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Art Gallery Fabrics – A Tote Made From Jeni Baker’s Curiosities Collection

in Bags and Pouches, DIY Projects on 13/08/15

Go anywhere “Curiosities” tote.. Great for the beach, but perfect for running around town.

HaberdasheryFun Go Anywhere Tote

Art Gallery Fabrics recently contacted me and asked if I would like to create a project from their new Curiosities Collection. The new fabric line is from the ever-so talented Jeni Baker. As soon as I saw the fabric, I knew I had to make a tote.  The collection is adorable – soft, whimsical and very versatile.

Jeni Baker Curiositites Tote Materials

Isn’t the fabric great? If you look closely, the turquoise and white fabric has bunnies on it! I follow Jeni Baker on instagram and know how much she loves her bunny George.  Close up the bunnies are perfect and round, but take a few steps away and the design becomes organic and fluid. Great for any project! The bunny fabric comes in 2 colors and are such a fun addition to her collection.

The fabrics I chose to use are: Curious Bunnies Calm / Caught Snowflakes Navy / Fireflies Dark. Note that I didn’t use the Fireflies in the tote.. A great opportunity to sew another project and share later 🙂

Curiosities Tote

I love sewing casual, slouchy bags that have some give. I switched it up this time around and gave the bag more structure than I usually do. I lined the bag with a durable cotton canvas, added Pellon 926 – extra firm sew in stabilizer for the facing and gave the bottom of the bag a stronger platform with Peltex 71F. I like how the bag turned out and will play with various interfacings in my future projects.

Curiosities Tote At the Beach

I love the mix and match feel with the bunnies and snowflake pattern. Jeni’s collection was “Inspired by the many small wonders in life and invites us to explore the world around us..”

Playful, right?

Curiosities Tote straps

By adding navy webbing to the straps, I made the bag have a more professional feel. The webbing shows on the exterior and I love how the snowflake pattern peeks out just a tad. An added feature is the extra durability that webbing gives to the straps. Next time, I’ll add some pockets to the outside of the bag and may a closure of some sort.. Piping along the side seam maybe?

Go anywhere Curiosities Tote Main

Curiosities Tote Santa Monica Beach

Curiosities Tote inside

I shot these images in Santa Monica on a very sunny and windy day. I wasn’t sure how they would turn how, but the light turned out ok and I’m happy with the end result. Let me know if you would be interested in the pattern.

Make sure to check out Jenni Baker’s new Art Gallery Fabrics collection called Curiosities Collection. Available now! Need more inspiration? Check out her look book – Jeni Baker Curiosities Look Book.

Please note that Art Gallery Fabrics sent me the fabric for this post, but all opinions are my own.

Well, that’s it today. I hope I’ve inspired you to sew something fun.

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Comments

  1. Karin Jordan says

    08/13/2015 at 3:09 pm

    What a lovely bag! Did you say tutorial? 😀 Can’t wait to hear all about how you’re liking living on the Left Coast. xo

    Reply
  2. Ann says

    08/13/2015 at 4:48 pm

    Very cute!! And very jealous of the beachy backdrop

    Reply
  3. Anja @ Anja Quilts says

    08/13/2015 at 10:01 pm

    Great bag and great fabrics. A tutorial would be awesome.

    Reply
  4. Dorothy says

    08/14/2015 at 10:29 am

    Would love the pattern, please. It works very well with the materials – particularly like the blue butterfly fabric.

    thanks

    Reply
  5. Janet says

    08/14/2015 at 11:19 am

    Would love the pattern! I’d make the tote in school colors to haul all my teacher stuff!

    Reply
  6. Liz says

    08/14/2015 at 11:55 am

    I would love the pattern. As you said, it’s nice and roomy and great for running around or taking to the beach or a picnic. Sign me up!

    Reply
  7. Ann says

    08/14/2015 at 1:54 pm

    Would love to have the pattern. Tote bags of this

    size can be used so many different ways!

    Reply
    • Ann says

      08/14/2015 at 1:56 pm

      Would love to have the pattern. Tote bags of this size can be used so many different ways!

      Reply
  8. Jan says

    08/14/2015 at 8:54 pm

    I would love the pattern, my daughter wants to make this as a gift for her best friend. It’s beautiful!

    Reply
  9. pisces leo compatibility says

    08/17/2015 at 1:13 am

    Very nice write-up. I definitely love this website.
    Continue the good work!

    Reply
  10. Debbie J says

    08/17/2015 at 11:12 am

    Love the fabrics and the tote bag. This would be perfect for my daughter-in-laws! So I would very much be interested in a pattern for it.
    Thank You,
    Debbie

    Reply
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    08/18/2015 at 9:06 pm

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  12. Adeline says

    10/01/2016 at 11:05 am

    I’m very pleased to read your pages;
    I would be interested in a tutorial of this very nice beach bag.
    Thank you so much for your blog and your work for us;

    Reply
  13. Janet says

    10/19/2016 at 10:20 am

    Would love to see a pattern or tutorial for this! Great tote!

    Reply
  14. Dawn says

    10/12/2017 at 5:25 pm

    Do you have a tutorial and pattern somewhere? i got here by clicking on a tutorial link but i can’t find any details. thanks!

    Reply

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