The Noodlehead Redwood Tote is a medium sized crossbody tote. It has a front zippered pocket, back slip pocket, zipped top closure and a reinforced base. It makes a great everyday bag. The short handles make it easy to grab quickly and the long strap makes it easy to carry around hands-free. The finished dimensions of the tote are: 10 ½” wide (measured at base), 2 ½” deep, 13” tall. BAG FEATURES: front zippered pocket top zipper for keeping everything secure back slip pocket interior slip pocket crossbody adjustable strap short handles for easy grabbing reinforced base PATTERN DETAILS: All seam allowances are included in the pattern. FABRIC SUGGESTIONS Canvas (7-9 oz. weight) for exterior fabric. Cotton for Accent and Lining. Waxed canvas may also be used for exterior fabric, reduce fusible interfacing requirement to 1 ¾ yards and do not interface the exterior fabric pieces. FABRIC REQUIREMENTS: Requirements based on 44”-wide fabric. Fat quarter = 18” tall x 21” wide 1/2 yard Exterior Fabric (two fat quarters may be used) 1/3 yard Accent Fabric (includes Reinforced Base, Handles, and Strap) 1 yard (¾ yard if using non-directional fabric) Lining Fabric 2 1/2 yards Fusible Woven Interfacing (1) 6” zipper* for front pocket (1) 12” zipper for top closure (2) 1”-wide d-rings, (2) 1”-wide swivel clasps AND (1) 1”-wide strap slider 2” x 11” piece of heavyweight interfacing for Reinforced Base (Pellon Peltex 72F or equivalent recommended) *pattern assumes zipper tape width of 1” OTHER SUPPLIES/NOTIONS: Polyester thread Water-soluble pen/tailor’s chalk Cutting mat Ruler Rotary cutter Size 14 or 16 denim or Microtex needle Glue pen Optional: two ¾”-wide x 15” long leather handles and eight 8mm rivets/setting tool Optional: two ¼” x 5” pieces of leather/ribbon for zipper pulls
