Friday, February 20, 2015

Reversible Tote




I found a very neat pattern for a Reversible Tote at the Very Shannon website. I had never been to this site before and loved what I saw! Lots of great patterns. I decided to make the tote bag. I thought if I was successful, I could make these as gifts. I loved the idea that the tote was reversible and that the whole look could be changed. 
 
I decided to use batting and machine quilt the fabric instead of using interfacing. It really worked out well. I used two different fabrics that coordinated well. The fabrics I chose are from the Persimmon line by Basic Grey.
 
 

This is one half of the bag. I love this floral print.


My daughter loved this fabric. It sort of looks like arrows.  (Ignore my slippers!)


This was the hardest part for me. I had to topstitch the two layers together. It's only 1/4". Next time, I would make that a little bit wider. I had stray pieces of fabric peeking out. I tried topstitching a second time but would have preferred not to do that. 


I thought you might like to get a look into the inside of the tote. Of course, it's different depending which side you're using!
 


Such a fun project! Very quick! Think of all that fabric in your stash that could become an adorable tote bag!

10 comments:

  1. Really neat bag--like the black side too (I mean who can't use a black bag??) . Hugs, Julierose

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    1. Thanks, Julierose! It was a fun little project to make!

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  2. Came out great! Looks like it would make a nice bag for a knitting project.

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    1. Thanks, Em! I thought it looked like a knitting bag too!

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  3. Nice looking bag! You never have too many totes! I love all of mine!

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    1. Thanks, Joanie! I have quite a few but they're just so useful! So nice to hear from you again!

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  4. Good sized tote bag - I could certainly use one of these - must get busy!!

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    1. Makes great gifts and uses up your stash very nicely!

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  5. good looking tote. I may have to make some for me. hmmm.....where did I stash those larger pieces of fabrics?

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