Another week of sheltering in place has passed - what is it, five weeks now? Seems like it's been forever. And it's not horrible - there are much worse places to be - but it is very different, and it's hard to stay on track sometimes, isn't it? So while trying to stay on track this week, I ended up chasing a squirrel!
Anyway, back on the main point - I pulled these fabrics Sunday morning, all excited about playing with my scraps. Took a break, enjoyed worship online, ate lunch, and went back up to the studio to play. And couldn't make it work! How frustrating! I had a plan to finish a bag for this blogpost, and my scraps just weren't playing well with me. But never fear - I had a Moda Scrap Bag with some interesting neutrals, and grabbing a strip of peach solid from my scrap pile, I pulled together a bunch of the neutral strips and started creating my own scrappy piece of fabric. And while I was quilting the piece, nearly ready to start making the tote bag, my browser cut out and I didn't get to see the instructions for the tote.
But I've made lots of totes, so I decided to take things into my own hands and create my own "design". And here's what I made...
Here you can see the finished bag, along with the peach scrap and the Moda Scrap Bag.
I did some fancy quilting - well, not fancy, but full! I did straight horizontal lines on the upper two-thirds of the bag, and a cross-hatch design for the bottom of the bag.
And because I was too lazy to look for another fabric to line it with, I decided to go with binding the seams. I boxed the bottom corners and voila! A market bag all ready to go! I actually used it when I did the grocery shopping this morning, and it worked great!
So that is my squirrel for the week. Now I need to get busy and work on the t-shirt quilt. That should keep me out of trouble!
What have you been working on?
Hugs!
Sarah
