I made the the wonderful Tohuku bag with the pattern and instructions from I am Momma- Hear me Roar. I was taken with the pleat detail in the front of the bag. I loved the bright flowers of the drapery weight fabric I picked out for the main part of the bag. I used another drapery weight stripe for the contrast and handles and just the perfect cotton calico with multicolored stripes which matched the colors in the flowers for the lining. I decided to quilt the exterior with warm and natural batting. I left out the bow detail. While the bow that I attempted from the stripe was beautiful, it was difficult to match the stripes through all the layers of the bow and the top part.. after some frustrating moments, I decided to not mess up a good thing. Besides I was making a bunch of these for my friends, so that would have been frustration multiplied :-)
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| perfectly matched stripes on the handles! |
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| 2 iphone sized slip pickets with one in the middle for a pen ...more obsessive stripe matching! |
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| zippered pocket |
