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With your large gap sewn shut, you can now push the lining in to
the body of the bag. The lining will be larger than the bag in order
to give it the “cuff” that can stand up or fold down.
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You should now see the gap in the lining we left earlier. This will
be used to feed the ribbon end through.
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You are now ready to feed the string through. Using a safety pin
on one end, carefully feed the safety pin through the channel and
out the other end of the opening. Remove the safety pin.
With the lining fully pushed into the bag, allow the excess lining at
the top to fold into a “cuff,” using the smaller gap that was left in
the lining as your fold point. Use an iron to press the folded “cuff”
all the way around.
To create the channel for the string, use your walking foot to stitch
a seam line about 3/4” from the edge of the folded lining “cuff.”
Your Cinched Scrap Bag is now finished and ready to use!
Clip away rouge threads or fabric scraps and stick them in this
handy catch-all basket for easy clean up during your next project.
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