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Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 205, Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier!

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 205, Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier! with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey from Team NZP! In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share how to make our Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier.

In our Sewing Tutorial below, we’re sharing step-by-step how to make our NEW! Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier with simple fabric rectangles and Nancy Zieman’s Wrapped Corner technique! Wrap It Up! Casserole Carriers are ideal projects for beginner sewers!

Our Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier design features an inner pocket for inserting a hot or cold pack, or for storing a potholder! Sew one of more of our Wrap It Up! Casserole Carriers. Wrap It Up! Casserole Carriers are ideal projects for beginner sewests!

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase one of our Exclusive Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier Bundle Boxes featuring two coordinating fabrics, Pellon Insul-Fleece, Cotton Handle Webbing, and Team NZP’s  Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier Sewing Pattern – with full-color step-by-step instructions and illustrations! Now available at ShopNZP.com!

 

Our Exclusive Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier Bundle Boxes are available in two limited edition colors and include everything you’ll need to make one Exclusive Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier.

 

 

Wrap It UP! Casserole Carrier Sewing Tutorial

by the Stitch it! Sisters 

Wrap It UP! Casserole Carrier Supplies Listing

• Pattern Making Paper
• Pencil
• Craft Scissors
• June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
• Fabric Shears
• Clover’s Wonder Clips
• Clover’s Flower Head Pins
• Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner
• Clover’s 1/4″ Fusible Web Tape
• Clover’s Double Sided Basting Tape
• Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
• Clover’s Chaco Liner or Erasable Fabric Marking Pen
• Schmetz Denim Needle Size 90
• Coordinating Thread
• Iron
• Eze-View Pressing Cloth
• Fine-Mist Bottle
• Rotary cutter, 6″ x 24″ Rotary Cutting Ruler and mat
• Optional: Tailor’s Clapper
• Optional: Clover’s 1″ Bias Tape Maker
• Optional: Clover’s Straight Tailor’s Awl Stiletto
• Optional: Clover’s Ultimate Quilt ’n Stitch Presser Foot

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare your fabrics! Pre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing. Then, stabilize fabrics for the sewing process by pressing and starching fabrics with June Tailor’s Starch Savvy.

Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier
Approx. Finished Size: 12″ x 12″ x 4″

Create Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier Pattern

• Cut one rectangle from Pattern Making Paper, 13″ wide x 36″ long.

 

Cut Fabrics and Supplies

• Place outer fabric and inner fabric right sides together.
• Place pattern on fabrics and cut one inner fabric rectangle and one outer fabric rectangle – 13″ x 36″ ea.

• Place pattern on Insul-Fleece and cut two rectangles 13″ x 36″.

• Place pattern on Iron Quik Fabric and cut two rectangles 13″ x 36″.

• Place pattern on Sof-Shape Interfacing and cut two rectangles 13″ x 36″.

 

• Cut four 6″ sections of hook & loop tape.

• Apply Clover’s Double Sided Basting Tape to wrong side of hook & loop tape lengths, approximately 1/4″ inside short ends.

• Cut one length Red 1″ Cotton Webbing, approx. 72″ long.

• Stitch short ends to form a continuous loop handle.

• Press seam open.

Create Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier

• Following manufacturer’s instructions, press Sof-Shape Interfacing rectangle to wrong side of outer fabric rectangle.

• Repeat steps above and apply Sof-Shape Interfacing to wrong side of inner fabric rectangle.

• Place outer fabric rectangle to one Iron Quik rectangle right sides together.
• Place one Insul-Fleece rectangle behind Iron Quik.
• Wonder Clip layers together.

• Place inner fabric rectangle to one Iron Quik rectangle right sides together.
• Place one Insul-Fleece rectangle behind Iron Quik.
• Wonder Clip layer together.

• Using Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge, mark 8″ opening for turning – along one long side of outer assembly.

• Using Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge, mark 8″ opening for turning – along one long side of inner assembly.

 

Place Flower Head Pins at each side of opening to denote the “No-Sew” zone.

• Insert a new Schmetz Denim Needle size 90, into sewing machine.
• Stitch long edges of outer sections, right sides together.
• “Wrap” stitched seam towards project, and stitch short end seams.
• Trim away excess seam allowances at corners.

 

• Press seams open.

• Repeat steps above and create inner assembly.

• Turn outer assembly right side out, using Point 2 Point Turner. Press.

• Turn outer assembly right side out, using Point 2 Point Turner. Press.

 

• Press 8″ length of Clover’s 1/4″ Fusible Web Tape – at 8″ opening on outer assembly.

