My niece graduated last weekend, and I made her a special tote for the occasion. I used the fat quarter pack I had picked up at Goodwill for $2. There were 5 fat quarters in there, and I got 3 of these totes from the pack. (The other two were used as birthday gifts for a few of my Sunday school teens.) I only added in a little bit of green gingham and the blue lining fabric. Of course, I spent a little bit of time planning it all out so I knew I would have just enough fabric.
To make this one a little different, I went with a patchwork design. I really like it, and I'll probably be using it again!
I also added a zipper, something I've been wanting to try for awhile now. I've been adding zippers to clothing for nearly 20 years, but I've been intimidated by the idea of adding them to a handbag. No more! These are even easier than putting them in clothing. There are great instructions at Instructables.
Of course, I added a bunch of pockets to the inside, using the green gingham to contrast so she could find the pockets easily.
I added a clip to the zipper, since it's not a regular purse zipper (with a larger zipper pull). For this tote, I added a cross charm, but you could add nearly anything - including a decorative keychain.
I'm having a lot of fun with these purses, and they're going over very well. They're a little addicting, in case you can't tell!
I'm linking to Fiber Arts Monday and
3 comments:
Beautiful job on the zipper!
Very cute idea! Thank you so much for linking up to Upcycled Awesome at www.thetshirtdiaries.com
Very nice....I haven't tried a zipper on my totes yet, but I want to soon!!
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