Liberty Shoulder Bag by Mandy Shaw: Fabric & Equipment Requirements

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This is not a pattern. This is a list of requirements designed to go with a pattern which will be released as part of our Sew-Along Festival.  

Fabric requirements:
• 18 x 42 ins Liberty Tana Lawn® fabric for the main bag. (Mandy has used Liberty Tana Lawn® Persephone A for her sample but there are plenty of lovely Liberty Fabrics to choose from to really make the bag your own)
• 9 x 42 ins fine green needlecord for bag base.
• 4 x 42 ins blue plain Liberty Tana Lawn® fabric for the trims. (Mandy has used Liberty Tana Lawn® Airforce J for her sample but there are plenty of lovely plain coloured Liberty Fabrics to choose from to suit your particular bag. A printed Liberty Tana Lawn® fabric would even work if you wanted to use a print)
• 12 x 12ins pink plain Liberty Tana Lawn® fabric for the pocket lining. (Mandy has used Liberty Tana Lawn® Blossom B for her sample)
• 18 x 42ins Liberty Tana Lawn® fabric for the lining. (Mandy has used Liberty Tana Lawn® Edenham Shadow A for her sample but there are plenty of lovely Liberty Fabrics to choose from to really make the bag your own)
• 10 x 10 ins beige fabric for the embroidery.
• 40 x 22 ins thin cotton wadding.
• 10 x 10 ins iron on light weight interfacing. (optional)

Equipment:
• One coton à broder 815 embroidery thread.
• 1 mt wide ric rac to match.
• 1 mt 40 mms wide red handle tape.
• Red, beige and blue sewing thread
• Chenille 24 needles for the redwork
• Sewing machine
• Iron and a hard, flat ironing board (a wooden chopping board works really well!)
• Rotary Cutter, ruler and board
• Erasable fabric pen (We recommend Pilot Frixion Heat Erasable Pen)
• General sewing supplies

Project made using:
• Red work embroidery by hand
• Sewing machine

Please note: This is a list of the project requirements only. All links to products are recommendations only, you do not have to use what we have suggested. The full pattern and video tutorial for this project will be released during the Sew-Along Festival from June 22nd-29th 2024.

Happy sewing!