DIY Striped Tote

A couple of months ago I stumbled upon the Reversible Bag DIY from Verypurpleperson, since then it has been on my to do list. I won’t give you my whole process (you should check out the original DIY post for that – and for downloads and patterns), but I’ll try to give you an idea.

First of all I wanted my bag to have a broader entrance (a carry a lot of big stuff with me), a pocket on the inside (for my phone and small crap) and I wanted to be able to close it with a button on the front.
For the most part I followed the original tutorial. Except before sewing the large parts together I sewed in a pocket, and pinned on a strap to go around my button.



The project took about one hour (not counting the blog posting, snacking and the phone calls). In the original tutorial Novita used Ikea fabrics (yes I recognize them). So I felt confident that my sewing machine would be capable of handling the layers of Ikea canvas. The button comes from a package I bought at Xenos (in The Netherlands). To be honest, I’m in love with the result!!!



Ps. The striped fabric is still a left over from when we reupholstered that wing chair!!

Sunday Sewing

Saturday we got 11 meters of orange striped fabric back in Utrecht. So, since the weather was awful we spent the entire Sunday cutting, pinning and sewing an inner tent for our ‘vouwwagen’ (this) together. I can’t wait to find out if it fits on our next camping trip!!

Foxy Scarf DIY

After the foxy bookmarks of a couple of days ago, I've been browsing some foxy cuteness. Everyone knows fox scarves are a no-no, except when they are made from pure fabric and are seriously cute! Not only is this gorgeous design from Prudent Baby, it is also a tutorial. For everyone who wants a faux-foxy-scarf the tutorial can be found {here}. I can't wait to see your results!