I've been fabric-shopping....

Last week I visited one of my favourite fabric shops, the Shipley Shuttle. It was love at first sight for this gorgeous cotton - I adore pink and yellow or orange together.

I spent a portion of my weekend making this large tote bag.

I cut out a couple of flowers from the fabric and backed them with interfacing and felt and then stitched around them.

I sewed them to yellow spotted ribbon ( a perfect match for the elephant ears featured on the fabric ) and then I tied the decoration around one of the bag handles.

I had enough fabric left over to make this purse. Not bad for a long and lazy Bank Holiday weekend...