
First, I had to pick my project. This was easy because I instantly fell in love with the tote on the front of the book, so that left me only having to pick out fabric. I didn't actually use all of these fabrics, but maybe I'll use them on my next one?

Using a dinner place to mark the curved corners

Sewing on the curve wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. After slowly going around the first one, I thought, hey...no problem. I learned, however, that I need to work on that curve thing a bit more, because I tried zipping along the second curve and it wasn't quite as on-the-line as the first...lol...oops!

Isn't turning the fabric a funny thing? For a few moments there, it just looks like a gigantic blog of nothing.

Ok, almost there...

One handle hand-sewed on...one to go...

All done...what do you think?

Hanging out on the door...get it? Hanging? Har har har...

The best part of this project is I had a purpose in mind when I made this. I finished my project just in time to use it for my first knitting class! Woohoo! I figured, if I went to the knitting class and I was terrible, I could just hold up my bag and say, hey...I may not be able to knit, but I can make something...see! I made this this weekend! lol
9 comments:
It looks fabulous!
I think you have taken to sewing like a duck to water!
Thanks Anonymous!
Thanks Sarah and Jack! Of course, the pictures don't depict how many hours I spent doing this...lol.
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That looks great!!
Lookin forward to see what you've knitted!
Thanks Catlin! :) D
This is beautiful! I love the fabric.
Thanks Dani!
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that bag is soooo cute!
i found your site googling free sewing patterns for a tote bag and yay for the Philippines! lols but good job on the tote its so cute. i just taught myself how to knit and now i wanna learn how to sew. :)
Thanks Marjorie! Def yay for Philippines! Good luck learning to sew. You should get this book - it's probably not best for true beginners (doesn't go over all the basics), but has some simple ideas.
:) D
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