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Gwen of The Bold Abode joined the challenge only hours ago, and her tote is done! Amazing or what?
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Dragon Tote is officially done (with little time to spare)
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Brown lining and patch work appliqued pockets in the dragon tote!
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Gia's awesome leaf applique tote
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Tori's gorgeous retro tote
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Kristin's gorgeous solids-only tote, with tutorial
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Pam A very stylish bag!!! Love the shape, the colours, the appliqué. It all works so well.
June Walker love the style and colors, so bright!
Jill Great tote Kristin! Love the bright yellow!
Here's Tanya's (Wee Little Birds) finished tote!
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Gray's tote is finished!
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Pam A great tote for carrying crochet and knitting projects. The tab to hold the knitting needles is very clever.
June Walker love this! a bag and organization!
Jill Great looking bag - and very useful too! Great work!
Hawaiian Chic Drawstring Tote - the other side
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Pam Love the shape of the flowers!!!
Keren Duchan the flowers are really pretty. You made good use of the tie dye fabric!
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! Very cute and pretty! Excellent work, Tanya!
June Walker def. love the tie dye fabric for the flowers
Hawaiian Chic Drawstring Tote
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Pam I absolutely adore the Hawaiian girl appliqué!!! A fabulous bag!!!
Keren Duchan So pretty! The drawstring at the top is a nice touch. I updated the post (http://www.sewlavie.co...)
June Walker LOVE THIS! I do not know which side I like better, both are just great
Jill Just beautiful! - both sides are equally lovely!
An extra tote I made this weekend for a gift, felt circles appliquéd onto the canvas for a peacock :)
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Stephanie Fermor Behind the buttons I used wool blend felt circles, I originally started with tear drop shapes but circles worked better with the buttons. The idea for the peacock is off a postcard I saw at a local card shop. I am going to blog about how I made it next week so will add link when I have that online.
Thanyalak Chaisuwan very pretty..what a cool idea! :) Love it!
Kristin G This is just lovely, I want one!!
Jill I LOVE this peacock - looking forward to reading how you made it!
Stephanie Fermor I finally wrote up my post about the tote, read it here http://toastiestudio.b...
Finished my practical patchwork tote!
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Keren Duchan Great!! It's so positive and happy. What a fun bag!
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! I like the way you think, Miss Jill! Congrats on a job well done!
Pam Love the way you've positioned the appliquéd words in an oval with one word in the centre. A great bag, Jill and well done on using fabric from your stash.
Thanyalak Chaisuwan very cool bag :) I like the colors..fun and positive.
Jill Thanks everyone!
The front of my tote. The back is plain denim, except for the piping.
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Jill Beautiful Pam! I love those flowers! so bright and cheery!
June Walker too cute! I love all the little details
Keren Duchan I love it. I think what I love the most about it is that it reminds me of my childhood. It has this innocence and sweetness and happiness to it :-)
Thanyalak Chaisuwan I love this tote..it sends out such a happy, cheery message :)
My dragon is born! This reverse applique dragon is going to become one of the panels of my tote!
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June Walker wow, love it!
Keren Duchan Great job! What a handsome dragon. Great choice of colors and it all works well with the reverse applique. It'll look gorgeous as a tote bag.
Jill Oh my goodness - that looks FABULOUS!
Pam Looking good!!!
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! really cool, Christie! That's a tough design to simplify, and you did an awesome job of it!
I know this does not fit in the challenge, but you all inspired me to make my own pattern AND it looks like I pictured
the back......
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here it is...tra-la the front.....
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Keren Duchan how cute! brought a smile to my face :-) great idea for the design and great colors.
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! heck ya! That is way cool! It's bright and fun and very well done!
June Walker Thanks.. I can't say it looks like my cat.. if it did, the cat would be much more....round...
Jill SO cute!! I love it!
Storm Trooper Bag
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Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! Oh yes, very cool!!!!
Pam Black and white work so well together. Great job on the reverse appliqué.
Eddie Landreth Now that is cool! Makes me want to go watch the movie again, LOL!
Jill This is too cool!
Sneak Peek of my Stormtrooper Tote! Reverse Appliqued, first time I've tried that. (Better photos to come, just anxious to share!)
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Kadie Arrington That is really cool Adrianne! Even my 12 year old likes it. :)
Jennifer Salter That is awesome!
Keren Duchan It's gorgeous! It has so much character. The colors you chose are perfect for the design. I am envious.
Some of my appliqué shapes fused to the denim. Photo taken at night, so the lighting is not the best. Next step, stitch the flowers on and add some leaves. Still deciding whether to add extra colour with the appliqué stitching, (as if it doesn't already have enough colour... LOL!!!), or have the stitching blend in with the flowers.
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Finished the "Hawaiian Girl" Applique :)
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Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! Oh, look how pretty!
Thanyalak Chaisuwan Thank you very much, Rikka :)
May Nicharat so cute
Eddie Landreth Pretty! It's coming together now.
Keren Duchan she's very pretty. Lovely applique.
More progress on my practical patchwork tote!
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Pam Lovely bright colours, Jill.
