By folding a square piece of fabric you can have a purse/tote in 5 minutes. I thought this would be a cute way to wrap a gift for a fellow quilter/sewer, wrap a small wall hanging or quilt, make a purse to match an outfit quickly, larger squares would make good shopping bags :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC7MH3EzBWM&eurl=http://furoshiki.com/about.php?section=videos