This month I have made this gorgeous Spring Time Birdie Bag. It adds a splash of colour and happiness to your day and is lots of fun to create with your AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter. The GO! appliqué die range makes cutting shapes fast and effortless.
The GO! Birds Die (AQ55324) is definitely one of my favourite AccuQuilt dies because it is so versatile for lots of different projects! The flowers along the top of the bag are cut from felt and add a different textural element to the bag. The AccuQuilt GO! dies cut through felt with ease and precision.
I hope you enjoy making my Spring Time Birdie Bag!
Materials:
- 45cm x 90cm White Waffle Weave Fabric
- 45cm x 90cm Pellon
- 45cm x 90cm Pre-Quilted Lining Fabric
- 4 x 15cm Co-ordinating Fabric for Bird Appliqué
- 20cm x 25cm Rectangle of Fabric for Internal Pocket
- 15cm Heat & Bond
- 1 x Brown Felt Square for Stems
- 3-5 Different Coloured Felt Squares for Flowers
- 7 x 20mm Wooden Buttons
- 3 x 10mm White Buttons
- 1 x 8mm White Button
- Large Pre-purchased Sew on Handles
Additional Requirements:
- Variegated Thread for Bird and Leaf Appliqués
- Wax Coated Thread
- Contrasting Thread for Embroidery on Flowers
Tools:
- AccuQuilt GO! Big (AQ55500A), GO! Fabric Cutter (AQ55100 or AQ55100S) or GO! Baby Cutter (AQ55300 or AQ55600)
- AQ55324 GO! Birds
- AQ55331 GO! Stems & Leaves
- AQ55334 GO! Fun Flower
- AQ55326 GO! Crazy Petals
- AQ55137 GO! Cutting Mat – 6” x 6″
- AQ55112 GO! Cutting Mat – 6” x 12”
- Sewing Machine
- Hand Sewing Needle
- Iron
Cutting Instructions:
- Iron Heat & Bond onto the reverse side of the 4cm x 15cm fabric for bird appliqué.
- Position the fabric onto the GO! Birds die (AQ55324) and cut 4 birds and wings using either the GO! Big, GO! Cutter or GO! Baby Cutter. (As Heat and Bond counts as half a layer of fabric, remember to cut no more than four layers of fabric with Heat and Bond at any one time)
- Cut the branches out of the brown felt square using the GO! Stems and Leaves die, (AQ55331).
- Using the GO! Fun Flower die, (AQ55334), cut 3 different coloured flowers out of the coloured felt (2 layers per flower).
- Using the GO! Crazy Petals die, (AQ55326), cut 20 of the large individual petals from 2 different coloured felt squares.
- Cut the waffle weave fabric, pellon and lining into two 45cm x 45cm squares.
- Iron the pellon squares to the wrong side of the waffle weave fabric.
Instructions:
Step 1: Using one of the squares of the waffle weave fabric, position the felt branches and pin in place.Step 2: Select a blanket stitch on your sewing machine and stitch around the outside edge of the branches using brown thread.Step 3: Arrange the birds with their wings around the branches, removing Heat & Bond paper backing and ironing onto position. Using a variegated thread, blanket stitch around the outside of the birds & wings.









Bag Construction
Step 1: Place the front and back piece of waffle weave right sides together, pin and sew using a ½” (1.2cm) seam allowance around the outside, except for the top opening.Step 2: Repeat this step with the pre-quilted lining fabric, however leave a 4″ (10cm) gap in one side for turning.Step 3: The next step is to box the bottom corners, creating a base. With right sides together, pinch corners so that the front and back seams are aligned vertically, creating a triangle. Measure 2″ (5cm) from the point and stitch horizontally across the triangle. Trim off triangle tip ½” (1.2cm) from seam to reduce bulk. Repeat on the opposite corner and lining.



