Handmade Monday - Floral Tote Bag

Now I'm not one to cast aspersions.....but......it was Friday the 13th......when blogger decided to disappear for a few hours............ It's nice to be back. A warm welcome to my new followers and a big thank you to all that have visited my blog, your comments really do mean alot, I did manage to read the ones from Thursday's post before they vanished into the ether. Thank you.

My entry for Handmade Monday this week is the large tote bag from Cath Kidston's, 'Sew'.
 

Pic courtesy of Amazon

After my little jaunt around the market last weekend I realised that although my plastic Tescos 'Bag for Life' performed well in terms of purpose and function, it did let me down rather in the style stakes - so I decided to do something about it and this bag is the result.
I really enjoyed making this because:

• It got me back into using paper patterns
• I had to follow a set of instructions
• I got to use the buttonhole function on my machine for the first time in a while
• I can now hold my head up during any bouts of retail therapy

I used the floral fabric which has appeared on a few of my makes recently (told you I loved it!)

.......and I lined the inside with natural calico (ooooh I do like a bit of calico).  The bag also features a handy inside pocket.

.... and a roomy front pocket.

I embellished the button hole with a gorgeous pearlised button.

It should fold down happily to fit in my handbag ready to be used at an opportune moment but if you wanted to be sure of this, you may want to make the bag unlined, (as the book suggests).

 Now I haven't been to visit Wendy's blog and Handmade Monday yet, but I just know there will be lots of wonderful blog entries waiting for me to discover, so that's where I'm off to next.

And my youngest's verdict on my latest creation "Its's good but it reminds me a bit of wallpaper" - at least I can always rely on him for an honest critique.

Have a good day and thanks for visiting.