Bag of the Week 22

Mermaid Tote

This is actually a catch up post.  I’ve been a week behind on my bags since the beginning of May when an unexpected trip out of town ate up a week I had not planned for.  So there will two Bag of the Week postings for this week.

Last week I wrote about Nancy Ota’s Screen Play pattern and shared a bag with a decidedly summer theme.  This week I am sharing another:  my Mermaid Tote.  This bag is made from blue pet screen and Michael Miller’s Mermaid fabric which I bought at a quilt store in Virginia Beach a number of years ago.  I have written about this pattern for Week 21 and Week 12 and you can read more about it in those posts.  This picture shows the bottom of the bag which is composed of screen.  This is a handy feature that allows water and sand to filter through.

I made this tote bag to take to the pool and carry home wet items.  It works great for that purpose but I kept losing my keys and pool pass in the bottom of the bag.  Since I had some screen and fabric scraps left over I made myself a little zippered pouch to contain them.  Have fun at the beach!