8” (6.35cm x 20.32cm) fabric A strips.
