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Double-Faced Quilt Wine Sack
by Lisa Shepard Stewart for Marcus Fabrics
This easy wine sack makes a quick “anytime” gift
idea, especially with a pre-quilted fabric in neutral muslin tones as the
backdrop for simple fusible appliqué with a wine country theme. And
remember, pre-quilted means no lining is necessary! One half yard yields
two sacks – one to keep and one to give! Go simple or elaborate, taking
the idea further with your own added touches like hand or machine
embroidery, stenciling, beadwork and more. Gold cording adds a luxurious
finishing touch...
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Instructions:
Use ¼” seam allowances. |
- Cut double-faced quilt fabric 15” wide x 18”
long. Measure 11” down and 7” across. Place a small dot here to
mark the center position for your appliqué collage. Clean finish the
top edge with a serger, seam binding or decorative machine stitching.
Turn under 1” at the top and hem by hand or machine.
- Apply fusible web to the purple & green COLOR
WORKS fabrics according to manufacturer instructions. Cut out circles
in 2-3 different sizes from the purple fabrics; cut one stem and 2-3
leaf shapes from the greens. Remove fusible backing paper.
- Arrange the grapes, leaves and stems, noting the
placement dot at the center of the design. Be sure to cover the
placement dot as you arrange the grapes. Use the photo for placement
if desired. Fuse all appliqués into place. Add further stitching or
embellishment if desired.
- Fold sack in half lengthwise. With WRONG sides
together, sew a ¼ ” seam allowance. Turn outside in. Now with right
sides together, sew a 3/8” seam so that the original seam is encased
in the second.
- The sack is now in the shape of a tube with top &
bottom open, with appliqué at the front and the lengthwise seam at
the back. With WRONG sides together, sew bottom edge with a ¼ ”
seam allowance. Turn outside in. Now with right sides together, sew a
3/8” seam so that the original seam is encased in the second.
- To add depth at the bottom, flatten out each lower
corner and sew across, about 1-1/2” in from the corner as shown.
- Fold gold cording in half. Hand or machine sew the
middle point of the cording to the seam of the wine sack, about 2”
from the top edge. Insert bottle; wrap cording around bottleneck
several time and tie.
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