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Now, we want to start sewing the pouches to each other. This is where it gets hairy.

lay one pouch seams down. put another pouch on top, seams up.

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sew along one of the folds. it doesn't matter yet which one

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now, take another pouch and sew it to the next corner of the center pouch. (i told you this would get confusing. sorry)

lay the third pouch under the center, again, seams down, and sew that seam.

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we now have 3 pouches sewn to the center.

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Here, we have a front and back view of four patches sewn to the center

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we'll fold the point in, now, on the pouches we sewed to the center. the folds show us where the seams will go when we start attaching more pouches to build our project

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As we add the fifth pouch and beyond, you might find it easier to control the increasing bulk and weight by using pins.

I also recommend you sew across intersections to strengthen the connections.

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by the time i had three rows of three sewn together, it suddenly occured to me that i might be able to pin and add more than one pouch at a time.

l laid the sewn rows face down, then pinned the next three pouches face up. i laid the ruler across, then drew a long stitching line.

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here's the stitched row of three-at-once

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i followed that by sewing four across to end with four rows of four.

this is the back view