Love to Stitch PROJECT TOTE

Whether on holiday, on retreat or just enjoying a stitching day with your friends, this tote is perfect for all your necessities. The front features a sewing-themed stitchery design and the tote opens up to reveal a roomy pocket for storing patterns and other necessities. The other side is a large pocket with a plastic front for easy-to-see project bits and pieces, including threads, fabric, embellishments and any other requirements you might need.

MATERIALS

• 50cm ( 5/8yd) cream mottled print fabric

• Fat quarter pink feature print fabric

• Fat quarter each of four pink and/or cream print fabrics

• 25cm ( 1/4yd) dark pink print fabric

• 55cm ( 5/8yd) bag batting

• 35cm (14in) square of thin fusible batting

• Two buttons, diameter 22mm ( 7/8in)

• 25cm ( 1/4yd) fusible embroidery stabiliser such as Vlieseline G700

• 20cm ( 1/4yd) of pale pink rat-tail cord

• Ceramic or 2B pencil

• 65cm ( 3/4yd) of 6mm ( 1/4in) wide cream lace

• 30 x 45cm (12 x 18in) sheet of clear plastic/vinyl

• 40cm (15in or 16in) cream lace zipper

• Olympus Threads stranded embroidery cottons: Powder Pink (124), Medium Pink (125), Raspberry (129), Green (212), Yellow (503) Blue (3835)

• Embroidery and milliner’s needles

• Light box (optional)

• Tracing paper

• Binding clips

• Spray starch

• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat

• Sewing machine with 1/4in, zipper