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Attention to detail can make all the difference to your décor when guests come to stay – and giving them a gorgeous hand-sewn bathroom set of appliquéd towel, toiletries bag and bath scrubber to use is sure to impress! Use simple white towelling and floral cotton to create this pretty collection – why not fill the bag with mini soaps and goodies as an extra gift?
Make a toiletries bag
Cut a 25cm x 60cm rectangle of white towelling fabric, and a second rectangle (the same size) from floral printed cotton. Fold 1cm over on one long side of the towelling and press. Work a straight machine stitch along this edge, to form a hem. Fold the printed cotton in half lengthwise, with right sides facing outwards. Tack the long raw edge to the remaining (unstitched) long edge of the towelling, right sides facing.
Using dressmaker’s chalk, mark the centre point of the tacked edge. Work a straight machine stitch up from this point to the folded edge of the cotton. Find the centres of the fabric either side of this line and stitch two more divisions in the same way. These will form the side pockets. Fold the panel in half lengthways with right sides together and stitch straight up the back edge, working through all layers of fabric.
Cut an 18cm x 23cm rectangle of towelling. Find the centre of one long edge and pin this to the bottom of the back seam of the bag with right sides together. Find the centre point of the other three sides and match up to the remaining stitched divisions and pin. Tack the base to the bottom edge of the bag, gathering the corners slightly if necessary to ensure a good fit. Work a straight machine stitch around this edge and turn right sides out.
Flatten the bag and measure 4cm in from each side at the top. Make a 2cm pleat from this mark on both sides, front and back of the bag, and oversew to h
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