Valori Wells fabrics for Free Spirit, Cocoon (cotton voiles), mixed with quilting cottons
and Vicki Payne home dec fabric on ends and handles.
I chose to make the ruffles from cotton voile and cotton lawn, but they would also be lovely from an iridescent silk. This bag has loop handles upon which the bag is gathered onto during construction. The interior boasts a large zippered pocket on one side with two sizes of patch pockets on the other and a magnetic snap. Since the bag is large on the inside, these additional storage compartments will help keep you organized.
Innocent Crush cotton voile by Anna Maria Horner and Curious Nature by Parson Grey
Liberty of London cotton lawn ruffles and scarf with
Robert Kaufmann printed linen for main bag exterior
Since I know that ruffles are not everyone's cup of tea, I have offered two other variations for this bag. One is a solid piece side where you can choose to really showcase the motif of a fabric. I like to make this one from heavier weight fabric, such as home dec.
Amy Butler home dec fabric with cotton voile scarf from Amy's cameo line
The other variation offered is a patchwork made from 5" squares. It takes 31 squares to make the exterior of the bag. This is great for using up scraps or leftover charm squares from your stash.
Charm squares from Little Black Dress by BasicGrey for Moda fabrics
For this design, I decided to use a stabilizer called Roc-Lon Multipurpose cloth. This is also known as "black-out". You can find it online by the yard or you may find it in the home decorating section of fabric stores. Here is a link I found where you can purchase it at Fabric Depot. I personally used the 36" width, but you can choose to purchase a different width. This will affect the amount of yardage (you would need less of a wider width). The reason I chose this stabilizer is because of its supple nature. It feels a lot like canvas, but because it does have some synthetic components, it is resistant to wrinkling and holds its shape quite well. Plus, it is a breeze to stitch through! It is well worth seeking this product out!
The pattern includes full size pattern pieces and complete instructions for all of the variations, including the scarf.
This pattern will be available in a few days....the stock just came and we have to get the patterns listed online first, then you can purchase it!
Happy Sewing!!
