Whether you’re buying groceries or perusing the selection at your favourite craft store, there’s no doubt that a large, capacious bag comes in very handy! So thread up your sewing machine and get ready to make Corinne Bradd’s ultra-simple tote – made up of a few rectangles of printed and plain white cotton, it only requires some topstitching and the creation of a box bottom for a neat finish.
Cut printed and white cotton, 35cm x 75cm. Fold in half, right sides together, and sew down the back seam with a 5mm allowance. Move the seam to the centre of the bag and stitch across the bottom of each tube, leaving a 10cm gap in the middle of the seam on the lining piece.
Pinch the bottom corners of each fabric piece, so that the bottom seam lays in line with the side of the bag, and sew across the