bag the summer

I've been looking for a new straw bag to replace the old disintegrating one. Have not found one to please me yet. I'll keep looking, but I sew this to use while the quest continues.

The cloth is half cotton, half linen I bought from the summer sales. Two pockets outside, no lining as yet but I'll add it later on. In know I have a suitable beige/natural 100% cotton somewhere in my stash.

I took the measurements from an old bought cloth bag. I'm quite happy with this one and the blue/beige colour goes with most of my clothes.

I used the selvedges as accents. As you see, it's quite handy to lug yarn about.