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Step 6 Preparing the outer shell

1. Iron the fusible fleece to the main outer fabric piece.
2. Pin the "outer pocket piece" to the "outer pocket lining" (The 18 inch by 11 inch pieces of lining and main fabric) right sides together and sew. Unfold and refold wrong sides together. Press making a nice seam.
3. Open the seam.
4. Match the coordinating fabric to the outer pocket by lining the bottom of the pocket to the top of the cut out on the coordinating fabric.
5. Pin parallel to seam on the outer edges (see picture).
6. Fold the coordinating fabric over the pins. The wrong side of the coordinating fabric should unfold between the pins. Pin between the parallel pins. (Pinning the wrong side of the coordinating fabric to the right side of the main fabric- see photos)
7. Pull the parallel pins out.
8. Sew the seam.
9. Pin the outside pocket to the main bag piece matching the bottom of the pocket to the bottom of the edge of the cut out. Sew.
10. Press the coordinating fabric down.
11. Fold the unsewn edge up to match the height of the sewn edge. Press in place.
12. Top stitch both sides of the coordinating fabric. Make sure to fold and pin the main part of the bag that is under the pocket. You don't want to shorten it!