I loved this fabric, which I bought back in November. As I mentioned last week, I finally got to making a tote bag out of it.
I am pretty pleased with how it came out. I love the bright cheerfulness of these splashy flowers. I think it is a good way to use those big prints.
On one of the last bags, I didn’t like the way I couldn’t see the pocket and the straps, so this time I used a blue for one side of the outside of the bag so that the pocket was highlighted. It means that the bag sides were different fabrics, but who cares? I am pleased with the way the flower fabric stands out.
I used a tulip stitch for the top stitching on the edge around the top. It is ok. There were parts where I had to sew over a lot of layers and the spacing got a bit wrecked. I am going to keep this bag for myself, because it is cheerful and I didn’t put any interfacing in it.
This is such a great bag – I’m glad that you are keeping it for yourself – The perfect pick me up for winter!
😀 eirdre
Thanks! I am liking it a lot.