I quilt the top half of these before I sew the straps and pocket on. For batting, I'm using some flannel that started pilling the first time I washed it. I knew it wouldn't be good for a quilt border like I wanted, but for batting inside the tops of these totes, nobody will see it. Nothing fancy for the quilting either, I just lay down strips of masking tape in nice straight rows, and sew between the tape. You can barely see the lines of stitching if you click on the picture below.
My Siamese inspector is in just about the same position as last time. Predictable, isn't he? I hung both totes on the doorknob when I finished taking the picture above, and Toby was so sure I'd hidden something behind them, he had to check:
5 comments:
Very neat bags. I like the big pocket on the outside. I have a whole set of shopping bags that I usually forget to put in the car. Somebody should make an automatic alarm on them that attaches to my grocery list so when it goes out the door the alarm goes off. Lol.
This oneis even better! Ilove red. And I love the cat too. did you see my dog proof litter box on one of my polder posts in my blog? Ugly, but it works.
Sam in Middle TN
Maybe your cat just wants to make sure tigers don't come with the bag?
I used a set of bags I made at the store yesterday. Got lots of comments!
I like your totes! I want to make 6 of these for going to the grocery store. I am glad you have a wonderful supervisor to keep you right on track!
wow--must be the year for totes! I made several myself. Your's are nice and big and can hold lots of stuff! :) I love the inspector--I'm assuming they passed approval? Not having cats--achoo!--it always amuses me to see the antics that they do with all the quilting stuff.
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