Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced | Instructor: Melissa Balagot

Class Session: Thursdays, February 19, 26, March 5, 12 - 10:30am-12:30pm

Arrive to the beach or trek to the woods in style this year with the Raglan Cooler Bag by Liza Taylor Handmade. This quilted cooler bag is the perfect accessory to bring on your next trip to keep your refreshments cooled and organized. The bag features an Insul-Shine interior, making it the perfect bag for keeping your food and beverages cool when you're on the go. During this class, we'll be making the Medium Size bag which measures 14" x 10" x 8". 

During this 4-week series, students will practice their quilting and binding skills, work with webbing, as well as work with Insul-Shine material. Prior bag-making and quilting experience is required for this class. Students must be able to confidently thread and operate a sewing machine independently, and must be comfortable completing homework at home in between classes.

Required Materials - Medium Sized Bag (14" x 10" 8"):

• (1) Pattern: Raglan Cooler Bag by Liza Taylor Handmade - students must purchase and download the PDF pattern and bring it to class with them!
• 3/4 yard of quilting cotton for exterior fabric
• 1/3 yard of quilting cotton for accent fabric (binding, pocket lining, and zipper back)
• 3/4 yard of Insul-Shine (interior lining)
• 3/4 yard of Soft and Stable
• (1) 33-1/2" zipper - we recommend using zipper tape by the yard
• 2-1/2" yards of 1-1/2" wide cotton webbing (add another 1-3/4 yds if you plan on making a shoulder strap)
• (2) 1-1/2" swivel clasps
• (2) 1-1/2" D-Rings
• (1) 1-1/2" strap slider

Recommended Fabrics:

• We suggest using quilting cotton for the exterior of this bag.

Required Tools:

• fabric scissors or rotary cutter
  
• seam ripper
• pins and/or wonder clips
  
• chalk and/or frixion marker
• Stiletto tool - optional, but helpful for attaching zipper and binding to lid