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    HANDMADE with love

    Oct 31, 2019 4 minutes

    Handy tote bag

    Use pretty fabrics to create a lovely tote to keep everything you need in the same place Time to make: 3 hours

    You will need

    50cm of 110cm-wide patterned fabric

    30 x 20cm rectangle of contrast patterned fabric

    60cm of 90cm-wide lightweight wadding

    30cm of 112cm-wide plain fabric

    1m 20cm of 2.5cm-wide ribbon

    1m 10cm of 2.5cm-wide bias binding

    2cm button

    Matching sewing thread

    Bodkin or safety pin

    Note: Take 1.5cm seam allowance, unless stated otherwise. Join pieces with right sides together and edges level.

    Cutting out

    Cut two 52 x 29cm rectangles from patterned fabric, wadding and plain fabric for the bag. Cut two 18 x 14cm rectangles from contrast patterned fabric for the pocket. Cut two 45 x 10cm rectangles for the handles

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