{"id":47378,"date":"2019-10-06T07:04:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T14:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=47378"},"modified":"2022-12-31T17:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T01:24:28","slug":"all-rolled-up-tote-yet-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/all-rolled-up-tote-yet-again\/","title":{"rendered":"All Rolled Up Tote Yet Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some projects never die.<\/p>\n

I told you that I finished this project back in January<\/a>. According to the pattern, I did finish it. However, ever since then, I have been contemplating handles. Mostly, I have been thinking of adding handles because of the way Vanessa (Crafty Gemini) stuff the thing full of tools, notions and everything sewing imaginable in the video introducing the Organizer Club<\/a>**. I just couldn’t imagine how I could carry this thing around.<\/p>\n

I thought about handles a lot and finally, months later, had an idea<\/a>. I bought some pleather and tried making handles out of that<\/a>, but it just didn’t look good on the bag. I saved the strap for possible use with another project.<\/p>\n

So, the bag sat until last weekend. Post Flying Around<\/a>, I am finishing up bag projects. I talked about the 4 Zip Organizer<\/a> and the Running with Scissors tote<\/a>. On Sunday, I turned to this bag and decided that Sunday was the day this bag was getting handles.<\/p>\n

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All Rolled Up tote with handles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I thought I would make really good progress on the Poolside tote I am making, but I spent most of the day slowly working on the handles for this bag.<\/p>\n

For some reason, I am convinced that these bags need to be supported. Part of it, again, is the videos showing how much stuff can be stuffed into these bags. The other part is that I don’t want to be trying to repair bags whose handles have ripped off. Thus, you may see some similarities between the handles on this bag and the handles on the 4 Zip Organizer.<\/p>\n

Taking good photos of these handles was a challenge. In the above photo, you can see how far they extend off the top. I made the initial strip about 80 inches long. The black & white Peony Brocade fabric acts as an enhancement, but the outside of the strap is meant to blend into the outside of the bag itself.<\/p>\n