I have tried the tube quilt blocks before, but messed them up. At the quilt show a couple of weeks ago I bought the triangle ruler. Messed it up at firs too (just consider me a slow learner - my knitting is proof of that!).

So Sunday I decided to try again. After all, its the only way to learn. So I gave it another shot. Messed up one or 2 then got the rest right. Waaahooo! :)

So I used 3 of the four I made and decided to try a tote. I'm not very good at linings so that took a little work. But it turned out ok I think. No pattern. I've kinda made my own stuff up ever since I was a teen and used to sew things by hand from old jeans or scraps of fabric I could snag from my mom.

I practiced my fmq on this, and also practiced putting a stencil on and trying to fmq over the pattern. I'm getting better (I think) but I need tons more practice.

Thanks for looking.

So here are the pics:

great job,nice tote dont see a thing wrong with it,

Great job, admire your spirit to go at it again. I procrastinate too much..

I have just about finished my tube quilt and loved it. I also messed up in the beginning. But love what you did without a pattern. Wish I had that talent.
Really nice quilting too.

I think you have done a great job. I would love to take that shopping (for more fabric of course!)

Oh gosh - I just finished putting up all the photos and all these replies already! Thanks everyone! :)

I'm going to make another - the next will be 2 blocks across so it's wider and not so deep. :)

Very pretty

Very nice!

Wow!!! I love the heart quilting! :) Very inspiring.

You did great. Way to go!

Looks super to me.

looks great. glad to see you stuck with it till you got it. I like the tote!

Nice work!

Great job :!:

That is a great tote. You did good. And your FMQ is great. Thanks for sharing.

You did GREAT!!! Isn't it funny how something is so hard at first and then it ends up being easy. Happens to me a lot.

Nice job for your (almost) first try! Love the decorative stitching on the handle. Never thought to do that, but I will now! Goes to show, practice, practice, practice. Paid off!

Love it

great job, I made the tube table runner and was so much fun

Great job! I love it when I try and try and then finally get it right!

You did a beautiful job on this bag :D:D:D

Looks great! I too had trouble with the tube, couldn't get my "points" but you can't tell unless you are studying it. Love your fmq, those hearts look so good!