I worried about this project for a long time - unnecessarily, as it turned out. It's the first time I've attempted a bag and think I was anxious about wasting the tea towel on a bag that didn't turn out. But I'm really pleased with the result. I lined it with a fairly stiff cotton to give it a bit of strength and added an inside pocket. I used an acrylic webbing for the handles.
I think it's the folded corners that lift it above the average bookbag. Happy zombie has a good, free down-loadable
PDF tutorial for a slightly more complicated bag that shows how to do the corners, if you fancy making one yourself.
Also Kaoru Ishikawa's book 'Vintage fabric accessories' has many inspiring bags complete with instructions and patterns.
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I've made another tea towel bag. This one is linen and has Australian wildflowers on it. The colours are lovely - really vivid. I've lined it with a navy blue ticking stripe.
