The Sewing Mom

I’ve had this fabric for several months and knew I wanted to make a tote bag, I just couldn’t decide which one to make. I became inspired Saturday morning, perhaps it was because I had just completed my last blood test for the year, and because it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I wanted to make this one special.

The tote bag measures approximately 18″ x 19″ and has a magnetic snap closure at the top. The fabric is all 100% quilt quality, and most of the fabric is from the Breast Cancer collection. The exterior of the bag is machine pieced and quilted, all by me. There are 2 exterior pockets, one on each side of the bag, and 3 interior pockets.

The size of this tote bag makes it perfect for carrying just about anything, whether it’s sewing supplies, exercise gear, or diapers, it’s got plenty of room.

Tags: fabric tote, quilting, sewing, tote, tote bag, Wordless Wednesday

While I haven’t been sewing much lately, now that I’ve lost my job, I feel renewed and re-energized in the sewing department and am back to creating totes and other items. Over the weekend, I created a beautiful (at least I think so) tote bag that I’ll be sharing with you soon, and yesterday, I cut the fabric pieces to start sewing my 25 Days of Christmas project.

I sell my items directly from this website and from my Etsy shop and a big question is always if I will ship internationally. My answer is, absolutely yes! While it does take more effort on my part and the shipping cost is higher, if someone wants one of my tote bags or purses, I’m going to do what I can to get it to them. What I usually end up doing is getting the recipient’s mailing address, taking my package to the local post office and getting the exact shipping rate. I then provide that information to the buyer and they can make their final decision, which, so far, has always been YES!

Another method I could use would be to ship the item to mail forwarding located in California, who would in turn forward it on via USPS Priority, Express or FedEx with big discount. I will be checking into this to see if it could save on shipping costs for the buyer.

In the mean time, I’m anxious to get sewing and I’ll be posting my progress!

Tags: Fedex. sewing, mail forwarding, USPS