I made another book bag/sleeve. This time I chose a navy calico fabric from my stash. I believe I was given this piece from a quilter that was de-stashing.
I found the beautiful cotton lace at the ReUse Center in the last couple of weeks. The blue bias tape is a leftover from making these ReUsable Bags.
This was a smaller piece of fabric so I had to stick to the 12x19 inches to get handles as well. I cut my flannel padding layer the same. I then used the stitching of the bias tape then the lace for my first 2 quilting seams. I then made them every 3 inches with the wavy decorative stitch width wise across the bag.
I used a piece of white microfiber cloth to make the lining. I added a large inside pocket using a piece of striped cotton poly as I had no calico big enough.
The handles were cut 2x12 inches then just a 1/4 fold over on each side and then down the middle again making them 1/2 inch wide. I would like more but it is what it is.
I found a beautiful vintage button and used white flat elastic for the closure.
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