Quilted Tote bag

I wanted to try and make a tote bag, but I wanted to quilt it.  I searched the internet for examples and found this tutorial from Leslie Unfinished.

It was surprisingly very easy, and I would definitely do it again.  I quilted it using FMQ, I tried to blend in with the flower print and did a wiggly-loopy pattern connecting them with small petal flowers.  This picture does not show it as clearly as I had hoped, but it gives you an idea of what I had done. 

Kayleigh's Quilt

I used some leftover fabric from the quilt I made for my baby girl.  At the time bought the fabric, I had no idea (as it was my 1st try at sewing, let alone quilting) that some of the fabric I had bought was polyester.  I just went into the shop and started selecting random prints that I thought would look together, I had no idea what I was doing.

It proved to be very difficult using cotton, polly-cotton and polyester all together to make a quilt. Although I like this quilt, I believe it would have look great had I used the right fabric for it.  My blocks did not line up the way they should have, so I forced it to go the way I wanted.  

The result is not so bad, and for my 1st try I am very proud...  

As for the tote bag, I am happy with the fabric and it actually worked great.  I'm glad I got to use the it, and I like the result.

Happy quilting.