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17″ W x 15″ H x 2″ D (wide/tall/skinny, fits a large text book) Here’s how different size corner squares affect the finished size of our sample project. Boxed Corner Cut Sizes and Finished Bag Sizes for This Tote Bag Project Need a better ironing board? Check out the IKEA Hack Pressing Station of my Dreams. Give your bag more support with my trick for Easy Sew-In Bag Support.

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Improve your pressing skills with my Pressing Tips for Professional Results. Turn your project right side out and press. Remember to box the bottom corners of the lining, too.

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Here’s a full view of the seams at the bottom of the bag after boxing the corners.

If desired, reinforce by stitching again for extra strength.Backstitch at the beginning, where the seams match, and at the end.

Stitch through all layers along the cut edge to close the corner.Bring the side and bottom seams together, matching the seams.Ĥ.Open and Align Seams of the Bag at the Cut Corners

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Cut the marked square from each bottom corner.įor more free sewing tutorials, follow my Pinterest board Free Sewing Tutorials, Tips & Hacks 3.

Mark a 2″ square on both bottom corners.

Flatten project and align it with the grid on a cutting mat.

Mark and Cut Squares From The Bag Corners

2″ is the size of the square that will be cut off of both bottom corners.Ģ.

Our tutorial shows a 4″ deep boxed corner.

You can always cut more off and stitch again. If you are unsure of how big to cut a square to box the bottom corners to give your bag depth, start with a smaller cut, sew, then see what you think. Small changes in the size of the corner cuts make a big difference in the finished size of the project. Determine Desired Size of the Boxed Corner

Depth of the bag is the length of the boxed corner seam: 4″ġ.

Height is the length of the remaining side seam: 16″ – 2″ = 14″.

Width is the length of the remaining seam across the bag bottom: 19″ – 4″ = 15″.

Bag size after boxing corners: 15″ W x 14″ H x 4″ D.

Bag size before boxing corners: 19″ W x 16″ H (flat bag has zero depth).

The result will be a bag that is narrower across the width of the bag at the bottom seam, and shorter in height along the side seam from top to bottom. How Boxing the Bottom Corners Affects the Bag Sizeīoxing the bottom corners to give a bag a flat bottom to stand on ‘steals’ from the width and height, changing the size of the finished bag. Here’s a close-up view of the boxed corner from the image above. The side seam (left) and bottom seam (right) meet and a seam is stitched across these seams to give the bag dimension. You can grab the FREE Tote Bag pattern here. Here are two totes showing boxed corners on the top tote and a flat tote on the bottom. This tutorial uses our free With Love Tote bag pattern. Box Any Tote Bag or Purse Pattern Project Lazy Girl Designs ‘With Love Tote’ with a 4″ deep boxed bottom. Be sure to grab a FREE (a $9.95 value) printable tutorial below. I incorporate this technique in a number of my Lazy Girl Designs sewing patterns, too.

This is an easy technique to use on lots of designs. A box bottom means the bag has a flat bottom, making it easier to hold wide things or rest comfortably when you set it down. Lazies, Easily and accurately box the bottom corners of your next bag creation with my step-by-step sewing tutorial.

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