QAYG Tote Housework Side

Used the shape and size of the "241 Tote" by Anna Graham (aka noodlehead) for this quilt as you go bag, though I didn't put in the charming side panels, as I thought it'd be too bulky to manage. Anna's pattern is for sale here:

 

 

 

 

www.noodle-head.com/2011/03/241-tote-pattern.html

 

 

 

 

I adore that pattern and use it for my everyday purses.

 

 

 

 

Learned the quilt-as-you-go technique in two tutorials, one by Chase (aka quarter inch mark on Flickr):

 

 

 

 

www.quarterinchmark.blogspot.com/2012/05/take-one-fabric....

 

 

 

 

And one by Penny (aka sewtakeahike on Flickr) at:

 

 

 

 

www.sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/2010/03/quilt-a....

 

 

 

 

The strap is a strip of buttery-soft leather, which I sewed directly into the top seam of the bag when I sewed exterior and lining together. A denim needle made it easy.

 

Check out that crazy good hunk of feedsack, given to me as a surprise by Jenny (aka www.flickr.com/people/krousegirl2/) when I made an order from her Etsy shop. Is that great, or what??!!?

 

 

Thanks to some of my dear online sewing friends for gifting me some of the fabrics in this bag: Paula (www.flickr.com/photos/neweyes2009/), Ayumi (www.etsy.com/shop/ayumills?ref=ss_profile), Teri (www.flickr.com/photos/craktpot/), and Sakizome (www.etsy.com/shop/sakizome).

 

 

 

Done