Sew Easy Fashion Backpack

Step 8 Assembly Part 3: Sew up the sides

Find those two short loops that you made back in step 3.

Pin them to the right-side of the cover fabric, as shown. The loops should be a little less than half way down the main rectangle. The loops should be pointed at each other, and the open ends should hang over the edge.

Carefully fold the bottom up over the top of the rectangle. The right-side of the COVER fabric should be inside the fold. The right-side of the LINING fabric should be outside the fold.

Make sure that the fabric is all smooth inside and out. Mine wanted to slide around and bunch up a lot. It probably would have made my life easier if I had used some fusible interfacing to hold the lining and the cover fabrics to each other. But what if you, dear reader, didn't have some? Would you think that you had to run out and buy a package because I did? I can't handle that kind of pressure. So I used pins.

Sew up the sides of the bag, from the bottom up to the drawstring pocket.

Don't sew over holes for the drawstring.