I received a custom order the other day on etsy. A woman saw my animal camo mini tote. I love this fabric so much. It is so cool and fun. Of course it is Michael Miller. The woman wanted a larger tote in the same fabric, fortunately I did have enough fabric.
So I took some pics of the building process. I call this the City Tote. Living in the city I sometimes don't make it home in between errands and stops. So many times I will carry my laptop, gym clothes and regular purse stuff. This tote will hold it all!
The original pattern came from Lotta Jansdotter
http://www.jansdotter.com
I deleted a few details and added a few.
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| In this shot, I added heavy weight fusible nterfacing to the outside fabric to give it some stability. |
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| The inside of the bag is built the same way as the shell. I used a canvas for the inside, to give some body and durability. |
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| Drop the liner into the shell and added bias tape around the top. |
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| Double needle those straps! |
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| Finished! |
If you decide to make this bag and have some questions feel free to ask me!
