I saw a cute ruffled tote on pinterest. It looked a little complicated for my simple skills, but I pinned it anyway. I kept looking at it and wondering if I could actually DO it.
I decided to give it a try using just supplies I had on hand - then if it didn't turn out, I'm not out anything. :) I had an old canvas tote with a picture of a gray wolf on the front and wording on the back. Not that I don't like gray wolves or anything, but it wasn't my favorite bag to carry around. I had a hard time coming up with fabric for the ruffles. I didn't have a lot of choices in the type of fabric I needed (now if it used FLANNEL - a whole different story! I have plenty of that. ). My daughter Audra helped me decide which fabrics would go together and I really love the combination.
I have to say I was so intimidated I just let the material and bag sit in the craft room a few days before I got up the courage to start cutting. Once I got started, it probably took me 3 hours to finish the bag. If I did it again I could do it in much less.
The tutorial I followed from pinterest is HERE... I love how she does ruffles. Easy! That's not how I learned to ruffle. :) My hope it posting my project is that you'll figure if *I* can do it, so can you!
Here's my bag before:
And after:
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