Totes

My dear DIL had sent me boxes of upholstery samples years ago that I keep working on. I've made pillows and a vest that I didn't care for, but the thing that seems to be the best use for them is totes. I gather sets together in a color theme and stitch them to create a big piece of fabric. Each seam is sewn, pressed open and then top stitched on each side to make it flat. I box the bottom corners and then sew a pleat from the top, across the bottom, and up to the top on each side in a U to give it strength and shape. They are lined in synthetic satin.

This is the biggest one.

This is my favorite, because it has more color.

Totes

I was looking in a box of denim scraps for a patch for my jeans, when pieces just decided that they needed to be used. These are the legs of old jeans that I combined with braids that have been around here forever. The pockets are from a fat quarter.