Marimekko projects

My mother in law knows that I sew and knit and have an Etsy shop. Actually, she is one of the best customer for me :)

She gave me som fabric from Marimekko as Christmas present last year. I was so happy. I always think Marimekko fabric is so pretty, but simply, I cannot afford to. 6300 JPY (about 63 US dollars) per meter is just too expensive for me.

What I got is three kind of fabric. Unikko, Keisarinna and bird pettern fabric (I don't know the name). I made a pensil skirt and tote bag with Unikko fabric. Well, I will change my job in April, so, they are gifts for me from me.

At first I wondered if the fabric could be used for cloths, but it turned out to be pretty good. The pattern is from Burda. I shortened the length, as Burda's normal size is 168 cm tall women (I am 162 cm tall ).

And the tote bag is designed by me. I like tote bags with outer pocket (s). I put the pocket on the slightly right side of the bag so that the pocket does not spoil Unikko pattern so much. This tote has zipper panel, as I will use this bag as work bag, which means I will bring it in very crowded trains and metro.

I found a really easy way to attach a zipper panel on tote bags. I will post a tutorial in the future :)