Fall is in full swing. The last couple weeks the tree colors have been beautiful and with temps in the high 60s and 70s I couldn't ask for better fall weather. But alas, all good things come to an end. The days are getting shorter and the temps are dropping. Here comes the rains and the wind and most of the leaves have fallen to the ground. Mother Nature sure put on a great show. Back to my sewing.
January 2023 I constructed the "Tidy Tote," which has been awesome for carrying my sewing supplies to different gatherings. ( I posted about this tote February 6, 2023 titles "Quickies"). As greats as this tote is I don't always need to carry a lot of supplies. Sometimes I just need thread, scissors, pins and a couple odds and ends with my sewing machine. So I found a pattern for a tote from byannie.com called Open Bag 2.0. With leftover fabric from my Tidy Tote I constructed a small matching bag.
The large opened tote in the back is my Tidy Tote, the smaller tote on the bottom right is my new smaller coordinated tote. It has a zipper closure, a side handle on the left and inside mesh fabric pockets on both the front and the back. I put a peace sign zipper closure on the zipper pull. How fun! This will work perfect. Even better, I had all the fabric and supplies in my stash except the zipper and pattern.
Matchy, matchy - this project reminds me of the 60s and early 70s when I would have a matching purse for each pair of shoes I owned :). Now days people don't even wear matching socks. To be so care-free. Well, back to the present. Cleaning up some quick projects and finishing my new UFO list. I only need six UFOs to complete one every other month. This should be a breeze, but I didn't finish last year's list. Maybe I can squeeze last year's list in and have both list done by the deadline - November 2025. But as you know, there is always other projects that manage to find their way in the mix. I guess that's why there are these UFOs.
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