Color Guide

Pattern Pieces

After cutting your fabric, you should have the following pieces:

• 2 zipper sides (shell)
• 2 zipper sides (lining)
• 1 dull head zipper (same width)
• 2 strap points (shell)
• 1 bottom side (shell)
• 1 bottom side (lining)
• 2 body pieces (front/back) in shell
• 2 body pieces (front/back) in lining
• 2 pocket flaps (shell)
• 1 pocket flap (interfacing)
• 1 front pocket (shell)
• 1 front pocket (lining)
• 1 zipper (width of front pocket)
• 1 back pocket (shell)

Install Front Pocket Closure

Fuse interfacing to the wrong side of one pocket flap piece.

Cut a small square of interfacing and fuse it to the wrong side of the shell front pocket, where the magnet or snap closure will go.

Cut slits into the interfaced section for your magnet or snap closure.

Install the female magnet/snap on the right side of the front pocket, and the male side to the right side of the inner flap piece.

Front Pocket Zipper Assembly

Layer the front pocket shell right side up. Place the zipper face down on top.

Add the lining piece on top, right side down, so the zipper is sandwiched in between.

Sew along the top edge using a zipper foot and straight stitch.

Flip pieces right side out and topstitch below the zipper.

You may need to remove your machine foot if it hits the magnetic closure.

Pocket Flap and Assembly

Stack the two pocket flap pieces right sides together. Sew along the sides and curved bottom.

Trim corners and seam allowance. Flip right side out and press.

Align the finished flap to the top edge of the front pocket zipper. Sew in place with a zipper foot.

Finish the raw edge (above the flap seam) with serging, bias tape, or folded nylon trim.

Align the pocket and flap (wrong side up) onto the front body shell, using guide marks from the paper pattern.

Sew along the marked line. Then flip the pocket/flap down, aligning it with the bottom of the body. Press the flap fold.

Stack the front body shell and front lining wrong sides together. Baste around all edges (not the seam allowance line) to keep them from shifting.

Back Pocket

Fold the top edge of the back pocket twice to create a rolled hem. Topstitch.

Place the pocket on the back shell piece, right sides up. Add the back lining underneath, wrong side facing.

Baste all layers together along the outer edges (not the seam allowance).

Zipper Side Panel

Sandwich the zipper between one shell and one lining zipper side piece, right sides together.

Sew with a zipper foot. Flip right side out and topstitch.

Repeat for the other side of the zipper.

Bottom Side Attachment

Gather the bottom side shell and lining pieces.

Sandwich one end of the assembled zipper panel between them, aligning all edges.

Optional: Insert a folded nylon loop for a keychain clip here.

Sew together. Then align the opposite ends and sew.

Flip right side out. Topstitch around the loop to secure it pointing down.

Strap Points and D-Rings

Take two strap point shell pieces and a 16” long, 1.5” wide nylon strap.

Insert the strap between the shell pieces, about 3.5–4” from the edge.

Sew around the sides and top edge. Flip right side out.

Sew an X on the triangle using paper pattern guides to secure the strap.

Position this strap point at the top center of the back piece (right sides facing) and sew it in place.

For the D-rings:

• Cut two 3” x 1” nylon strips, fold each around a D-ring.
• Pin to bottom corners of the back shell (right sides facing, D-rings pointed inward).
• Sew in place just above the curves.

Bag Assembly

With the front piece right side up, pin the zipper/side piece around the edges. Use notches to help align evenly.

Snip into the side piece seam allowance at the curves if needed to ease fit.

Sew all the way around. Leave part of the zipper open to flip it later.

Trim seam allowances and adding binding using bias tape or a folded nylon trim, to hide the raw edges on the inside of the bag.

Repeat to attach the back piece, completing the bag body.

Adjustable Strap

You’ll need:

• 1 side-release buckle (1.5" wide)
• 1 tri-glide slider (for adjusting strap length)
• 1 swivel hook
• 1 nylon strap, 46" long x 1.5" wide
• 1 short strap (already attached to the bag with triangle point)

Attach Buckle (female end):
Take the short strap already sewn into the bag. Slide it through the female end of the buckle. Fold the end over and stitch securely.

Install Tri-Glide:
Take the long 46” strap and feed one end through the tri-glide slider, going over the center bar and back under. Leave a few inches.

Attach Buckle (male end):
Slide that same end through the male end of the buckle. Fold it back and sew it down — this locks the male buckle onto the strap.

Adjust Strap Through Slider:
Take the free end of the strap and feed it back through the tri-glide — over the part you sewed earlier — so it becomes adjustable.

Add Swivel Hook:
On the opposite end of the strap, loop it through the swivel hook, fold the end over, and sew a box with an X to secure it firmly.

Usage:
Clip the swivel hook to either D-ring on the bottom of the bag to wear it crossbody or over the shoulder. The strap is adjustable using the tri-glide.