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!