Can You Ever Have Too Many Totes?

A while ago, my craft group was cleaning out the cupboards and came up with these fabric samples. I was given them with the request – Do something with these!

Unfortunately, each sample had a narrow paper border which I wasn’t able to remove, so I had to cut each strip out, one by one. What could I make out of them all?

Thanks to Craftsy, I came across this tote pattern, consisting of 104 strips of fabric. Luckily, I just had enough fabric, with one strip left over. I was pretty happy with the result.

February Table Runner

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Some pretty hearts sewn from my stash. I wanted to have a table runner completed in time to celebrate St Valentine’s Day, and after stitching into the early hours, managed to do just that! No time for fancy quilting, just a simple stitch in the ditch for now. Maybe I’ll go back later and do some stippling to highlight the hearts a little bit more, but in the meantime, another job done!

Zipper Pouch

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Here is what I quickly stitched up this afternoon. Very easy, using up some of my stash and patchwork squares which were left over from another project. I love zipper pouches, and I could easily become addicted to making more in different sizes.

DSCN0342 DSCN0347 I made zipper tabs in the black and white fabric. This is the first time I’ve attempted them and love how they turned out. A nice finishing touch. Such a fun project.