"Professional Tote" assembly?

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06-05-2014, 07:18 AM

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nangars

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Love the buffalo pocket as well as the fabric you used, great job.

06-06-2014, 05:01 AM

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Stashelf

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I made one in a class at my LQS, it took all day (10am-5pm). The instructor sells them for $70.[ATTACH=CONFIG]478101[/ATTACH]

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06-09-2014, 04:16 AM

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coopah

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Originally Posted by darleneerickson

I have sewn all my life (years and years - lol) and found the instructions very difficult to understand. I called the maker of the pattern twice (who was NOT HELPFUL at all). Perhaps I can help if you have questions because I just finished mine after months of agnozing (sp?) about the instructions.

Good luck

Darlene

Ditto. And how do people do this in 7-9 hours? I went to class for 2 1/2 days!! And my materials were $100!! I do not want to ever make another. I still have to top stitch around the top.
Give me a quilt any day! Purse/tote makers are to be admired IMHO
Are these being made with home dec fabric or quilting cotton? Mine seems very bulky at the seams and quilting cotton was used.

06-09-2014, 05:39 AM

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Emmy Sue

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Location: Pennsylvania

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The Professional Tote can be made with home dec, quilting cotton or even ultrasuede. There is a Mini Professional Tote available now by Creative Machine that I just started to make. It took several hours to cut and label all the pieces, spent half of yesterday sewing the outer bag and hope to get the lining done today. It may be Mini, but it still takes time. Had made four of the Professional Tote, this will be my second Mini. The first was a gift for my daughter. She loves it and has gotten many compliments on it.