It felt good to sew again. It was so cold up in my sewing room that I had to bring the machine down to the kitchen table. But, I was still able to make a simple tote in a few hours. I made it as a belated Christmas gift for a friend.
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The dimensions I used were 15" wide X 17" high and the straps were each 24" long X 4" wide - folded in half and then in to itself making 1" side straps. I used the same method I used for the
trinket keepers - hole in the bottom of the lining and pulling the outside fabric through. I added some stiff stabilizer to the back of the outside fabric, but not on lining or straps.
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The outside fabric is
Paris Bebe and the lining is by Elisabeth Merrill for
RJR Fabrics.
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It made me want to sew more. I left the machine on the kitchen table. It won't help our family dinners, but it will help me sew!
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