Every Saturday we often see all the people head off to the local RSL to play bingo. One of our local sit and sew ladies requested if I could help her with a pattern for a bingo bag. This is the resulting pattern the bag has many outside pocket for all your dobbers, phone, charms, pens and pencils.
I love that you can use it for many purposes and is so cute. The scissors in the front are embroidery scissors. I hope you have fun making the bag. Enjoy!
I hope to improve the photos as they didn't turn out exactly as I hoped.
Beginners - Bingo bag Pattern
By YP Quilting Fabrics
Required Materials
1
meter 100% cotton for bag front, lining and handles
40cm
Medium weight fusible interfacing
40cm
Pellon , cotton or wool wadding
basting
spray
Optional
template plastic
Optional
ribbon
Sewing
machine, thread, scissors, rotary cutter, cutting mat and other general sewing
items
Cutting Requirements
ü From
bag material Cut 2 - 12 ½ ” X 11”
rectangles
ü From
lining material Cut 2 - 12 ½ “ X 11”
rectangles
ü From
Pocket Material Cut 2- 12 ½ “ X 8” rectangles
ü From
Handle material Cut 2- 12 ½ “ X 4” rectangles
ü From
wadding Cut 2 – 11 ½ “ X 10” rectangles
§ Cut
2 – 12 ½ “ X 3 ½ “ rectangles
Cutting is based on 42” wide
fabric to make the bag firmer a foam and/drill material can be used as an
alterative.
YP Quilting Fabric – the little sewing shop near the sea.
Reinforcements
Iron the medium weight interfacing
to the inside lining pieces and pocket pieces. Trim to fit.
Squares that’ll make sense in the end
Using a rotary ruler make squares
in the bottom corners, measuring in three inches.
Make little squares in Outer
lining, inner lining and pockets.
Quick
Trick: Make sure all your layers line up and if you are using directional
material that they are facing the right way. Layer on top of one another then
cut through all the layers.
Ironing is important
Iron the top of the pocket in ¼ of
an inch then
fold over and iron again. The raw edge should not be seen.
Quick trick: Extend your stitch so that
when the needle goes through the fabric there is enough space for the needle to
recover. No bent needles. A 3mm to 3.5mm length stitch was used in this
pattern.
Let’s make some
handles
Place the wadding into the handle.
Fold the fabric to the centre then fold again so that the raw edges are inside
the centre.
Widen the stitch ( I used a 3.5mm
length) Sew down the folded edge ¼ inch wide. Then sew down the opposite side.
Your handle size should reduce. Optional lines can be added but two is just
fine. Repeat with the other handle.
Lots and lots of
pockets
Sew the pocket top 1/8th of an inch
in. Sew straight across. Repeat on the other pocket.
Place your pocket square on your
front lining square. Sew up both sides and the bottom with a stay stitch.
Place out your items you would
like in the outside pockets and measure placing then mark the line should not
go past the 3” base squares. Remember that the part above your cut-outs will
eventually be the sides.
Sew
along the lines remembering to do a reverse stitch at the start and end.
So Fluffy
Using basting spray. Spray onto
the wrong side of the Outer lining. Place the batting on top. There should be a
gap around the long edges and the wadding should hug the little square edges.
Repeat with other outer lining side.
Place outer lining pieces right
sides together and sew along the sides and the bottom lines.
Place inner lining right sides together and sew along the sides and bottom line.
I still don’t know how it happens?
MAGIC CORNERS
Taking the edge of the right
corner match it to the side corner until they meet. A straight line should
appear. Match the seams and pin. Repeat with other corner on the bag lining.
Sew straight across using a ½ inch seam or foot width.
Check you inside seams for
anything that didn’t catch properly and fix by sewing further in. Trim any
messy edges.
Finishing off the bag
Sew a ¼ inch seam along the top. I
put markers where I wanted my charm ribbon to be. When I came to them I
inserted a piece of ribbon folded over in between the linings and sewed over
it. Don’t forget to reverse at the start and end.
Once completed put your foot a space away to do a second line so that the top super strong. Trim off any excess threads.
You have now completed your bingo
bag and it is now ready to be filled with your favorite dabber, charms and
snacks.
Who we are:
Tania
and Susan, a mother daughter team living in Moonta decided to open a sewing
shop to service the community. Specializing in 100% cotton fabric for quilting
and other project. Hoping with support and growth to expand into other sewing
applications.
Opening
in February 2022 in the middle of winter. We brought our experience and
expertise to Moonta, South Australia. Come and meet us and pop in to look for
something you need or just for a chat. Everyone is welcome.
Hope
to see you here at
Contact Us
Located
across from supermarket:
26 George Street
Moonta, South Australia 5556
Phone: 0488948223
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