Our first step into the world of Home Decorator weight fabric arrived last week in the form of Modern Flora by Jessica Jones. This fabric is a 54″cotton canvas that is perfect for curtains, pillows, and tablecloths as well as bags and skirts. I love her modern, graphic take on nature; especially her tip of the hat to us crafters with the the little lines of stitching on the leaves! We got busy sewing up samples in this fun fabric, and I’ll be sharing them with you over the next few posts.

First up is the tote bag from the cover of the latest Sew Simple magazine. This issue is full of great ideas, but the cover project was made up in cotton canvas, so it was a no-brainer which one to choose! The instructions were clear, although I did leave out the zipper portion of the pattern. I used a half yard of Modern Flora fabric for the outside, and a half yard of Kona cotton for the inside. I made up my own simple handles by sewing a tube right sides together, turning it inside out, pressing, and folding it in half and stitching it down. Then, I followed the pattern for attaching the handles. This was a great, quick project to satisfy the need to make something with my pretty, new fabric RIGHT NOW!! I know you know that feeling!

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 10:18 am and is filed under New Arrivals, Staff Projects.