{ CARGO DUFFLE SEW ALONG : FINALE!! assemble and line your bag }

YAY!!!!! this is the finale, dear friends!!

Well done to those of you who made it that far!!

Now,  you are ready to assemble and finish your bag:)

Actually Anna has said it all in her blog post

 I encourage you to go and check it out before you start!

TIPS FOR ASSEMBLING/

ASTUCES POUR ASSEMBLER LE SAC

1. Use a walking foot/ utiliser un pied type pied à quilter

2. Bind gussets before assembling bag / poser le biais sur les soufflets avant d'assembler le sac

 It creates a nice look on the outside

3. Mark a dot 1/2 " away from each corners on front and back/ Marquer un repère à 1/2 pouce des coins du devant et derrière

4. Assemble top and bottom before assembling sides (very important!!) / Assembler le haut, le bas , puis les côtés, dans cet ordre!

5. Before assembling the sides make sure your bottom gusset is balanced on the sides:

 

6. Set your machine on a small stitch length to enhance durability of bag: I used 1.8

 7. Go slow

8. Use matching threads!

9. Clip corners 

10. Finish seams with zigzag stitch or bind (see what Anna says about that!)

Oh !! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!You are done!!!

Congratulations!!

TIPS FOR LINING YOUR BAG/

DOUBLER LE SAC

now if you are feeling a bit more adventurous here are a few tips for lining:

1. I used this great and easy tutorial by Skirt as Top/ tuto en anglais ici!

2. I added pockets using the pattern I used for my Perfect Tote Bag, pattern by Oh! Fransson

4. I stitched the lining with inside of the bag OUT: lining right side up: it was easier like that:

5. GO VERY SLOWLY for a professional result

6. Use your walking foot / utiliser le pied à quilter

7. I used 2 different colored threads to match my lining and my outer bag.

I added this cute label I got for free in this month's issue of "Love Patchwork &quilting".
And I added contrasting thread for edgestitching,as well as a contrasting zipper.

I handstitched the lining to the 4 corners / J'ai cousu à la main les finissions des soufflets et les attaches aux 4 coins du sac pour que la doublure ne tombe pas:

Well!! I am very happy with this bag! It is very cheerful and perfect for spring!
I do hope my Mama will be happy with it!

Bien: voilà le résultat: je suis ravie: j'espère que ma Mamoune le sera aussi!

Well dear friends! This is the end of this serie! I do hope you enjoyed it and learnt from it!
Thank you so much for following along and sharing your photos and thoughts!
It was such a fun experience for me!
I cannot wait to see all your bags : make sure to add your photos to our Flickr Pool!

I will do a round up of your bags next week-end! SO make sure to come back to see them all!

Chères amies! nous  voici arrivées à la fin de cette série: 
Merci beaucoup d'avoir cousu avec moi! 
J'ai adoré cette expérience!
N'oubliez pas de charger les photos de vos sacs sur notre groupe Flickr. Je me propose de faire un post "résumé" à la fin de la semaine prochaine!