The Trillium Tote Bag pattern
[UPDATE – sadly it appears that this pattern has now been withdrawn. Its always disppointing when that happens but external websites are outside of our control. If you like this pattern, then perhaps you will like one of the other patterns from Blue Calla here.]
The Trillium tote bag is a very well made bag from an excellent designer. You can get the pattern by clicking on the link below.
This is SO much more than a ‘tote’ bag. It’s a beautiful purse or shoulder bag that you will be delighted to sew and proud to carry. As with all Blue Calla patterns, there are excellent instructions, and full support if you have any questions. The pattern tester designs are just stunning and you can see some of them below.
Of course, all of the vinyl elements and accents are optional. You can make this bag just in regular cotton fabrics if you like and it would still look stunning.
The Trillium has the following features:
- A larger sized bag
- Two exterior side pockets
- A U shaped band, corners and double shoulder straps in faux leather, vinyl or real leather depending on your preference
- Faux piping accents on the top edge of the exterior side pockets
- On the inside, there are 2 large slip pockets and 1 zippered pocket and an optional key swivel clasp
- The bag stays closed with a magnetic snap
- The final measurements are approximately 14″ wide by 9 ¾” high by 4 ½” deep.
What you will need to make The Trillium Tote Bag
- 1-yard of exterior fabric
- 1/4 to 1/2 yard of faux leather/vinyl (depending on the width)
- 1 1/2 yards of quilting weight cotton for the lining fabric
- 1 ¼ yards of 20” wide foam interfacing
- 3 ½ yards of fusible woven interfacing
- One piece of Peltex sew-in interfacing (14 1/4″ wide by 4 1/8″ high for the bottom of the bag)
- Small scraps of fusible fleece and peltex for the magnetic snap
- Four 1 inch rectangle rings
- One 8-inch zipper
- One 18 mm magnetic snap – see our resources page for our favorite hardware suppliers
- One 1/2″ swivel clasp (optional)
- Six purse feet (optional)
- Double-sided tape (such as Wonder Tape) or Fabric glue ( we love Fabritac)
- Basic sewing supplies
- Sewing machine.
