What You Need

• 1/2 yard each of solid blue (bag body) and black-and-white print (bag lining)
• 63 X 8" pieces assorted novelty prints (pocket)
• 1/4 yard black-and-white stripe (straps/drawstring)
• 18 X 33" batting
• Jeans needle
• For optional name tag:
• Scrap of solid white (front)
• 3-1/2 X 8" piece red-and-orange dot (border, back)
• Scrap of iron-on, heavy-duty interfacing (such as Fast2Fuse)
• Permanent fabric pen

• 11-1/2 X 16"
• Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics.
• Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances.
• Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.

Cut pieces in the following order.

From solid blue, cut:
--2--13 X 17" rectangles
--1--7 X 13" rectangle
--2--3 X 12-1/2" rectangles

From black-and-white print, cut:
--2--13 X 17" lining rectangles

From assorted novelty prints, cut:
--6--2-1/2 X 7" rectangles

From black-and-white stripe, cut:
--3 to 4--2 X 42" strips (For a child under 50" tall, use 3 strips; for a taller child, cut 4 strips.)

From batting, cut:
--2--12-3/4 X 16-3/4" rectangles
--1--6-3/4 X 12-3/4" rectangle

For optional name tag:

From solid white, cut:
--1--2 X 3" rectangle

From red-and-orange dot, cut:
--1--3 X 4" rectangle
--4--1 X 3" strips

From iron-on, heavy-duty interfacing, cut:
--1--2-1/4 X 3-1/4" rectangle