Clothlesline Tote Bag

Martha of  Now Sewing requested a photo of my clothesline tote bag.  I made two of these bags - one for myself (the one pictured here) and a second one for my ASG Christmas Exchange.

I'm sorry to say that I failed to get a photo of the bag that now resides with one of my sewing guild friends.  It was made the same way, but with different colorway fabrics.  

I enjoyed making these bags.  If  you do a search on YOUTUBE , you will find many tutorials for making bowls from cotton clothesline.  Covering the clothesline with fabric strips can be time consuming, but not hard at all.  I used two packages of 100 ft. clothesline for each of the totes.

I'm am currently in the process of cleaning, rearranging, and decluttering the sewing room.  It's a job, but it is way overdue, and I will feel so much better when it's all done.  I'm only able to work on it a little each day.  I'm hoping to be finished next week.

She was Right!

How is it that MOM knew SO much - yet as a teenager I was definitely sure I knew more that she did!  Funny how she got "smarter" as I got older.  If she were alive today, I'd tell her how just about EVERYTHING she always told me, I KNOW NOW to be TRUE.

SO,, that  brings me to the point - Mom always told me that as I got older, time would pass faster--at least it would seem that way.  Yep, SHE was right!  2015 seemed to ZIP by me.  You too?

Even tho I didn't blog much, I look at my side bar and see that I did accomplish quite a bit.  No "recap" from me, but it's all over there.  It was all over there, but I've now updated to 2016 accomplishments--so......

One of the last projects of this year was a gift for a dear friend.  We have known each other since high school but have just (in 2015) reconnected at a time in our lives where we "need" and so "appreciate" one another.  What a blessing and gift!

SO, when I fell in love with Rhonda's free pattern/tutorial for a great tote bag, I knew my friend "needed" one.  I'm happy to say she loved it.

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I added an inside zippered pocket (Rhonda had noted that she hadn't added a pocket but would next make).  It was a fun make.  My friend is so creative with so many things, this fabric was perfect!!

Happy 2016 to everyone!  Hope the new year brings good things to each of you!