Bed of roses

Stitch this simple-to-make bag, perfect for storing your latest knitting or crochet project

Stitch a quilted cover for your hot-water bottle

■ Outer fabric (0.5m) ■ Lining fabric (0.5m) ■ Medium-weight fusible interfacing (optional) (0.5m) ■ Thread to match your fabrics ■ Pair of acrylic, plastic or wooden circular handles, 4½” diameter mi

■ Pattern sheet x1 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet ■ Outer Fabric: 0.6m x 112cm wide ■ 4cm wide cotton webbing/ bag strapping: 2.6m ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Seam allowance is 1cm,

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