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Heather Bailey New Leaf Folding Totes Sewing Pattern, FREE SHIPPING

Be ready to shop at a moment’s notice. Equip your purse, car, suitcase, or bicycle with New Leaf folding totes. Each reusable bag folds into a compact wallet for easy storage. Skip the plastic on your next grocery run, and shop in style with these handy, earth-friendly totes.

**Includes pattern & instructions for a folding tote, storage sash, pocket, and wallet.**

Every pattern includes comprehensive, professionally-illustrated instructions, along with additional construction tips, a pattern-specific glossary and a metric conversion chart for international customers.

MATERIALS LIST

PER FOLDING TOTE
(14”w x 21”h x 3”d finished size, folds to 8.75”w x 4”h)
NOTE: For tote to fold properly, use quilting-weight
cotton (44”/45”w).
• 5/8 yd main fabric
• 5/8 yd contrast fabric
• 1/2 yd lining fabric
• 3/4 yd light-weight, fusible interfacing, 22”+ wide
• 1” length of hook & loop tape, 3/4” wide
• Thread

TOTE SASH (for strapping multiple totes together)
• 12”w x 25”h fabric
• 12”w x 25”h light-weight, fusible interfacing
• Felt scraps for tree or flower embellishment (optional)
• Large button or brooch for flower center (optional)
• 1” length of hook & loop tape, 3/4” wide
• Thread

POUCH OR WALLET
Pouch (3.75”w x 4.25”h finished size)
• 12”w x 14”h fabric
• 12”w x 14”h light-weight, fusible interfacing
Wallet (8.75” w x 4”h finished size)
• 22”w x 14”h fabric (two wallets fit onto 1/2 yd)
• 22”w x 14”h light-weight, fusible interfacing
Plus the Following
• Felt scraps for tree or flower embellishment (optional)
• Large button or brooch for flower center (optional)
• 1” length of hook & loop tape, 3/4” wide
• Thread

HELPFUL TOOLS
Pins, scissors, iron, hand-sewing needles, ruler,
water-soluble marker, tube-turning tool,
fabric glue, seam ripper

Fabrics shown are Heather Bailey’s
Pop Garden™ and Nicey Jane™
collections for Free Spirit™

--Metric Conversion Chart included with each pattern--

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