A long time ago I snagged the Clydebank Tote pattern from Sew Sweetness, but never got around to making it. A lot of times, I draft my own bag/purse patterns, but I really liked the shape of this one and especially liked the integrated handles. I finally got around to making it this weekend.
I made the large version, and it's a really nice size, big enough for my choir music which includes a three ring binder. It has nice foam interfacing so it holds its shape really well.
I had the bear embroidery pinned to my design wall just waiting to be made into something, so I added it to the front panel at the last minute as a front pocket. I love using up some of these bits and bobs.
The back just has this fun print I snagged at my mom's hometown quilt show last year. So bright and colorful. The red side panels actually came from a pair of my pants that wore out but still had lots of useful fabric in it.
It has a nice zip-top closure that still opens wide.
I didn't really need a new tote bag, but I like this one. It's going to be my new choir bag. And now I think I'm done with side projects for a while and am going to focus on some new art quilts!
Trippy. It looks awesome!
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