Project Folder for Cross Stitch, Tutorial

Welcome to the Project Folder tutorial! Today's video I will show you how I cut, quilt, sew and assemble this project folder. Supply list and written instructions listed below!

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Supplies:
1/2 yard of fabric for main body exterior and interior
fat quarter of fabric for chart pocket (can substitute vinyl instead)
fat quarter or traditional 1/4 yard of fabric for bindings and closure
light to medium weight interfacing, I used Pellon SF101
foam interfacing, I used Bosal foam double sided fusible
16 inch zipper
sew in magnetic closure

*Links to supplies used:
ByAnnie Purse Zippers: By Annie purse zippers - https://shrsl.com/43iya
ByAnnie Magnetic closure - https://shrsl.com/44lfy
Frixion Heat Erasable Pen - https://shrsl.com/44lg1
Bosal Double sided Fusible stabilizer - https://shrsl.com/44lg7

Instructions:

Make the main body exterior and interior quilted panel
cut two pieces of fabric 14.5 x 22 inches
cut one piece of foam interfacing 14.5 x 22 inches
Sandwich your foam between the fabrics, wrong sides together and quilt through all layers
Trim this quilted piece to 13.5 x 21.5 inches

Cut the rest of the pieces of the bag
3 - 2 x 13.5 inch strips of pocket binding
2 - 2 x 6 inch strips of fabric for magnet closure
2 - 2 x 6 inch strips of interfacing for magnet closure
1 - 2 x 2 inch square for magnet cover
1 - 9 x 13.5 inch piece of vinyl for pocket
2 - 10.5 x 13.5 inch pieces of fabric for chart pocket
1 - 10.5 x 13.5 inch piece of interfacing for chart pocket
cut 80 inches of 2.25 inch binding strips for the outside of the bag

Add magnet closure to front of bag
mark a 1 inch square centered top to bottom, 1.5 inches from outside edge of bag
use the 2 inch square and iron all sides in 3/8 of an inch
glue your magnet onto the fabric patch and top stitch in place on the square you marked earlier

Make your pocket bindings
for the 3 - 2 x 13.5 inch strips, fold in half and press
open back up flat and fold each edge into the center, keep the edge about 1/8 inch away from center fold
fold the strip in half and press again to finish making binding

Make fabric chart pocket
fuse interfacing to wrong side of one piece for chart pocket
layer the other piece of fabric with the interfaced piece, wrong sides together
attach binding to top edge of pocket by top stitching into place
baste pocket into place on main body of bag, lining up the top of the pocket with the line we stitched half an inch from the center of the bag

Make vinyl pocket
attach binding to top edge of vinyl by top stitching into place
top stitch the pocket onto the lower edge of your zipper
attach binding to the top edge of the zipper
attach vinyl pocket to main body of bag, lining up the top of the pocket with marked line, half inch to the right from the center of the bag and top stitch into place
baste the other 3 sides of the bag in place, 1/8th inch away from edge of bag
trim any overhang from edges of pockets and set main body aside

Make tab closure
iron interfacing onto 2- 2 x 6 inch pieces of fabric
sew magnet to wrong side of one of the pieces of fabric
sew the two pieces of fabrics together, right sides together on 3 sides, leaving the bottom open for turning
turn the tab, poke our your corners, press flat and top stitch 1/8th inch on 3 sides
trim your finished tab to 5 inches long (or your preferred length)
baste tab to wrong side of bag, lining up the raw edge of the tab with the magnet facing up

Bind the bag
make 80 inches of 2 1/4 inch binding
start your binding on the fabric pocket side to make it easier to join your ends
sew binding on from inside of bag first, join your ends and then top stitch the binding in place from the front of the bag

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Video Contents

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:30 Supplies
00:02:11 Making the main body piece
00:12:38 Creating the spine of the folder
00:17:25 Cutting out pockets and binding
00:23:56 Making pocket bindings
00:25:49 Adding magnet to front
00:34:46 Making chart pocket
00:37:13 Making vinyl pocket
00:44:56 Magnetic tab closure
00:53:35 Binding and finishing the folder
01:06:27 Finished bag