• Press 8″ length of Clover’s 1/4″ Fusible Web Tape – at 8″ opening on inner assembly.

• Remove paper backing from Fusible Web Tape and press outer assembly seam opening closed.

• Remove paper backing from Fusible Web Tape and press inner assembly seam opening closed.

Attach Hook & Loop Tape and Handles

• Mark placement lines on outer assembly: Using 6″ x 24″ ruler, Chaco Liner or erasable fabric marking pen, mark horizontal lines 3″ inside each long edge – on right side of outer assembly.
• Mark vertical center of each line.
• Turn outer assembly over and place wrong side up.

 

• At one end of outer assembly, mark 6″ horizontal lines – 3″ inside each long edge – on wrong side as shown.
• Set Aside.

• At one end of inner assembly, mark 6″ horizontal lines – 3″ inside each long edge – on right side as shown.
• Turn inner assembly over and place wrong side up.

• At opposite end of inner assembly, mark 6″ horizontal lines – 3″ inside each long edge – on wrong side as shown.

• Remove paper backing from Double Sided Basting Tape.
• Place 6″ sections of rough hook & loop tape inside marked lines on fabric side of inner assembly, 1/4″ inside edge.
• Edgestitch around hook & loop tape.
• Turn inner assembly over and place right side up.

• Remove paper backing from Double Sided Basting Tape.
• Place 6″ sections of soft hook & loop tape inside marked lines on wrong side of inner assembly, 1/4″ inside edge.
• Edgestitch around hook & loop tape.

• Remove paper backing from Double Sided Basting Tape.
• Place 6″ sections of rough hook & loop tape inside marked lines on fabric side of outer assembly, 1/4″ inside edge.
• Edgestitch around hook & loop tape.
• Turn outer assembly over and place right side up.

• Remove paper backing from Double Sided Basting Tape.
• Place 6″ sections of soft hook & loop tape inside marked lines on wrong side of inner assembly, 1/4″ inside edge.
• Edgestitch around hook & loop tape.

• Topstitch around all four outside edges of outer assembly.

• Topstitch around all four outside edges of inner assembly.

 

• Fold handle in half and place Wonder Clips at each fold – identifying handle half-markings.
• Align handle inside placement lines, matching handle half-markings to vertical center markings on outer assembly.
• Pin handle to outer assembly using sturdy Flower Head Pins.

• Stitch handle to outer assembly – edgestitching along both handle long edges. Stop stitching with needle down and pivot around corners, at 1″ inside hook & loop tape.

Finish Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier 

• Place inner assembly right side up.

• Place outer assembly (right side up) to inner assembly – perpendicular at 90º angle as shown.

• Pin through all layers with sturdy Flower Head Pins.

• Topstitch inner assemble to outer assembly, along three sides as shown.

Stitching along only three edges creates the Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier hidden inner pocket. Place a potholder, hot pack or cold pack inside inner pocket.

 

Wrap It Up! Casserole Carriers make great gifts for housewarmings, bridal showers, and wedding showers! Use Wrap It Up! Casserole Carriers for transporting hot or cold dishes to picnics or potluck dinners, or for keeping a dish hot or cold on your table.

• Our Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier easily accommodates round or square casserole dishes up to 9″ x 9″!

• Our Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier is adjustable with hook and loop tape closures!

Wrap It UP! Casserole Carrier Supplies Listing

• Pattern Making Paper
• Pencil
• Craft Scissors
• June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
• Fabric Shears
• Clover’s Wonder Clips
• Clover’s Flower Head Pins
• Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner
• Clover’s 1/4″ Fusible Web Tape
• Clover’s Double Sided Basting Tape
• Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
• Clover’s Chaco Liner or Erasable Fabric Marking Pen
• Schmetz Denim Needle Size 90
• Coordinating Thread
• Iron
• Eze-View Pressing Cloth
• Fine-Mist Bottle
• Rotary cutter, 6″ x 24″ Rotary Cutting Ruler and mat
• Optional: Tailor’s Clapper
• Optional: Clover’s 1″ Bias Tape Maker
• Optional: Clover’s Straight Tailor’s Awl Stiletto
• Optional: Clover’s Ultimate Quilt ’n Stitch Presser Foot

 

Exclusive Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier Bundle Boxes – Yellow & Red

Exclusive Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier Bundle Boxes – Green & Teal

Exclusive Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier Bundle Boxes – Give Thanks

• Our Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier easily accommodates round or square casserole dishes up to 9″ x 9″!

 

• Our Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier design features an inner pocket for inserting a hot or cold pack, or storing a potholder!

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 205, Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier!

 

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