Make a tote bag

1. Download and print the templates from sewmag.co.uk. Cut two 11cm x 25cm pieces from three different fabrics. Sew right sides together on the long edges in an alternating pattern to make a 25cm x 62cm strip. Press and pin onto quilt wadding before topstitching down each seam. Cut out and trace the unicorn head silhouette onto the paper side of fusible appliqué sheet. Iron the sheet onto the back of contrasting fabric, cut out and peel away the backing paper. Fuse the appliqué to the centre line between two panels of the bag body and topstitch in place with a small zig zag.

2. Cut an 11cm x 21cm panel of fabric and sew it to the quilt wadding around all edges to make a base. Fold the bag panel in half, right sides together, and stitch the final seam to make a tube. Keeping the tube inside out, sew one long side of the base piece to the bottom edge of the appliquéd panels, right sides together. Stitch the other long side to the opposite two body panels then check the fit of the remaining short sections against each other before completing the base and turning the bag right sides out.

3. Create a bag lining in the same way as the outer from a 25cm x 62cm panel of fabric and a base, 11cm x 21cm, leaving a 10cm gap in one long seam joining the base to the body. Make two straps by folding in 1cm on the long edges of 7cm x 50cm strips. Fold the strips in half to match up the hems and topstitch. Tack the straps to the top edge of the bag outer, matching the raw edges. Slip the lining over the outer