This week's challenge for Project Quilting was to use the ombre or gradient effect. The challenges are hosted by Kim Lapacek at Persimon Dreams, along with her friend Trish Frankland. Together, they come up with some great ideas!
Ombre describes the color shift in value or hue between two points. It looks like a smooth range between two colors, or a gradient of one color from light to dark.
I wasn't real sure where this challenge would lead me, but I figured I could make a block big enough to use as a front panel for another tote bag for grocery shopping.
My gradient/ombre effect isn't as smooth as I'd like, but I wanted to use what I had in my stash. I turned to a box of batik fabrics and scraps that I won last year. So many lovely pinks, purples and greens in this collection! I pulled out the pinks and purples.
There were already several cut triangles in the box, so that was my starting point.
I made 4 of these large triangles and then trimmed them down to fit together for sewing.
For the back, I used the same fabrics and sewed strips together and top stitched each seam.
I cut up an old cloth belt to use for the straps
and added a strip of fabric to give it some pizzazz.
I pleated all 4 corners at 3" and trimmed them off.
I didn't get a photo of the lining, but it's a lavender swirl that I used to cover my bulletin boards back in my teaching days. That's been around awhile! The very top edge was topstitched with double reinforcement over the straps.
Now I have 2 sturdy bags for grocery shopping in style! My Sassy Big Foot bag has been used several times since its creation 2 weeks ago!
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What a pretty tote bag. This one, and your Bigfoot one, give you two perfect choices of bags.
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