Strawberry Fox Bag - pattern

This gorgeous, zippered bag is the perfect size for your everyday use.

Mr. Fox and Mrs. Chicken have come to visit the busy bees, maybe they are hoping for a delicious afternoon tea of scones and strawberry jam!!

I have had fun combining needle turn and wool appliqué with some of my favorite embroidery stitches.

 Finished size approx. 14½” wide x 10” high (not including handles)

WOF = width of fabric

Pattern only

You will Need:

• 10” x 15” cream tonal, background
• 15” x ½ WOF green multi print, hill, bag base and backing
• 7” x WOF dark blue print, bag top, handles and domes
• 1 (1½” x 5”) each of 5 cream/gold prints, beehive
• 1½” x 5” dark blue floral, beehive base
• 3” x 6½” dark burgundy/brown, fox
• 2” x 2½” blue print, beehive door
• 2” x 2½” pink print, petals
• 2” x 5” green print, leaves
• 1 (3” x 3”) square each of green and red wool, strawberries and strawberry tops
• Embroidery thread, I used Valdani #P5 tarnished gold, #0511 black sea, #078 aged wine, #0518 dusty leaves, #519 green olives, #0178 tea and #126 Old cottage grey
• 16” (40cm) double ended zipper
• 4 x 1” (24mm) plastic domes, zipper ends
• Stitchery stabilizer, optional
• 1/2yd batting, I used a foam batting as I like how it keeps the shape of the bag
• 1/2yd lining fabric
• Fusible web, strawberries
• Fabric glue pen, optional
• Apliquick Rods, optional
• Appliqué paper. optional
• Roxanne’s Glue Baste-It, optional
• Light box, optional
• Fine tipped fabric marking pen
• General sewing supplies