Vintage Doily Tote Bag

tote bag

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/vintage-doily-tote-bag • Posted by vInTaGe~VioLeT

i've been stock pilling vintage doilies and thought it was time i started using them up so this is my second doily project.

You will need

1 Natural Cotton Tote Bag 1 Round Embroidered Cloth Doilies 1 Small Crochet Doilies Vintage Button(s) to decorate contrasting and matching Sewing Thread Embroidery Thread to sew on buttons Pin(s) And Needles

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Description

i've been stock pilling vintage doilies and thought it was time i started using them up so this is my second doily project.

Instructions

1. 

   take one plain natural cotton tote bag pin on a pretty vintage embroidered doily

2. 

   then remember you need to sew on some buttons {vintage of course!} sew on the buttons, through the doily but not through the bag. Then machine stitch your doily to your tote with contrasting cotton, i used different colours for top and bobbin threads {try not to get too cross with your dumb-ass sewing machine}

3. 

   select a small crochet doily and using a matching cotton hand sew the doily to the centre of the first doily remembering too late you should have done this before sewing on the first doily, sigh. select a beautiful carved vintage mother-of-pearl button to adorn the centre of the second doily sew on with contrasting embroidery thread.

4. 

   there you go - all finished, a cool new shopping bag! i hope you like it.