Tutorial - How to make a simple tote bag from a teatowel

I'm looking forward to next months Choose Your Own Bag Adventure, but in the meantime, I thought I'd re-publish some of my bag tutorials for anyone who might be a little new around these parts.

You can find an online version of this tutorial as published in The Weekly Times, or you can download a PDF version.

It's super simple and will take you less than 30 minutes (I promise)!

It's Totes Good

I'm dropping off some brand new stock to Gleaners Inc today (well.... after I finish my weekly torture session in the gym first).

There'll be simple shopping totes, and a range of bibs made from teatowel cushion offcuts, and vintage fabrics from my stash.


PS - I'll need a very strong cappucino when I get there Liz!

A bit of Australiana (must be pronounced with an accent)

I've been sorting through the tea towel stash, looking for a little bit of Australiana....

.... and whipping up some totes using my tutorial.

I'm very glad that I don't have to actually cut the tea towels......... just in case I change my mind

Some of them are just way too pretty

In The Weekly Times

Do you remember my penguin tea towel tote bag?

Well now you can make your very own bag, using my nifty little tutorial printed in the Country Living section of today's edition of The Weekly Times....

There's an online version right here, and I'm hoping to have a pdf available pdf can be downloaded right here!

The list

I had a relaxing morning on the couch yesterday eating delicious lemon tart and mini red velvet cupcakes, before making a trip to Spotlight and then getting cracking back into working through all of the items on my christmas list....

I'm making pressies for friends to give their family members, and pressies for me to give my family members, and I've even managed to outsource some hatmaking for my nephews, as I know that I just won't have time to get to that one. Luckily, Bec has the exact same pattern as me, and can whip up a hat much faster!

I've been making some super simple tea towel totes, some zippered pencilcases in various sizes (I still need more practice with getting neat corners on the zips), and some bookmarks.

Still on the TO DO list:

1 x Pink Tutu
1 x Black Tutu
2 x Dress Up Skirts
6 x Animal ears and tails
2 x Chefs Hats
2 x Aprons
1 x Softie
1 x Baby Dress

....and I still need to think of something to make for a 5 year old boy.

How many days until Christmas again?