I like #6, 7 or 8--my youngest granddaughter is in to Beachy designs and decoration in her bedroom now. All the fabrics are good choice but these 3 are my preference. Will be beautiful whatever the choice is.

You could see a 2 or 2 1/2 inch strip of each color together and cut your lining from that. But if you don’t want to cut from each I like the 🐢 fabric. Ultimately it’s your personal choice, that’s why we sew to make it our own work, isn’t it? I’m sure whatever you decide will be right.

I like 3 or 4. Brings out the little bit of coral in the embroidery. Guess it depends on where it will be used. Very well done! I like the "sandy" background fabric. :0)

After I am through you will notice I am no help at all.
I consider myself a framer, meaning I like having darker colors on the outsides, so I would choose #5. Considering the beautiful sea themes on the other material I like #7. Best would be #7 liner and #5 as binding. Most likely the pattern is not designed for that. Actually I love all the materials. ........told you.......😉😉😊

I'm also no help because I like all of the fabrics, perhaps I am leaning towards 1 or 7, then again, see not much help at all. Close your eyes and just pick one up and go with that. Good luck.

Any of the medium-dark blues would look good. The others might detract from the embroidery. A dark blue would just blend in with it.
Full disclosure: I don't like orange/coral fabric.

I love the darkest one - the one on the bottom. But, I really don't care for orange. I know it's not nice to discriminate among colors, but I really don't like orange - at least I didn't like it at all. I had this horrible orange carpet in my classrooms for 24 years. I think now that I'm retired I've begun to accept orange. At least when it is the color of those candy orange slices, or an actual orange. The sunset can be nice when it's orange. I can't wait to see your basket! Now I'm going to read the others and see which fabrics they think is best!

Laura I love the blue with the turtles.

Anyone of them would be great...I guess personal preferences...blue is one of my favorite colors, however, I would probably pick one of the orange/coral fabrics as there is already so much blue in the embroidery and I think the contrast of the orange/coral would be a great accent.

because of the sea quote I would choose the blue with the seaturtle, but I love the number 5 too

Is there any way you and use some of the orang along with the #5 blue they would look beautiful .

I would go with #7, the turtles.

I love them all! Maybe go with the knots because of more color

I'm afraid I'm not a good helper .. I like them all..
Do hope to see the result !

I'd go with #5 because it looks like all the colors of the ocean and keeps with the beach theme. BTW, that's a great stitchout! The thread colors you choose are so gorgeous on that background. I just love the little foot prints border!

Hi Laura, these are such a great selection of fabrics. I'd go for a contrast - I can't believe I'm saying that as I hate Orange!! Anyway, whichever one you choose it will look great. Love Chris

P.S. I'm not a green lover either!

Laura while I have been following this post I have not replied. My suggestion is to make lots of bags, one of each colour. Seriously you have a great design and a super choice of fabrics