Wednesday, 6 June 2012

A Tote Bag

Last week, I was rummaging through my fabric stash and found a lightweight corduroy material that I bought from Jo-Ann's during a trip to the States. I decided to use it to make a reversible tote bag from a pattern I downloaded from verypurpleperson. The online instructions were easy to follow that the project took me just an afternoon to make.






The other side

I've made tote bags before but this is the first time I created one with “darts”. The technique seemed intimidating to a novice sewer like me but after practicing on a piece of scrap fabric, I found that it wasn't too bad after all. 




Yeah, I made a dart!




I also used a different colour of thread on the bobbin to match the reversible side.
Excuse the sausage finger and unmanicured tip




Eventually when I become a more advanced sewer, I hope to be able to tackle more complicated projects. For now, I really enjoy sewing tote bags because they are useful, practical, and simple to make. 

Happy Sewing!







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13 comments:

  1. Jess_LyMi6 June 2012 at 07:55

    Virna,

    Your tote bag looks great. I think you are more advanced than I am. Your product looks finished and beautiful. I really need to download a pattern and learn some new techniques. Great job!

    Jess
    http://thedelightfulcrafter.blogspot.com

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  2. craftmates6 June 2012 at 09:22

    Thanks Jess! Watch out for more projects I will be posting soon from tutorials I found on the internet.

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  3. June K6 June 2012 at 10:34

    It's a lovely bag. And the fabric choice is so pretty.

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  4. Cindy@NorthofWiarton6 June 2012 at 17:39

    Great job, Virna !!! Would love for you & your friends, here at craftmatesetc, come to Follow Me over at "Just North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard" ! Looking forward to seeing more of your "new" creations !

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  5. carol (krillsister)6 June 2012 at 18:50

    Awesome project! Such colorful material. Love that the tote is reversible.

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  6. Unknown7 June 2012 at 08:26

    It came out real pretty :) Good job!

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  7. Unknown7 June 2012 at 14:52

    I love the color combo. As a novice, it is nice to see projects that look hard, but aren't. I would love it if you would share this on my linky party Tout It Tuesday. http://www.claimingourspace.com/2012/06/tout-it-tuesday-9.html

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    1. craftmates7 June 2012 at 19:19

      Thanks so much! I have joined your linky party.

      Sorry I don't know how to grab the button and display it with the post. I am a newbie blogger!

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    2. Unknown10 June 2012 at 20:03

      Thanks for sharing on Tout It Tuesday! Let me know if you want help putting HTML code into a post.

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  8. Unknown8 June 2012 at 11:05

    It's lovely - a definite success! I am a novice sewer and have made quite a few different things but never a tote! It's high up on my list but I always seems to have another project that needs finishing first. I'm looking forward to toting around something I've made though - must be satisfying!

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  9. Peli8 June 2012 at 13:12

    beautiful bag!!!i love the fabric!!!

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  10. Aunt B8 June 2012 at 16:10

    Your bag turned out very well. Good job! Thank you, too, for linking the original instructions. I think I'll be trying this project myself.

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