projects KEVIN SWARTS and KAREN ADENDORFF
Make your summer days even more fun with this cheerful sunshade and beach bag.
Beach umbrella Who said the nice things must stay
at home when you set off for the seaside? Use the frame of an old umbrella to put your personal stamp on the beach.
Difficulty: intermediate Time: half a day
You will need fabric in two contrasting prints matching coloured sewing thread fringing (optional)
To make 1 Remove the cover from the umbrella. Measure one of the cover panels and draft a pattern on paper. Add 1,5cm seam allowances and a 3cm hem allowance at the bottom edge of each panel. Use the pattern to calculate the amount of fabric necessary for the new cover. 2 Cut the panels from the fabric using the paper pattern as template. Pin and sew the panels, right sides
together. Next, press and sew a 1,5cm- wide double hem along the outer edge of the cover. Finally, pin and sew the fringe to the right side of the cover, along the outer hem (if using). 3 Unpick the plastic spine stoppers from the original cover and sew these into position on the new cover. Place the cover on the umbrella frame and hand sew the seam allowance of each panel to its corresponding spine halfway down the length.
All-in-one bag
The beach is not the same without a book, bottle of sunscreen and a tube of lip gloss. Make a bag to match your beach umbrella for these items and many more.
Difficulty: average Time: one day
You will need pattern on page 82 diagram on page 81 100cm flower print cotton fabric
60cm gingham fabric 60cm small flower print fabric 80 x 50cm batting 2 cream buttons and 1 button to cover
Measurements The finished bag measures 48 x 38cm.
To make 1 Cut out from the flower print fabric: two pieces of 50 x 40cm; two pieces of 60 x 50cm; and one strip of 5 x 62cm (flower). 2 Cut out from the gingham fabric: one piece of 50 x 79cm; and five strips of 53 x 5cm. 3 Cut out from the small flower print fabric: two pieces of 50 x 32cm; one small pocket of 20 x 16cm; two loops of 8 x 2,5cm; and five strips of 53 x 5cm. 4 Cut one piece of batting 80 x 50cm. 5 Large main bag With the right sides facing, stitch the seam at the lower edge (the longer side) of the flower print panels. Always press the seams open.
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