My poor postman was almost rugby tackled to the ground when he made a delivery a few weeks ago! This pattern is "Garden Gate Tote" by Lynette Anderson Designs and was ordered from Julia at Cross Patch - I must say her customer service is excellent and this arrived in super speedy time! I really didn't need another tote bag, but I'd had a very crafty idea to put this stitchery design to good use...
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...the hand embroidery was done with over-dyed Valdani thread, and once it was completed I made a start on piecing together some squares, using a selection of fabrics from Lynette's Pocketful of Daisies collection. These were pieced together with Aurifil thread...
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...linen and lace are the perfect companions to go with these pretty fabrics. I kept the quilting very simple (and again used Aurifil threads). The stitchery design was appliqued into place and my project was almost complete. The inside raw edges were bound with a strip of co-ordinating fabric, and I was ready to put a lever arch binder into it's new cover...
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...and here's the finished project! This will be used to store articles and patterns from quilting magazines, so I'll have them all together in a safe place. I really like making using projects that are pretty, and it's much quicker than making another quilt!
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