Just Add Ink 99: Just Add Fancy Packaging

Hi!

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year.  I love the New Year - the new beginnings and new opportunities that await are endless!  I thought I'd start off the New Year by entering the latest challenge at Just Add Ink, which is to Just Add Fancy Packaging.

I decided to sew a project tote, which at the moment is the fancy packaging for my unfinished projects. When I no longer have any UFO's (yeah right!) this will become the home for my mini albums.  Here's a look at the inside.

I have already made one of these totes, which you can see the post for here.   You'll find the link for the pattern in the previous post.  In that post I mentioned I wanted to try doubling the measurements, which I did for this newest tote.  Here's the two together for a comparison in size.

I'll be making some more of these when I have some time.  They are so cute and so very useful!

Bye for now,

Tina

Sewing with Stampin' Up! Fabric

Hi!

I got a chance on Friday to sit down and do some sewing.  I had a particular project in mind that I've been wanting to sew for about 6 months.  Can't believe it's taken that long for me to find the time to sew it up!

Isn't it a cute little bag?  It's called a project tote, and I think it would look adorable on a craft desk with things like your snail, paper snips, bone folder, etc tucked away inside.

The button fabric is Stampin' Up!, but it is not available in Australia.  You could make this tote with any of the fabrics we stock though.  The tote is quite small, and if you make it as I have with the contrasting fabric you would be able to make 24 of these bags using one pack of fabric.

I popped the ribbons in to give you an idea of the size.  I'm currently using mine to store ribbons, but I think I will use it for bits and pieces at my classes and workshops.  I'm also going to try doubling the measurements to make myself a bigger bag.  Hopefully it won't take another 6 months to find some more sewing time!

If you are a sewer and would like to have a go at this tote you can find the pattern here.

Catch you later,

Tina