of two projects

I found some blue linen and thought: Short-sleeved tunic! I made one (with French seams and everything), but couldn’t love it (even before it got this rumpled).

I still loved the linen, though, so I cut up the tunic.

Using the technique from the Really Big Tote in Lotta Jansdotter’s Handmade Project book, I made a bag (my dimensions are different).

I was going to use this rather clever tutorial for embroidery on covered buttons. I opted for fabric instead. (The fabric is from Superbuzzy, but I don’t see it there now.)

As you can see, I didn’t get the fabric exactly centered on the button. I am happy to live with it as is.

A few things
1) The bag is unlined.
2) The bag in Lotta’s book doesn’t have a closure. I liked this idea I saw on her site, so I tried to do something similar.
3) If you look closely in the top photo, you can see stitching behind the button. I made a “patch” and sewed it on the inside. I wanted the button to be secure, and one layer of linen struck me as tempting fate.