Everything Tote

I ADORE Heather Ross - her fabric, her tan, and her book:

There are so many practical, cute, and unintimidating patterns and projects in this book. I think it is a book that I can really see myself using every pattern that is in it. I have already made some good headway - my most recent project: the Everything Tote:

I should have taken a picture holding it so you can see how big this thing is. It is HUGE. But it is also unintruding. I thought at first it would just be used as a weekend bag, but the way it slouches as you wear it make the size hardly noticeable. It is so lightweight and easy to carry, while it carries everything :)

I made one for my sister as well that I made into a diaper bag. I added a lot more pockets and made them deeper. I also added a key ring. It was really cute, but I sent it home with her without taking pictures for you to see.

Sewing Group Mtg #2

I never posted about what we did at our last sewing group. We made purses. There are plenty of free tutorials out there for handmade purses, so we all just found the one we wanted to make, bought the materials, then met to sew it all together.

Here is the tutorial I used. I made 2 variations of the same bag. The instructions for this one were kind of confusing at first, but just read through it and begin and then you'll realize how easy it is.

The design is for a reversible bag, but I made the soft pink one reversible, but not my sisters.