Big Blue Tote

I cleaned my craft room on the weekend. I know. Big job. Huge! But I moved lots of stuff and vacuumed EVERYWHERE. Something I don’t do very often.

It wasn’t really fun. But I did find some projects I needed to finish. Or in this case start.

I bought this fabric a while ago with this big tote in mind. My friend, Di, sometimes comes to quilt at my place. She always brings her supplies in a big tote that she bought from Ikea. I decided I wanted to make one. I even took measurements from hers to get me started. Then I found this fabric at a ridiculous price in the “off-cut bin” at Spotlight. It has some marks on it but for this project it is perfect.

So in an hour or so I turned the fabric into this super tote. Packed in there for the photo shoot are two blankets and three quilts so it is huge! When I take partly finished quilts to craft morning or Craft Retreat, this will be large enough to hold the quilt and any extra fabric and batting I need.

This gives you an idea of the dimensions I used. The 36″ side is the top of the bag so you fold it in half, join the side seams and box the base. Before I did that though, I attached the straps like this:

By running the straps under the base of the bag, you give it extra strength for heavier loads. My fabric is an upholstery weight fabric for the same reason.

Have you been enjoying our colour weeks here at And Sew We Craft? This one is Blue Week. I can’t wait for next week though: Rainbow Week!

Which one has been your favourite?

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Tonya is the voice behind TheCraftyMummy.com. She dabbles in lots of different crafts – patchwork, quilting, cross-stitch, scrapbooking, knitting, crochet and sewing. She also writes about blogging and social media.