Wine Tote

I have been wanting to try making some wine totes to use as gifts or to sell for some extra spending cash. Well, I finally got around to it.

I bought this pattern from Pattern Play Designs at Craftsy which was really easy to use.  For my trial run, I used some scrap fabric and painter's drop cloth. Because the drop cloth was heavy fabric, I did not use the batting called for in the pattern.  After I cut out the pieces, I printed a graphic from The Graphics Fairy, held it up to the window and traced it onto the drop cloth fabric with a sharpie pen. Then I sewed the bag together. 

 I am really excited about how well it turned out.

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Teacher Thank You Gift

I made gifts for some my son's teachers. Because we all know how tough it is to teach middle school.

I traced graphics from The Graphics Fairy onto flour sack towels from Target. 

I printed the reverse of the images onto embroidery stabilizer. The stabilizer has a sticky side so I stuck it onto the back side of a towel and then held it up to a light (either the window or a plastic box with a flashlight inside) and traced the lines with a Sharpie pen.

The more detail in the image, the more difficult it is. Also, if there are words, don't forget to reverse the image before you print it.