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! Love those colors! Also love the contrast between the shiny/silky/matte finishes.
Keren Duchan way to go! Seems like you're on a roll :-)
My tote is finally done!
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Jill Oh Rikka that is stunning! I love it! Great job!
Pam Everything works so well to make a fabulous tote, Rikka. I love the hand stitching on the four middle squares. It really adds to the appeal of the bag, together with the studs.
Keren Duchan it's gorgeous! I love it!!!! It has such a good structure and the colors and design work so well!
Thanyalak Chaisuwan very classy..trendy..I love it! We have so many talented friends in this group. :)
Eddie Landreth Great work, I like the colors and the overall design, it just all works right together.
Stephanie's entry! Super fun and cute!
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Pam I love the original design you've created, Stephanie. Such a cute, fun tote!
Eddie Landreth Well, that just looks delicious! Great job!
Jill This is such a fun bag! My girls would LOVE one like this!
And so it begins.. I now have my fabric picked out.. from my stash...
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Keren Duchan now that's some stash! I wish I had such large pieces left in mine :-) I love the turquoise, orange, and grey. The pink also! It'll be interesting to see how you put them together.
Jill Great selection there - looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Eddie Landreth Nice selections, looking forward to seeing how it comes together!
another look at my solids-only reverse-applique tote
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here's the second bag I made for the challenge. Click on the photo to see my post about it :-)
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Jill Another fabulous bag! Love the colours on this one!
Eddie Landreth Bright colors! Looks great!
The I, Robot tote
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Thanyalak Chaisuwan I like this one too..did you use stitching or applique?
Keren Duchan robots are cool :-) The robot might be printed on the bag, or maybe it is a machine satin stitch. Do you have the link to the website where you found it?
Juanita McLellan I printed the cover of the book, "I, Robot" and sketched the robot onto the bag.... then satin stitched over the drawing....
Eddie Landreth Very cool!
Another tote... Asimov
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Juanita McLellan It's just a copy of a line drawing of Asimov... then stitched on top.
Keren Duchan awesome! Artsy.
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! I love old Sci-Fi!!! This just rocks! I am going to my a Heinlein tote! Stranger in a Strange Land......very inspiring--thanks!
Pam Very effective! What stitch have you used on the hair?
Juanita McLellan On the hair: I have a stomping foot (it kinda bounces up and down on the fabric) and you can freeform the stitching beneath the foot.
Quick sketch of flowers I *may* use as appliqués on my tote.
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Thanyalak Chaisuwan This looks great..I can't wait to see how the tote will turn out. :)
Eddie Landreth Love the pattern, it'll look great!
Fabric I'll probably use to make my tote: 3 colours plus denim
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Thanyalak Chaisuwan I love the colors you picked, Pam. I am choosing denim as the main fabric too. :)
Keren Duchan Awesome. I love the super basic colors. They will have a strong effect! Can't wait to see the applique flowers :-)
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! Those brights will look great against the denim.
Finished the Cape Palliser Lighthouse Tote.
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Pam The lighthouse almost has a 3D effect. Love the quilting looking like waves. A great tote!!!
Thanyalak Chaisuwan what a great design..I love it!
Juanita McLellan Thanks. It is the lighthouse near my home.
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! Truly awesome! Great job!
Jill Fabulous bag!
My tote is done!
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Rebecca Lopez So pretty!
Ricki Brown Love this!
Sarah-Ashley Simmons beautiful
Keren Duchan I love it. It is so professional and has so much texture and warmth.
Jill Just brilliant!
Part of the front applique design - Theme: "Hawaiian Girl"
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Thanyalak Chaisuwan Thank you very much, Jill. I saw that you have made some progress too..Way To Go! :)
Eddie Landreth Very cool, looking forward to seeing this progress along!
Amy Lauritsen Very cool - easy to recognize the image too :)
Pam Looking good, Tanya!
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! Simple shapes make such a huge impact. I'm eager to see how you'll utilize the other bright colors you chose.
Look at all the pretty little shapes Jill is working with! She wrote a lovely post full of inspiration that I'd recommend you all take a look at.
[repinning Jill's pin because of problems on pinterest] Here's what Jill wrote: Finally made a start to my tote! I've decided to make one in "my style" and try not to compare my skills to others.... This pile is what I'm starting with!!
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Eddie Landreth Now this is going to be interesting....I see lots of possibilities with this.
Jennifer's beautiful bird and chevron tote: bird side :-)
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Eddie Landreth Love the bird on it!
Jennifer's beautiful bird and chevron tote is done!
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Eddie Landreth Congrats on getting it done!! It turned out great!
Amy Lauritsen wow, amazing!!
Pam It's great how you've put different designs on each side of the bag. You can chose which side to wear depending on your mood for the day. Well done!
Jill Love the chevrons!
Kristin G This is gorgeous, well done!
Finally made a start to my tote! I've decided to make one in "my style" and try not to compare my skills to others.... This pile is what I'm starting with!!
