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bright british bunting

When you’re not using your bag, hang it on a door or drawer knob as a dinky decoration

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Make a... fabric bag

Step 1

FOLLOW the cushion how-to on page 45 to create the front of your bag. When finished, hem the top edge under. Cut a second piece of fabric to the same size and hem the top edge under as well.

Step 2

TO make your handles, make a Icm fold to the reverse on each long side of both your 7x27cm strips. Iron the folds fiat. Fold in half again, so the folded edges linę up. Pin and machinę stitch in place.

Step 3

WITH right sides in, pin and machinę stitch your front and back pieces in place. Turn right side out. Attach your handles to the inside of your bag. Hand or machinę stitch in place to secure.

CHOOSING FABRICS

When choosing your fabrics, stick to a limited colour scheme but mix and match a variety of pattern sizes and styles. One of your colours should be a bit bolder than the rest, like our red stripe, to keep things lively.

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DMC Anchor Madeira

Cross stitch in two strands

0	White	_D02	2402
3	603	062	0701
	605	1094	0613
♦	798	___146_	0911
A	799	._145	0910
_JL	817	_ 013_	0211
M	913	204	1212
2	954	203	1211

Backstitch in one strand

3799    236    1713

all details

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CrassStiłtke;

MAY 2011

Fabric bag

• Patterned fabric, f_0ur 7x27r

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(^see Page 42)    22cm piece

For stockist deta/lc

^{s see} Page 88

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