Step 1: Cut the pattern

Download the pattern, print it out and cut it out. Cut out each pattern piece once in the break from the cork fabric.

For this, pin the broken edges and then the opposite sides with the staples.

Cut the front part at the marked incision point up to the marked point (see photo).

For the D-ring as a hanger, cut out two rectangles of 3 cm x 6 cm from the cork fabric.

Step 2: Shorten the zipper

Shorten the zipper to a length of 31 cm (including 3 cm seam allowance). To do this, make a mark at 28 cm and then another at 31 cm (with a pin).

Carefully cut off the teeth between the two marks. Trim the excess zipper as well.

Step 3: Seal the cut edge

Carefully melt the cut edges of the zipper with a lighter so they don't fray. It's best to do this over a sink, or put a glass of water next to it.

Now sew a bar under the last teeth by hand as a stopper for the zipper.

Step 4: Prepare the edges

Fold over the seam allowance 2 cm where it was cut in the front piece. Likewise the side tips.

Use the edge former to fold over and secure. Then tape the seam allowances with Wonder Tape (see photo).

Step 5: Sew in zipper

Place the zipper from the inside on the prepared neckline edge (see photo). Fasten with clips and topstitch close to edge (stitch length 3 and use leather sewing needle and zipper foot if necessary).

Attention! Only topstitch the parallel edge to the zipper and not the short edges!

Step 6:

Attach the other side of the zipper centered right sides together to the top round edge of the back piece. Use plenty of staples. Alternatively, the seam can be pre-stitched.

Step 7:

Sew the zipper to the front piece with a 1 cm seam allowance. Start and end with 1 cm from the starting point marked on the back piece cut (see photo). Feel free to leave time for this seam, it is the most difficult part of the bag.

Tip: While sewing, move the zipper slider to make it easier to pass with the sewing machine foot.

Step 8:

Cut out 4 small triangles in the edge rounding of the cork fabric (not in the zipper!). This allows the seam allowance to lie flatter in the rounding.

Step 9:

Fix the seam allowances that were provided with the triangles with staples and smooth them out with the edge shaper.

Topstitch the back piece from the front close to the edge with a stitch length of 3. Seam beginning and end are at the short edges of the zipper.

Step 10:

The seam allowance in the cork fabric to the beginning of the seam and to the end of the seam sewn in step 7. This makes it easier to turn the pattern piece later.

Step 11:

Thread the D-rings to the two cork fabric rectangles. Fasten them with staples to the attachment points in the back piece and topstitch with 0.5 cm seam allowance.

Step 12:

Sew the front piece together with the back piece as follows:

Step 13:

Cut out small triangles at the curves and corners again (see photo). Use the edge former to smooth apart the seam allowance. Cut all threads.

Turn the bag right side out through the open zipper.

Step 14:

Thread a carabiner onto the 41 cm long webbing and the larger part of the belt buckle onto the other side of the webbing (see picture).

Step 15:

Fold the ends of the ribbon over each other and sew them in place with a bartack stitch.

Tip: Bartack stitch is a narrow zigzag stitch with small stitch spacing used to reinforce seams and pockets.

Step 16:

Thread the second snap hook, the ladder buckle and the 2nd part of the belt buckle onto the 65 cm long webbing (see picture).

Step 17:

Sew the snap hook to the webbing with a bartack stitch. Now sew the other end of the webbing also with a bartack stitch.

Now you can attach the webbing to the bag - done!