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Happy Tuesday! I'm excited to share my project in the Fall 2019 issue of Quilts and More Magazine!
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I made a trick or treat tote bag, which you can see on the right-hand side of the cover!
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This tote was a lot of fun to make and came together pretty quickly! I based the pieced candy blocks on one of my favorite candies, Smarties! I stuck with Halloween colors for the candy since the main tote was a nice neutral. I used quilting cotton blenders from my stash and yarn dye Essex linen in black for the main bag.
The candy blocks are pieced simply, no paper-piecing or anything. You could really change up the look of the tote by using different colors!
For the lining I used this funky orange and black raven print from Honor Roll by Anna Maria Horner. For the handles I used a plain black solid.
This bag gets extra structure with pin-tucked corners. This is one of my favorite techniques for giving bags extra shape and stability without making them too stiff. I filmed a tutorial for this technique last year, you can find it here: Using Tucks to Add Structure to Your Bag
You can find the pattern in the Fall 2019 issue of Quilts and More Magazine, on newsstands now!
Happy Sewing!
Love the bag! Nice color combination and the fact that it will be so useful after holding the candy!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful bag! Love those colors and prints!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute, Jeni!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great bag.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing I really like your work Keep up the good work.
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The bag is amazing! The color combination is lovely, and the printing quality is so good that anyone can fall in love with those bags.
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