Le Challenge - Wildwood tote

For the "wood" theme at Le Challenge, I have used some Cloud 9 Wildwood organic fabrics, by Elizabeth Olwen to make a Noodlehead Supertote.

I loved how these prints looked paired with denim, which is my favourite fabric to use in bags as it is sturdy and durable for bases the straps.

I used the Doily Flower Bag tutorial by Karen Meyers found on Sew Mama Sew to make a feature on the front pocket.

The patchwork for the back of the bag was made using a scrappy trip along block.

 And I just did echo quilting along the squares to form a grid pattern.

I added in a zip to the top of the front pocket and a slip pocket for the inside of the bag, along with a key fob tab so that I am not digging around the bottom of the bag to find my keys.

I downsized this tote to about 75% of the original pattern so it makes it a great size for a day-to-day bag.

Linking up with Le Challenge.

And also with Fabric Tuesday @ Quiltstory. 

This project was on my FAL Q2 list for this year so linking up with Adrianne @ On The Windy Side.

Kirsten.