Just Ducky

Designed by UJAMAA BAGETTES

JUST DUCKY is a trio of small crossbody bags - APRIL, MAY and JUNE. This is a perfect little bag for toddlers and young children, and can also be made as a great minimalist bag for an adult by just changing the length of the strap. Depending upon fabric choices and the version you make, these are appealing to boys and girls equally. APRIL is especially suited to a “man”-bag. We hear it is just right for storing and carrying a game box controller. This trio is a great primer for the construction techniques of different bag styles.

The curvy flap, inside slip pocket, and back zippered pocket fit all three versions but three different body dimensions, orientation and shapes enable you to make there very different looks - a tall messenger, a square messenger, or a curvy saddle bag. Will you be able resist making all three?

Emmaline Bags sells BAGETTES patterns online, and all profits from these pattern sales go directly to the Grandmothers Campaign. 

++ This is a PDF Pattern.

++ Instructions are in English only.

Features: 

• All versions are suited to quilting-weight cotton or light-weight canvas
• Fully lined with outside zippered pocket and inside slip pocket
• Adjustable strap added to the back of the bags
• Easy to sew on a domestic machine
• Suited to new bag makers

PRINTING INFORMATION:

• To print, open in the most recently updated ADOBE READER or Adobe Acrobat. (If it is not updated, your pages may print black.) 
• To print accurately, open in ADOBE from a computer, and when printing make sure that the “scaling” is set to “none” or “actual size” in the print properties.
• A 1” x 1” test square is provided.
• Print the templates and measure the square to check printing accuracy

Skill Level:

• This pattern is Beginner Friendly

Approx. Finished Size:

• APRIL - 4-1/2” wide at base x 7” tall x 2” deep
• APRIL is a taller-than-it-is-wide, messenger bag that features a folded pleat on the outside bottom corners. Because of the one-piece construction, APRIL will not suit a directional print but, because of the one-piece construction, is very quick to make. The lining is made from two pieces.
• MAY - 6” wide at base x 5-1/4” tall x 2” deep
• MAY is also a messenger bag but is just a wee bit wider than it is tall and has a “regular” boxed bottom. MAY might look smaller than APRIL but they hold about the same amount. It is because of the proportions that MAY looks more petite.
• JUNE - 7” wide at top x 6-1/6 tall x 2” deep
• JUNE is an oh-so-curvy saddle bag with darts to give that pleasing shape and perhaps the most feminine of the trio. JUNE may look smaller but has about the same inside space.
• All three bags have the same rounded flap that closes with a magnetic snap, a back zippered pocket, an inside slip pocket, and an adjustable shoulder or crossbody strap.

**** You are purchasing a PDF sewing pattern only, not the finished product. You must have the latest version of Adobe Reader to print this item from a computer!

FABRIC & INTERFACING:

• Exterior:
• Fat quarter quilting weight cotton or light- to mid-weight canvas
• Lining Fabric:  
• Fat quarter quilting weight cotton
• Fusible Interfacing & Stabilizers
  
• 1/3 yard 45” (.30 cm of 115 cm) wide woven fusible interfacing
  
• Optional fusible fleece

Zippers, Supplies & Bag Hardware:

• (1) 3/4” (1.9 cm) rectangular ring
• (1) 3/4” (1.9 cm) adjustable slider
• (1) magnetic snap
• (1) 5” #5 zipper OR 7” OF # 5 zipper tape and a slider
• 40” to 50” of 3/4” (1 m to 1.2 m of 1.9 cm) webbing for strap

Optional:

• Side release buckle and slider to fit webbing
• Double-sided tape

UJAMAA GRANDMAS, a Calgary-based group of volunteers, is part of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers (G to G) Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF). SLF works to address the consequences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic upon families and communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The G to G Campaign supports the voices and expertise of grandmothers in Africa, whose leadership is critical in reclaiming hope and rebuilding resilience across their communities. As part of Grandmothers to Grandmothers, UJAMAA GRANDMAS is committed to the Campaign’s three goals:

• to raise awareness
• to build solidarity and
• to mobilize funds for community-based organizations that support African grandmothers and the children in their care.

Since 2004, as a result of a variety of fundraising activities, both handcrafts-related and otherwise, over $1,500,000 has been sent in support of the Campaign. To learn more about UJAMAA GRANDMAS and the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, visit www.ujamaagrandmas.com.

UJAMAA BAGETTES is a small sub-set of UJAMAA GRANDMAS, raising funds through the sale of pdf patterns and finished products. A very small portion of the proceeds from the sale of patterns is used to offset some of the costs of pattern testing and bag production. The remainder is sent to the Foundation to support our African sisters. BAGETTES’ finished bags are sold at the UJAMAA GRANDMAS annual BAGS, BABIES & BEYOND in Calgary, Alberta. If you have a technical question about this pattern, contact us at bagettes@ujamaagrandmas.com.

Emmaline Bags sells BAGETTES patterns online at emmalinebags.com. All profits from these pattern sales go directly to the Grandmothers Campaign. 

It is our privilege to work together to enable us to help these very courageous women and at the same time to express ourselves through our creativity.