Betty Shopper

Bag patterns by Amy Butler.

Oversized to fit your real life. Modern style that holds it all together! Two Bag sizes to make, with special pockets right where you need them.

Materials List

Allow extra yardage for matching or centering a design on your fabric.

• 1 1/2 yards of 54” wide heavyweight Home Dec fabric or 44” wide quilting weight fabric for the Exterior
• 2 5/8 yards of 54” wide coordinating heavyweight Home Dec fabric or 44” wide quilting weight fabric for the Lining
• 2 yards of 22” wide heavyweight sew-in interfacing if using the heavyweight Home Dec fabric for the Exterior (we use Pellon® 50)
• OR 1 1/8 yards of 60” wide 10 oz cotton canvas if using quilting weight fabric for the Exterior (The canvas we use is from Thompson Manufacturing. You can substitute with a Natural Duck Cloth made by Schott International, Inc.)
• 1 3/4 yards of 20” wide Peltex® #70 by Pellon® or a similar extra heavy stabilizer
• 4 (size 7/16”) extra large Eyelets or Grommets (with tool) from Prim-Dritz™
• 1 spool of coordinating all-purpose thread (we use Coats Dual Duty XP®)

Finished Dimensions for the Betty shopper bag: (It’s Big!)
Large Betty Shopper: 15 1/2” wide across the top of the bag and 28” wide across the bottom x 14 1/2” tall x 3 1/2” deep
Small Betty Shopper: 12 1/2” wide across the top of the bag and 25” wide across the bottom x 14 1/2” tall x 3 1/2” deep