Summer Tote Challenge!

poweredbyquilting

6 years ago

Happy Monday! This is a special Monday edition to share the tote that I made for Jessica Swift's Summer Tote Challenge!

Jessica provided me the fabric to make this awesome tote and I absolutely ADORE how it turned out! Jessica's summer tote challenge goes until Tuesday, so don't forget to submit your totes before then! In addition, there will be totes popping up on Instagram through the end of August for her social media hop. Check out the following hashtags to see all the beautiful totes! #mysummertote #agfsirena #sirenafabrics #jessicaswift

Here are the details on how I created this amazing tote.

Pattern: The Picnic Tote by Caroline Fairbanks-Critchfield
Fabric: Sirena by Jessica Swift

The center panel is woven with 9 different prints! I picked and organized them by color families and started weaving. I used my trusty Wefty Needle to weave.

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I was actually a little apprehensive on the weave when I was finished because the large-scale prints on some of the fabrics changed my vision a bit in the weave. However, the panel in the tote still looks absolutely fabulous!

My favorite way to get the weave off of my foam board is actually to use freezer paper to secure the weave before fusing Pellon Shapeflex to the back.

The tote itself was really fun to make following the instructions and tutorial on SewCanShe. I decided to have two pockets inside of the tote that showcased a different print.