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Free Pattern to Sew a Compact, Fold Up Grocery Bag to Carry in Your Purse

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Finish the Handles
Finish the Handles on a compact re-usable grocery bag.

Finish the Handles

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com
Finish the Handles
  • Bring the outside bias tape edge in under the strap and align the bias tape edges on top of each other, with the right sides of the fabric exposed.
  • Align the handle seams and the bias tape edges.
  • Sew the bias tape edges together, sewing 1" on each side of the handle seam, sewing along the bias tape edge.

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