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I started quilting my tote this evening on my longarm. As you can see I added a band to the top of the side and the green at the bottom of the pic will be a band across the bottom of the side that wraps underneath to the other side. I've got this one side quilted now, so ready to move forward to quilt that green area now. I like how it's turning out!
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Thanyalak Chaisuwan wow!! this is truly stunning! it will be a very very long time till I can quilt like this..but this is definitely a GREAT inspiration!
Keren Duchan I'm curious as to how you manually control the longarm and get it to quilt like that. I read up a bit on wikipedia and I'll look up some videos and read further back on your blog. Awesome! I bet there isn't a longarm in the whole country though... One day I'll visit the USA again and I'll surely go see one! :-)
Eddie Landreth Basically the sewing head is like a sewing machine on wheels that rides on a track so that you can move it in any direction over the quilt top that is stretched taut on the frame. So you can do some pretty precise quilting with it and it's much easier than trying to quilt something through a regular sewing machine. The best analogy that I've ever heard is that quilting through a regular machine is like moving a piece of paper under a pencil to write something. Whereas with a longarm you are moving a pencil across a piece of paper to write. There's a world of difference in the ease and control you have with it.
Keren Duchan I am curious to see how you manually operate it. I'll search youtube for videos :-) Anyhow it sounds grand!! I quilted a few baby quilts with a regular Bernina Activa 240 sewing machine, and boy does that quilt give you a hard time moving it around!
Adrianne Surian Eddie, this is amazing. Excellent work!
and here's the inside of my tote: patch pocket for cellphone and magnetic snap. I'm very pleased with the lining color :-)
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Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! Super cool, Keren!
My solids-only tote is done! Read all about it on my blog.
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Christine Wilhelm oh wow, this is just stunning!! and I love how the back is a little more free!
Thanyalak Chaisuwan very pretty! I love everything about this tote..you did an excellent job, Keren! :)
Eddie Landreth It turned out beautiful!!! I really like the pattern and the reverse applique.
Jill I love the design! Such a smart bag!
Adrianne Surian Keren, I loved this pattern that you used so much that I used it too. LOVE this bag, it's perfect!
Here's a progress photo of my tote. I have the shapes fused in place on one side (the same design will be on the other side). I fused the shapes in place with Shades SoftFuse, which is an ultra light-weight fusible. After I fuse the piece on the other panel I'll quilt them and then put it all together. It's coming along!
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Thanyalak Chaisuwan wow..very pretty!
Eddie Landreth It's based on a design from a book by Blackbird Designs (Barb Adams and Alma Allen). I changed it up some, though, but that's where the inspiration came from.
Pam Love the way the black and red stand out.
Juanita McLellan That is sooooo cute! It's all I expected, and then an extra serving with strawberries on top!
Keren Duchan It's beautiful. I love the simplistic design, and I love your choice of color. The design reminds me of Japanese minimalist art. We have so much to learn from you quilting-wise!
Here's the fabric I bought for my challenge tote. The orange is a tad more yellowish in reality, and it will be for the bag itself. I will use the very pale pink for the reverse applique design. The sea green fabric will serve as the lining. Retro colors, anyone? Total cost of fabric: 45 NIS ($12 US)
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Eddie Landreth Great color combination!
Pam Great retro colours, Keren!
Keren Duchan Thank you, Pam and Eddie! Pam, you are my go-to retro expert so I'm glad the colors apply :-)
Tie-dye solids
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Eddie Landreth Wow, those are really nice looking fabrics! And they look like solids to me! :)
Keren Duchan Such lovely happy colors! Should be interesting to see what they'll look like in your tote.
Rikka @ Ricochet and Away! Agreed. They look solid to me. I'm all for using up what you have in your stash.
Thanyalak Chaisuwan Thanks! I'm glad I can use them...so now I can start the project...everyone is doing so great..I'd better hurry up. :)
Pam Lovely bright fabrics. I do love tie dyed fabrics, perhaps because I've tie dyed t-shirts in the past.
here's a scrap piece of reverse applique using the Moroccan Inlay pattern. I'm thinking I should stitch farther away from the pattern outline, to get more color. And I might use a not-neutral color for the outer fabric. Maybe I'll choose a different design as well, or use this design at a larger scale. I don't know, I need to think about it. What's your opinion?
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RikkaAndKeren After seeing the pic of the same design printed on the yellow fabric, I agree that you should stitch further away from the lines to reveal mre fabric underneath. As for colors, I like what you have. It's a strong combo.
RikkaAndKeren I was supposed to logged in as Rikka to make that comment. >_<
Christine Wilhelm Wow, that is so darn cool! Funny, I'm browsing my newest pins... and saw this and knew it was tote challenge related!! I do like the pattern a lot!
Pam I like the colour combination, Keren. The neutral colour makes the red/orange stand out more.
I made a stencil from the Moroccan Inlay design, and couldn't help myself from printing it a bit on a piece of scrap fabric :-)
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I was thinking of trying reverse applique to make this Moroccan inlay design. I wonder if it'll work!
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Keren Duchan Magnificent! I love it! I love the claws and detailing on the wings. Reminds me of the style of your quilts.