New Leaf Folding Totes

The New Leaf Folding Tote sewing pattern from Heather Bailey.

Be ready to shop at a moment s notice. Equip your purse, car, suitcase, or bicycle with New Leaf folding totes. Each reusable bag folds into a compact wallet for easy storage. Skip the plastic on your next grocery run, and shop in style with these handy, earth-friendly totes.

**Includes pattern & instructions for a folding tote, storage sash, pocket, and wallet.**

Every pattern includes comprehensive, professionally-illustrated instructions, along with additional construction tips, a pattern-specific glossary and a metric conversion chart for international customers.

MATERIALS LIST

PER FOLDING TOTE
(14 w x 21 h x 3 d finished size, folds to 8.75 w x 4 h) NOTE: For tote to fold properly, use quilting-weight cotton (44 /45 w).
5/8 yd main fabric
5/8 yd contrast fabric
1/2 yd lining fabric
3/4 yd light-weight, fusible interfacing, 22 + wide
1 length of hook & loop tape, 3/4 wide
Thread

TOTE SASH (for strapping multiple totes together)
12 w x 25 h fabric
12 w x 25 h light-weight, fusible interfacing
Felt scraps for tree or flower embellishment (optional)
Large button or brooch for flower center (optional)
1 length of hook & loop tape, 3/4 wide
Thread

POUCH OR WALLET
Pouch (3.75 w x 4.25 h finished size)
12 w x 14 h fabric
12 w x 14 h light-weight, fusible interfacing
Wallet (8.75 w x 4 h finished size)
22 w x 14 h fabric (two wallets fit onto 1/2 yd)
22 w x 14 h light-weight, fusible interfacing
Plus the Following
Felt scraps for tree or flower embellishment (optional)
Large button or brooch for flower center (optional)
1 length of hook & loop tape, 3/4 wide
Thread

HELPFUL TOOLS
Pins, scissors, iron, hand-sewing needles, ruler, water-soluble marker, tube-turning tool, fabric glue, seam ripper

Fabrics shown are Heather Bailey s Pop Garden and Nicey Jane collections for Free Spirit

--Metric Conversion Chart included with each pattern--