You need: Fabric: 175cm/73.5” x 105cm/42” Any fabric will be suitable. Make sure your fabric is washable, this way you can wash your bag as needed. Lining: 275cm/115.5” x 165cm/66” We used the same fabric outside and inside as a lining. Express your creativity by adding different fabric as a lining.Contrast fabric: 100cm/42” x 60cm/24” Let your imaginations loose…Batting: 275cm/115.5” x 165cm/66” Any type, thickness, and density you feel comfortable using on your embroidery machine. We experimented with quite a variety and they all seem to work fine.Webbing: Webbing approx: 40” or 90 cm. This is to be used as handles. You can even make your own from fabric or use matching ribbon Thread: We used Marathon Rayon Thread 40wt. Use the same thread top and bottom for the satin outlines as this ensures a neat and professional finish. Also for your 1^st, second and pre-last color stop (thus appliqué steps), use the same color as for your final satin outline. This way you do not have any running stitches not matching the satin outline.Stabilizer: You need to hoop the stabilizer to finish your appliqué panels in the hoop (we use water-soluble stabilizer, but you are welcome to use whatever you found works for you. Adhesive spray: We used 505 spray Sewing required: You will need a sewing machine to assemble the TOTE BAG. A simple zigzag stitch works fine.

A: Front panel to be completed 1st (pockets)

Step 1

* Get all your goodies ready

* Hoop your stabilizer to start with your first applique panel

Step 2

* Stitch 1^st Color stop. This is a running stitch indicating where the batting (1st layer) and fabric (2d layer) must be placed on top of the hooped stabilizer.

Step 3

* Note that the batting must be slightly smaller and the fabric slightly larger than the indicated running stitch.

Step 4

* Use adhesive spray to keep batting and fabric in place

* Stitch 2d Color stop. This is a zigzag stitch where the fabric and batting will be stitched to the indicated area in the hoop.

Step 5

* Stitch 3d Color stop onwards. The design will now be stitched – see color chart included in your PDF (in the zip file, you received with your download)

Step 6

* After the "picture" design is finished you can remove the hoop from your embroidery machine . (Important : Do not interfere with the hooped fabric!)

* Cut away excess fabric from the front.

Step 7

* Turn around the hoop. Reverse side facing you.

* Spray adhesive spray (to the back area) and attach the fabric you will be using as lining.

Step 8

* Attach hoop to embroidery machine and stitch the pre-last Color Stop. This is where the lining will be stitched with a running stitch to the indicated area in the hoop.

Step 9

* Remove hoop and turn around again. Cut away excess fabric. Attach hoop to embroidery machine.

Step 10

* Last color stop will be the satin outline.

* Important: As this will be the pocket, you will notice the U shape satin is very narrow. This will be covered in-the-hoop in the steps to follow.

B: Back panel will now be completed (keep finished front panels ready)

Step 11

* Hoop your stabilizer

* Stitch 1^st Color stop. This is a running stitch indicating where the batting (1st layer) and fabric (2d layer) must be placed on top of the hooped stabilizer.

Step 12

* Cut away excess fabric from the front.

Step 13

 The following color stop is a running stitch the same shape as the pocket top. This will be used as guide when the 2 panels are combined as one.

Step 14

* Turn around the hoop. Reverse side facing you.

Step 15

 * Spray adhesive spray (to the back area) and attach the fabric you will be using as lining. 

Step 16

* Attach hoop to embroidery machine and stitch the pre-last Color Stop. This is where the lining will be stitched with a running stitch to the indicated area in the hoop.

* Remove hoop and turn around again. Cut away excess fabric. * Attach hoop again to embroidery machine. 

C: Pocket will be now attached to back panel "IN-THE-HOOP"

Step 17

 * With the back panel still in the hoop - you will need to attach the pocket.

* Follow these steps closely

Step 18

* With adhesive spray line up the pocket from the bottom of the back panel.

Step 19

 * The top of the pocket should be more or less on the indicated running stitch visible on the back panel

Step 20

 * The bottom of the pocket should allign as close as possible to the bottom of the back panel 

Step 21

 * This is what the panels should look like before stitching.

* Make sure you used enough adhesive spary to keep panels in place.

Step 22

 * The final satin outline will now cover the outside edge of the back panel.

* The pocket will automatically be attached to the back panel now

Step 23

 * Double underlays will secure the panels in place - before the neat satin stitch will cover the underlay stitching

Step 24

 * Your first pocket is finished!

Step 25

 * This is what the back or inside will look like

Step 26

 * Do the same with all 4 side panels

* The side and base panels can be completed the same way as steps 1 to 10 indicate.

D: Construction of your TOTE BAG

Step 27

 * Lay out all the panels as indicated on the picture

Step 28

* Stitch the 2 base panels to each other

*Now you can stitch the side panels on either side of the base panels

Step 29

 * Stitch front panels to each other, as well as back panels

Step 30

 * Attach the webbing (handles) to top of back and front panels

Step 31

 * You are welcome to attach the webbing to the inside or outside of your TOTE BAG.

* For a different effect I decided to attach this one to the outside

Step 32

 * Secure the webbing with a X inside a square stitching.

* This way the handles will not tear loose

Step 33

 * Lay out the joined panels again to see how they will fit

Step 34

* Stitch the front and back panels to the side/base strip as indicated in this picture

Step 35

* All panels are now joined to other

* All left to do is to close the side seams

Step 36

* The neat and easy way to do this is by starting from the top and close the side seam from top to inside base of the TOTE BAG

Step 37

 * Starting from the top

Step 38

 * Close all 4 side seams and your TOTE BAG is finished!!!

 *** Ready to do the other six Fuzzy Tote bags.