Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced | Instructor: Melissa Balagot

Class Session: Saturdays, March 21 + 28 - 10am-2pm

Arrive to the beach or trek to the woods in style with the Raglan Cooler Bag by Liza Taylor Handmade.  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". 

In this 4-week series, students will expand their bag-making skills, including working with zippers, making straps, quilting and binding, and working with Insul-Shine. 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 independently 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 exterior and accent fabrics.

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