My super Super Tote

I love my new bag, my super Super Tote.  Probably even more than I love my Aeroplane Bag.  The combination of fabrics, style and size make this bag pretty near perfect for me at the moment*.  Apologies now if I sound smug - I'm feeling smug!

The pattern is Noodlehead's Super Tote.  The pattern has a lot of prep and loads of steps but everything is well laid out and straightforward.  It took me quite a while to put together, it wasn't a quick make for me, but the time and effort was well worthwhile.  

I think, with most projects, I usually have at least one or two points which I wish I'd done differently or a bit where I have made a wee error..........but, possibly for the first time, there really isn't anything I'm not happy with.  When I first spotted the pattern on Anna's Noodlehead blog I knew I really wanted to make it but also knew I couldn't unless I could do so without spending much money - but I was very conscious that it would be a shame to skimp and use fabrics I didn't love.

 

When I was digging around for fabrics to make my FQR Name Tag swap I remembered that a couple of the Flea Market Fancy prints I bought last year were in half yard cuts** - which would be just enough to work for the main part of the bag.  Yay!  The handles were eked out of leftovers from a quilt commission (linen from here).  I had just enough metro dots for the recessed zip.  But I did buy the Yarn Dyed Essex Linen in Black for the gussets - once I had looked out the other three fabrics I couldn't convince myself that anything else would work nearly so well (I found it here).

I'm a very happy Super Tote owner -  I hope your week has started as cheerfully!

 *I do admit to having quite a few bags but I do use them all.  I much prefer moving from one bag to the other for different trips and outings depending how much I have to carry, whether the car is involved, how many children, pushchair or not......a lot of variables and mostly they influence which bag suits best.  So, despite John's disbelief,  I don't think I have too many.....I won't say just enough either though (as there's always the chance I'll spot a new pattern that will fill a new niche!).
** I almost never buy fabric in more than a fat quarter cut so I was really chuffed to realise that I did have enough of a special fabric to make this tote.