sew a bag

1 Download the lid template and print out. Mark a 31.5cm x 37cm rectangle on tracing paper. With a compass, draw a 12.5cm diameter circle on paper and cut it out. Place the circle on one corner of the pattern and draw around it to create a curve. Repeat on each corner of the pattern, cutting along the curves. Cut two rectangles from linen, interfacing and patterned cotton. Tack the interfacing to the underside of the linen rectangles; one will be the lid and the other will be the base.

2 Trace the lid template centred onto the lettering and motifs, then turn wrong side up. Trace the design onto the paper backing of fusible webbing. Roughly cut out the T-shirt and bikini and press to scraps of plain fabric. Press the remaining fusible webbing to the wrong side of patterned fabric. Cut out all the pieces and peel off the backing papers.

3 Lay the linen lid right side up on an ironing board, place the tracing right side up on top, and pin the upper edge. Slip the l