Originally Posted by karate lady
I am making totes for friends and family as gifts, but am using all kinds of fabric from my stash. One uses strips for main body and the other calls for charms, but I just cut my own out of what I have. Here are the sites for the two I am using. (and the recipients love them)
http://www.modabakeshop.com/2009/08/...-tote-bag.html
http:/mypatchwork.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/tote-bag-tutorial/
both were free patterns.
That pattern on the Moda site is adorable and I LOVE the farics. It is similar to the one I have been using except for the closure...mine uses a yo-yo flower around the button and then the closure is a longer strip. I saw something similar my book club pamphlet a few months ago...of course you had to buy the book and it was a new release and not on sale. The pattern I am using for this one came as a free book when ordering another book as a Christmas gift for our daughter...Cake Decorating.
I just need to get moving on all of the projects I have bought fabric for...and then I will have more of a stash. lol