The Tohoku Tote

a yard of fabric

a yard

magnetic snap

coordinating thread

both of the require the same supplies. the only difference is of the bow

the pleats also veer outward so that there is no pleat at all by the time you get to the bottom of the pattern piece

cut the that go across the top of the bag and add your interfacing to them as well. then you'll sew the strip to the bag by lining it up like this. sew them together using a ¼ seam allowance

place the right sides together and sew around the perimeter leaving the top open

sew across the line and cut off the excess. do this to both corners

i recommend taking the exterior of your and folding over the top

we have two more parts to add - the straps and the snap

so

a year

yards of fusable interfacing

you see the shiny side in the picture below. it only takes 7-10 seconds to get the interfacing to stick. then the fabric will feel super thick. that's what we want

now you're here

next we'll box the corners. i went 2.5 inches up from the corner seam. if you don't know what that means i will explain it. if you do skip a

i like to draw a line across where i will sew as a guildeline. you measure up the sides to make sure your line is even