Assemble Squares and Patches

1. Use a quilter's pencil to mark a diagonal line on wrong side of each pink print 2-3/8-inch square. (To prevent fabric from stretching as you draw lines, place 220-grit sandpaper under the squares.)
2. Layer a marked pink print 2-3/8-inch square atop each dark pink print 2-3/8-inch square. Sew each pair together with two seams, stitching 1/4 inch on each side of drawn line (Diagram 1).
3. Cut each pair apart on drawn line to make two triangle units (Diagram 2). Press each triangle unit open, pressing seam toward dark pink triangle, to make 40 triangle-squares total (Diagram 3). Each triangle-square should be 2 inches square including seam allowances.

Lazy Tote Diagrams (Adobe PDF)

1. Join a light green print 1-1/4-x-42-inch strip and a green print 1-1/4-x-42-inch strip to make a strip set (Diagram 4). Press seam toward darker print. Repeat to make a second strip set; cut strip sets into forty 1-1/4-inch-wide segments total.
2. Sew together two 1-1/4-inch-wide segments to make a Four-Patch unit A (Diagram 5). Press seam in one direction. The unit should be 2 inches square including seam allowances. Repeat to make 20 Four-Patch A units total.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 using two green polka dot 1-1/4-x-42-inch strips and remaining light green print 1-1/4-x-42-inch strips to make 20 Four-Patch B units total.

1. Referring to Diagram 6, lay out a pink print 2-x-12-1/2-inch rectangle, 20 triangle-squares, 10 Four-Patch A units, and 10 Four-Patch B units in six horizontal rows. Pay attention to how Four-Patch units A and B are placed to create diagonal rows of the same units.
2. Sew together pieces in each row. Press seams toward triangle-squares. Join rows to make bag front; press seams in one direction.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make bag back.