Bag of the Week 48

Santa Tote Bag with Tutorial

Kick off the holiday season right with a bag that will make you the envy of all of the other elves in town.  I designed this bag last year as a teacher gift, and made one for myself, too.  It is such a fun bag to carry while I do my Christmas shopping.  I used coat weight wool for the outer fabric but this would be fantastic in a quilted red satin. The belt is grossgrain ribbon, the buckle appliqued lame and the trim a hand knit I-cord.

I've written a tutorial that outlines all of the steps in constructing this bag so you can whip one up for yourself or someone special on your gift list. 

Sharing this project on Get Your Craft On! over at Today's Creative Blog.  Check out the inspiration!

Update on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 10:23PM by Julie Bowersett

Love it!  This post was picked up by craftgossip.com as one of their featured projects for today.  What a nice early Christmas present for me!  Check them out.

Update on Monday, December 6, 2010 at 2:36PM by Julie Bowersett

Also featured on Sassy Sites' Christmas with Fabric.  Make sure you take a look at her other "Christams with" features.  There are some darling projects on this site.