And the tote goes on....

So I was unclean on whether the bias tape should be 3'' before or after it was folded. I'm still not sure, so I'm going with before (we'll see if I was right). I used the tutorial and was able to make a 3'' bias strip (continual). I love the way the stripes lined up after sewing the triangles together. I started with a 22'' square and the strip is about 155''. I'm sure there is some formula that could have told me that but I don't know what it is.

Easter

I need a new fun Easter tradition. Why not sew? Sewing is my 4th July tradition so what's one more holiday? Today I dusted off the tote pattern I cut out a couple years ago and am ready to start. Well re-start. Here is a pic of the pattern. Okay so it's been 3 years, shhhhhh. I need to learn how to cut a 23" piece of bias tape for the trim. Luckily I found a tutorial about this here. All of the other fabric is cut and ready to go. I also need to get some sturdy interfacing. Hopefully this week using the gift card Sheri gave me (love a gift card to a fabric store don't you?).