Amy Butler's In Stitches: More Than 25 Simple and Stylish Sewing Projects (18 page)

FIGURE 2

FIGURE 5C, D

FIGURE 7B, C

FIGURE 8E

c.
Now, with the
Right
sides of both pocket pieces facing up, place the small miscellaneous pocket on top of the large miscellaneous pocket, matching the side and bottom raw edges, and pin in place. Then, machine baste
*
with a
¹
/
₄
″ seam along the matched side and bottom raw edges.

*
See page 171
for an explanation of machine basting.

d.
Then, fold the side and bottom raw edges under
¹
/
₂
″ toward the
Wrong
side and press.

Step 7. Attach the outside pockets onto the magazine pocket panel.

a.
First, place the magazine pocket panel on a flat surface with the
Right
side of the panel facing up.

b.
Next, following
FIGURE 7B, C
, place the
Wrong
sides of the 4 pockets onto the
Right
side of the magazine pocket panel. Place the pockets inside the pressed creases on the magazine pocket panel, spacing the pockets evenly in between the 1
³
/
₄
″ side creases, below the
¹
/
₂
″ top crease and above the 14
¹
/
₂
″ bottom crease. Place the side edges of the pockets
³
/
₄
″ in from, and parallel to, the side pressed creases and pin the pockets in place.

c.
Then, attach the pockets by stitching down both sides and across the bottom folded edges of each pocket, backstitching at each end.

d.
On the iPod/pen pocket, stitch along the lines drawn in steps 5c and 5d through all the layers, backstitching at each end. Set the magazine pocket panel aside.

Step 8. Make the deck and the deck topper.

a.
Place the 2 canvas deck panels
Right
sides together, matching the 2 short raw edges, and pin them in place. Stitch a
¹
/
₂
″ seam across the matched raw edges and then serge or zigzag the seam allowances together. Press the seam allowance to one side. The joined deck panels will create one long piece that will be referred to as the “deck.”

b.
With the deck
Right
side up and positioned lengthwise so that one short edge is closest to you, use your yardstick to measure 14″ up from the bottom right corner along the long side raw edge and make a mark. Repeat this step to measure and mark 14″ up from the bottom left corner.

c.
Now, with the first deck topper
Wrong
side up, fold the top long raw edge
¹
/
₂
″ in toward the
Wrong
side and press.

d.
Then, place the deck topper, with the
Right
side facing up, on the deck, lining up the bottom raw edge of the deck topper with the 14″ marks you made in step 8b and matching up the side raw edges. The folded edge of the deck topper will be the top edge.

e.
Attach the deck topper to the deck by stitching a
¹
/
₄
″ seam across the top folded edge. Then, machine baste down both sides and across the bottom raw edges to hold them in place.
(
FIGURE 8E
)

f.
Next, turn the deck over to the
Wrong
side, fold both long raw edges of the deck under
¹
/
₂
″ to the
Wrong
side, and press. Then fold these edges under another
¹
/
₂
″ and press. Finally, topstitch along the inner folded edges, to finish both the side raw edges of the deck and the side raw edges of the attached deck topper.

Step 9. Attach the magazine pocket panel to the deck.

a.
First, find the center of the end of the deck by folding it in half lengthwise, matching the hemmed side edges, and pressing a crease.

b.
Then, find the center of the magazine pocket panel by folding it in half lengthwise, matching the side raw edges, and press a center crease.

c.
Next, fold the magazine pocket panel along the
¹
/
₂
″ crease (at the back top raw edge) that you made in step 2a toward the
Wrong
side, and press.

d.
Place the
Wrong
side of the deck onto the
Wrong
side of the magazine pocket panel. Match up the bottom raw edge on the deck with the back 14
¹
/
₂
″ fold line on the magazine pocket panel. Then, line up the center creases on each panel. (The side raw edges of the magazine pocket panel will extend past the finished side edges of the canvas deck.) Pin the deck in place.
(
FIGURE 9D, E
)

e.
Stitch down one finished side close to the folded edge of the deck, along the bottom raw edge, and back up the other finished side, securing the deck to the magazine pocket panel. Then, turn the panel over so the
Right
side of the magazine pocket panel is facing up, and topstitch across the back top folded edge of the magazine pocket panel.
(
FIGURE 9D, E
)

f.
Fold the magazine pocket panel along the
¹
/
₂
″ crease at the front top raw edge, toward the
Wrong
side, and press it in place again. Topstitch a
¹
/
₈
″ seam close to the folded edge.

Step 10. Make the magazine pocket.

a.
First, turn the magazine pocket panel (with the deck already attached) over so the
Right
side of the back of the magazine pocket is facing up. Then, fold the magazine pocket panel in half with
Right
sides together, matching the front top folded edge to the back top folded edge. Stitch a
¹
/
₂
″ seam down both sides of the panel, backstitching at each end. Trim each of the corners in the seam allowance, making sure not to clip your stitching, and then press the seam allowances open.

b.
Now, to give the side of the magazine pocket depth, starting on the left side of the panel, place the side seam on top of the center crease you made in step 2e, forming a triangle shape at the corner panel. Make sure that the side seam and the bottom crease are aligned, then press along the folded side edges and pin securely to avoid shifting.

c.
Using a yardstick and a chalk pencil, measure 1
¹
/
₄
″ in, starting at the corner point along one of the folded edges you made in the previous step, and make a mark. Then measure 1
¹
/
₄
″ in along the other folded edge from the same corner point and make another mark. Using a yardstick, match up these 2 marks and draw a line between them. This will be your stitching line to make a corner on the left side of the magazine pocket. Then, stitch along the drawn line, backstitching at each end.
(
FIGURE 10C
)

d.
Follow the instructions in steps 10b and 10c to stitch the right side bottom corner for the magazine pocket.

e.
Now, turn the pocket
Right
side out and fold the formed triangles toward the bottom of the magazine pocket.

Step 11. Make and attach the lining to the Bedside Organizer.

a.
First, fold both the top and bottom raw edges of the lining
¹
/
₂
″ in toward the
Wrong
side and press.

b.
Fold the lining in half with the
Right
sides together, aligning the 2 folded edges and matching the side raw edges. Stitch a
¹
/
₂
″ seam down both sides, backstitching at each end.

c.
Follow the instructions in steps 10b through 10d to form and stitch the bottom corners of the lining.

d.
Then, place the lining inside the magazine pocket with the Wrong sides together. Match the side seams and the top folded edges and pin it in place.

e.
Edge stitch
*
completely around the top edge of the opening of the pocket and lining, stitching on top of the stitching already near the folded edge.

*
See page 170
for an explanation of edge stitching.

f.
Now, stitch a second, decorative row of stitching
¹
/
₄
″ in from the first stitching.

Step 12. Make the side pleats on the magazine pocket.

a.
First, turn the Bedside Organizer
Wrong
side out.

b.
Next, match up the exterior and lining side seams on each side of the magazine pocket and pin along the seams to hold them in place.

c.
Then, fold the magazine pocket at the pinned side seams with the exterior sides together, flattening out the top of the organizer. Pin the matched sides of the magazine pocket, which extend past the deck, in place.