I’ve had this Rick Stein tote bag for a lot of years. It was a present from my mum after a holiday to Cornwall. I love fish and have a lot of things on a fishy theme and used this bag almost constantly. But as a consequence, the lining deteriorated and I put it away in the cupboard. During a recent tidying session, I came across it again and decided to revive it.
In the same tidy, I found a small piece of fabric with a batik style print of fish in blue and white and another small piece of a plain fabric that co-ordinated. These two would be enough fabric to make a new lining for the bag. I had enough to make a pocket too.
Lining a bag is quite easy to do:
Measure your bag sides and bottom on the outside and add a half cm seam allowance.
Cut your pieces of fabric to this size, 2 long sides, 2 short sides and a bottom, pin and check the size against your bag.
Stitch all the sides, attach the bottom and press out the seams.
Drop your lining into the bag and slip stitch in place.
Now, I can use my favourite bag again.
What Kate Made Today 