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battie This project is for a simple small bucket bag but with added details that
make it perfect for stashing away treats for Halloween. It features tiny

treat bag
bat wings, ears, and an appliqued face. On its own it makes a dainty
handbag.

difficulty : makes :
Pretty simple to tackle, though there’s some appliqué one bag that’s 8” wide, 8” tall, and 5” deep
and curved sewing to get through.

materials & tools

• 1/3 yd. of 60” wide or 1/2 yd. of 45” • Matching sewing thread
wide medium to heavyweight fabric • Basic sewing tools (sewing machine,
(denim or canvas would be great, I scissors, iron, needles, pins, fabric
used interfaced twill) marker, seam ripper)
• 1/3 yd. of lining fabric (thin cotton
would be perfect, I used polyester
lining fabric)
• Appliqué supplies:
• 5” x 5” scrap of white appliqué
fabric
• 3” x 3” scrap of red appliqué
fabric
• 5” x 5” scrap of light or heavy-
weight fusible web

before you begin :

1. Print out the project pattern, pages 4. Mark the fabric pieces with the guide-
8-11 lines from the pattern
2. Assemble the printed pattern pieces
3. Lay out the pattern pieces on your
fabric and cut them out

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1 First we’re making all the

little battie extremities –
here we have the wings.
Simply take two of the
wing pieces and layer them
with right sides together, then
sew them together around the
curved edge. Leave the straight
edge free for turning the wing
right side out. Clip your seam
allowances (especially around the
curves), turn the wing right side
out, and press it flat. Repeat this
with the other two wing pieces
to create wings for both sides of
the bag.

2 Next up is the ears, which

are done in much the
same way. Layer two of
the pieces together with
right sides facing, then sew
around the curved edge leaving
the straight edge free. Trim the
seam allowances, turn the ear
right side out, then press it flat.
Repeat with the last two ear
pieces to complete two ears for
your battie friend.

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Now onto the appliqué! For

the bat’s face, I personally
traced my appliqué pieces
to lightweight fusible web,
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then ironed it to some cotton
appliqué fabric. All that’s left to
do is cut out the pieces, iron
them to your bag front (where
the pattern indicates), and sew
them in place. I used a zigzag
stitch personally, but you could
also use a straight stitch or satin
stitch. Or, if you use heavyweight
fusible web, you can skip the
sewing altogether. That’s espe-
cially nice if you need to make
the bag in a hurry or for lots of
lucky kiddies!

When the face is all done,

you can then add on
your finished ears and
wings. Baste the wings in
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place along the sides of the
bag front where the pattern
guidelines show, and baste the
ears along the top edge. Note of
course that the ears and wings
are pointed towards the inside
of the bag so when the bag is
flipped later they’ll be pointing
outward.

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5 With all your bag details

done, you can then sew
the front and back of your
bag together. Simply layer
the outer pieces together with
right sides facing and sew along
the sides. As you can see here, I
wanted some more stability for
my bag, so I added a layer of
fusible fleece interfacing with the
seam allowances cut off. Repeat
this step with your lining pieces
as well, but be sure to leave
an opening in the side (as the
pattern indicates) for turning the
bag right side out later.

6 Now for the bottom of

the bag. This part’s a little
tricky since it involves
sewing around curves.
You’ll want to clip the seam
allowances along the bottom
edge of your bag front and back,
then sew the edge around the
perimeter of the bag bottom.
You’ll find the side seams should
match up with the square mark-
ings found on the bag bottom
pattern piece. Utilize the clips in
the seam allowance to help get
a smooth curve around the edge.
Your finished seam should look
like this. Go back and repeat this
same step with your lining pieces
as well.

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Up next is the strap. To

make it, simply fold under
each long edge of the
strap piece by 1/2” and iron
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it in place, then fold the entire
strap in half lengthwise with
wrong sides facing. Take this to
your machine and edge stitch
those folds together to create
one long strip with finished edges
along the side.

You’re nearly done! With

your strap ready, now you
can baste it to your bag.
Take the raw edges of your
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strap and center them over
the side seams of your bag (be
sure the strap isn’t twisted when
you do so). Baste them in place
to prepare for the next step.

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9 Now you can finally attach

your lining and main bag!
Nestle the outer bag into
the lining with right sides
together and match up the
raw upper edge. Also make sure
that all of your battie extremities
– the wings, ears, and strap – are
also neatly inside the bag. Then
you can sew around the perim-
eter of that top edge. When you
finish, turn the bag right side out
through the opening in the lining,
and press that top seam nice
and crisp.

10 To keep the top edge

looking crisp, I did an extra
edge stitch around the top
of the bag. Be sure that
the ears and strap are pointing
up now, and you should have
no problem sewing around the
bag. You’ll also want to go back
and sew the opening in the lining
closed. Now saddle up for some
trick or treating because YOU’RE
DONE!

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EAR
Cut 4 from main fabric
¼” seam allowance

A1 A2

WING
Cut 4 from main fabric
¼” seam allowance

EYE
Cut 1 each of white

SMILE
FANG Cut 1 of white
Cut 1 each of red

wing
placement
B1 B2
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A1 A2

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BOTTOM
Cut 1 from main fabric
Cut 1 from lining fabric
½” seam allowance
B3 B4

cut on fold
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opening for turning (lining only)

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FRONT/BACK
Cut 2 from main fabric
Cut 2 from lining fabric
B1 B2 ½” seam allowance

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applique
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cut on fold

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Cut 1 on fold of main fabric
½” seam allowance
B3 B4
ear ear
pleacement pleacement

C1 C2
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