Emily Tote Pattern

The Emily Tote Bag pattern by Sue Spargo and Kerry Green is a folk art pattern made with upholstery fabric and hand dyed wool.

Materials Needed:

• 1/2 yd 54" wide upholstery fabric for bag
• 1/2 yd cotton lining
• Fat 1/4 fabric for inside pocket
• 1/2 yd of Pellon fusible fleece interfacing or thin cotton batting
• 9" x 15 1/2" eggplant wool for applique background
• 4" x 15 1/2" bittersweet wool for contrasting strips on the front
• Scraps of orange, red, pink and a variety of different greens and aqua wool and silks for applique
• Scraps of cottons for wings and  hill of applique
• 50/50 wool thread for cotton applique
• One set of 18" brown pre punched leather handles
• Two magnetic closures for bag and pocket closure
• Cebellia thread to stitch on handles
• EMBELLISHMENTS: 2 mustard beads for bird eyes
• 3 large red and 3 medium striped Heishi beads for flower centers
• 9" wide red rick-rack for hill
• 14" medium gold rick-rack for stem
• 5" baby turquoise rick-rack for bird bellies
• 2 yds green seagrass for veins on leaves
• Over dyed cotton for label and 05 Black Pigma Pen for label