i made this tote today for a ladies brunch i'm going to tomorrow.

i needed a break from all the quilting i've been doing this week.

Cute!

Very pretty! Great fabrics!! Enjoy your brunch!!!! :D

Pretty...nice fabrics :D :D :D

Adorably fun!!!!

I love your tote bag!! :D
Have a good time tomorrow.
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Thats so cute! I absolutely love the colors. :thumbup:

Klue

Love it - what beautiful fabrics & so funky too. Enjoy your Brunch :wink:
Sometimes it's good to go outside the box so to speak. LOL

Tisha

I love the colors!! That is just my style! Would you like my addy to send it to me :wink: ?

Kyia

Great work Klue, I love it!

Those colors are just right for Summer.


Ninnie

Snazzy! I'm loving those fabrics.

That turned out so cute. I love the colors. :D

Can hardly wait to show this to grand daughter. We are making totes for a Christmas craft booth that she has been invited to join. She is 15 and has autism. If she can show that she is able to market her sewing/quilting crafts, there is an agency which will furnish the school with the tools necessary for her to work AND hire someone, perhaps me, to teach her. The colors in you bag are so very "cool". I love to wear solid colors and carry a splashey bag and/or shoes.

Great bag! I sooo envy you all that can just "whip" up one of these! Great fabric choices....ohhhh...so much fun! Enjoy the brunch!

I love your tote! Now, get back to quilting.....just kidding, hahaha! The tote is a great size (and color!) for any type of "cargo", even fabric!
-Pat, your neighbor from Orange County, NY
:) :) :)

Love it Klue. What is the fabric line? Hope you enjoy your brunch.

Oh I love that tote bag!! The colors are so summery!!

thanks for the lovely compliments ladies.

the fabric is Amy Butler Ginger Bliss. it came out about 4-5 years ago

i made the entire outside and straps from my scrap bin.

:D Very nice! I love the fabrics.

judee

Klue:
The tote is really lovely. Looks like it was fun to do.

Very nice.

I Like!!

Great tote!

Very nice. I have many patterns to make totes but am apprehensive for some reason. Are these quick and easy to make?

I'm finding I like the new designer fabric much better than the dark prints, marbly, tone on tone or batiks. The new fabrics and colors seem so fresh.

That is so pretty! You've just got me motivated again!...I just havent been able to get myself into sewing for several weeks...I dont really know why,but I think tomorrow I may make a start on a couple of totes!....wish me luck!

Karen xx

good luck!

totes are super easy to make.

its kinda like making a pillow case but it has straps.

this one - i just took some scraps from the bin and sewed them together.

then i fussy cut the shape i wanted. it started as a 15 inch square and then i cut a small angle into it so the bottom was smaller.

then you sew the fabric right side together just like a pillow case. make 2 of these 1 is the outside of the tote and the other is the inside of the tote (i used solid sage green).

then square the bottom - i like to square my bags at about 4-5 inches across so a checkbook size wallet and sit nicely in the bottom.

then turn the hem for the tops at 1/2 inch, put the lining inside the outside part of the tote, pin in the straps and pin the tote all across the top and topstitch across the entire tote.

wow, klue, I'm such a tote lover. Yours is way cute. love the fabric. :D

for tote bags i've always preferred the designer fabrics and Amy Butler is great for making bags because she typically puts a stripe or some sort of dot fabric in each new line she come out with.

for quilting i prefer batiks, ombre, gradations - i pretty much avoid all novelty fabrics in my quilts - unless its for a child. i am a sucker for paula nadlestern fabric though.

my stash is separated in the closet - one section is my quilting fabric and one section is my handbag fabric.

Very nice, the fabrics are great!

Nice-sized bag. Like the colours, too.

Very Nice bag!

T

Klue
Beautiful bag and I love the material you used.... WOW!!

Very cute.

great bag!

Klue,

Your beautiful bag has inspired me to give a try. I did not hva a pattern, just used my imagination. The center to the ruffled flower was a lone earring that I had been keeping for some reason for years. Thanks for the inspiration.

Still trying to add picture.

Ellis' Granny B

Fellow QUilters, You constantly inspire and challenge. Here is my first attempt at a strip quilt. Also, I was truly blessed by a friend who bought me a wonderful quilting frame at the thrift store for $3. I will try to hand quilt this strip quilt on the frame.

Ellis' Granny B

granny b

your work is beautiful. that earring is perfect for a bag and i love the colors of the strip quilt.