Today, was the swap for the grocery tote at my modern quilt guild meeting. I mentioned in my blog on Wednesday that I was going to use the market tote from Patchwork, please. I did, and I think it turned out great. I made some changes to my original plan – the main one being the linen color….I was thinking the black dyed essex linen instead I used sand essex linen.
I made some modifications to the design/pattern in the book. They were:
- I only used one exterior pocket not two, I kept the front one.
- The front exterior pocket was made from scraps and used quilt as you go. I used binding to finish the top edge.
- I used pre-quilted material for the straps
- Finally, I used a piece of plastic along the base to add some strength and additional shape.
As, I am participating in “I took the process pledge” (along with 872 others), I will talk through this bag in more detail later on in the week.
In the meantime, don’t forget the “Zakka Along 2.0::Patchwork, Please” that is starting June 3rd. You can join on flickr here. If you haven’t bought the book I would highly recommend it….I love this book, so much so that June 3rd seems too far away. I can’t help myself just to keep making my way through the book.
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That book’s got a lot of cute projects in it, doesn’t it? I’d promised myself I’d quit buying pattern books because I so rarely want to make more than one thing from them, but I bought this one on a whim and I’m glad I did. As soon as I have time to sit down and work on something, I’ve got plans… 😀
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such a pretty job
Thank you 🙂
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oh I love your version!! That quilted pocket is perfect! When you say ‘plastic’ do you mean an insert in the bag’s bottom?
yes, I used the template plastic you by in the notions section of the quilt shop and cut it to size and added the insert to the bags bottom