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4-H Apparel and Textiles—Sewing
18 U. S. C. 707
4JD-01PB
University of Kentucky - Cooperative Extension Service - College of Agriculture
Procedure for designing
Wild Things! Tote Bag
1. Download the Wild Things! program
from www.wildginger.com OR use the
program already downloaded at your
county Extension office.
2. Open the program – select “Create
Patterns.”
3. On the design page – select “Tote Bag”
from the Bags menu.
4. Select the size dimensions for your bag,
remember the minimum size is 12” x 12”
x 3”.
5. Select a pocket from the pocket menu –
notice that the pattern piece will appear
separate from the tote bag design picture.
6. Select the dimensions for the pocket.
Print your pattern
1. Click the print button on the left side of
the screen.
2. With “Piece select” selected, move the
pattern pieces to use the least amount of
paper. Use your left mouse button to se-
lect each pattern piece. When the pieces
turn red, you can move them.
3. If there are blank pages, select “Page se-
lect” at the top of the page and click on
the pages you wish to print.
4. Print full size patterns. Tape or glue the
pages together matching the registration
marks in each corner. The marks will
form a circle when matched correctly.
5. Print the pocket pattern. If you want a
different pocket style or size for your
second pocket, you must go through the
design process again for each different
pocket.
6. Print the Style Sheet. The style sheet tells
you what seam allowance to use and the
dimensions of your bag and pocket. A
separate style sheet should be printed
for each different pocket. Save all style
sheets for project documentation.
Determine how
much fabric you need
1. Return to the design page. Be sure that
your design hasn’t changed. If it has
changed, reselect your design choices as
printed on your style sheet.
2. Click the “Layout” button on the left side
of the design page.
3. Enter the width of your fabric at the top
of the page – example: 45 inches.
4. Decide if your layout will be for flat or
folded fabric. If you choose flat layout,
remember to copy a second bag front
and a second handle and any multiple
pocket pieces.
5. Click the “Set Up” button on the left side
of the Yardage Calculator page.
6. Select and rotate the bag strap(s), pocket,
and tote bag side/bottom and move all
of the pattern pieces on to the “fabric
block,” positioning them for cutting and
following the lengthwise grain on the
“fabric.”
7. If any of the patterns pieces are longer
than the fabric, they will extend past the
red line on the right side of the “fabric.”
8. Click the “Calculate” button on the left
side of the screen.
9. The exact amount of fabric will appear at
the top in inches, yards, centimeters, and
meters.
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