WILD HORSES RUFFLE TOTE BAGS

Instructions

Packed Horse Bag

1. Cut two of the packed horse fabric, two of the pony skin fabric, and two of the interfacing making sure it is a 13" by 13" squares. Stack your main fabric, lining fabric, and interfacing together, fold in half vertically, and round the bottom edges.
   *The edge of a plate can help create a perfect curve.
2. On the wrong side of one piece of packed horse fabric, place the interfacing fusible side down and iron in place. Repeat for the second packed horse fabric.
3. Cut a strip at 106" long and 5" wide from the pony skin fabric.
   *To get your strip to be the proper length you will cut three 5" wide strips, sew them together, and cut down to size.
4. With your strip, fold the short ends of the strip in and iron. Fold the strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and iron. Sew each of the short ends.
5. Line up your raw edge of your strip with the edge of the bag. Make sure your main fabric is right side up. Starting 1/4" down from the top edge of the bag with packed horse side up, pin one end in place. Create a pleat on the strip and pin. Continue pleating and pinning all the way around the bag making sure to leave a 1/4" from the top edge. Using a 1/4" seam allowance, stitch the pleated strip in place.
6. Create straps for your bag. We wanted small straps and cut one strip 4" wide by 44" wide. Fold your strap in half lengthwise and stitch leaving both ends open. Turn right side out, cut half way, fold in each short end and stitch each end closed.
7. With right sides facing up, place your straps on the packed horse fabric making sure they are 2" in from each side, pin and top stitch down. Repeat this step on the other packed horse fabric piece.
8. Sew the lining right sides together to packed horse piece across the top. Make sure your straps are sandwiched between the two layers. Iron the seam open and repeat for the other lining and packed horse pieces.
9. With right sides together, place the two bag and lining pieces (packed horse to packed horse and lining to lining) making sure to match up the side seams. Pin in place and sew around the edge with a 1/2" seam allowance leaving a 3" gap at the bottom of the lining fabric for turning.
10. Turn the bag right side out and sew the gap closed. You can use a top stitch with your machine, or an invisible stitch. Tuck the lining inside the bag and top stitch around the top of the bag to keep in place.
11. Now you can take your bag out!

Boots and Stars Bag

1. Cut two of the boots and stars fabric, two of the tonal cowboy fabric, and two of the interfacing making sure it is a 15" x 15" squares. Stack your main fabric, lining fabric, and interfacing together, fold in half vertically, and round the bottom edges.
   *The edge of a plate can help create a perfect curve.
2. On the wrong side of one piece of boots and stars fabric, place the interfacing fusible side down and iron in place. Repeat for the second boots and stars fabric piece.
3. Cut a strip at 125" long and 4" wide from the tonal cowboy fabric.
   *To get your strip to be the proper length you will cut three 4" wide strips, sew them together, and cut down to size.
4. With your strip, fold the short ends of the strip in and iron. Fold the strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and iron. Sew each of the short ends.
5. To create a ruffle sew two rows of gathering stitches along the raw edge side of the strip. The first row should be 1/4" from the raw edge and the second should be 1/2" from the raw edge. To sew gathering stitches, set your machine to a basting stitch (the longest stitch), do not back stitch, and leave both ends of thread about 4" long.
6. Once you have your gathering stitches, pull the bottom threads of each end of the strip to start gathering. Do not pull to tight as you do not want to break the threads. Continue to gather until the ruffle is the size of the outer edge of the bag.
7. Pin the raw edge of the ruffle to the raw edge of one of your boots and stars fabric piece making sure to leave a 1/2" space on the start and finish of the ruffle. Using a 1/4" seam allowance, stitch the ruffle in place.
8. Create straps for your bag. We wanted small straps and cut one strip 4" wide by 44" wide. Fold your strap in half lengthwise and stitch leaving both ends open. Turn right side out and cut half way.
9. With right sides facing up, match up the raw edge of your straps to the raw edge of the boots and stars fabric making sure they are 2" in from each side, pin and stitch down. Repeat this step on the other fabric piece.
10. Sew the lining right sides together to boots and stars fabric piece across the top. Make sure your straps are sandwiched between the two layers. Iron the seam open and repeat for the other lining and watermelon pieces.
11. With right sides together place the two bag and lining pieces (boots and stars to boots and stars and lining to lining) making sure to match up the side seams. Pin in place and sew around the edge with a 1/2" seam allowance leaving a 3" gap at the bottom of the lining fabric for turning.
12. Turn the bag right side out and sew the gap closed. You can use a top stitch with your machine, or an invisible stitch. Tuck the lining inside the bag and top stitch around the top of the bag to keep in place.
13. Now you can take your bag out!