If you are looking for last minute handmade gift ideas, look no further! I have two super easy and equally awesome project to share with you! Both project use panels from our brand new Wild & Playful fabric collection. Wild & Playful arrives in stores this month and features gorgeous wildlife fabric panels — both full sized panels and pillow sized panels.
First up is this totally fab Wolves Market Tote. To make this bag, I used the Wolves Pillow Panel. The pillow panel comes with four 17″ x 21.5″ panels featuring Wolves, Mountain Lion, Bear and Buffalo.
I decided the Wolves panel needed to become a market tote, and Sachiko, from Tea Rose Home had the perfect TUTORIAL.
How fun is this bag?! I quilted the front with some easy free-form stitches on my machine, following the shape of the trees and the direction of the wolves’ fur.
I used Riley Blake Linen as the second fabric for this bag. I love the light and airy color and the texture of the linen against the detailed graphics of the wolf panel. I used leather, or faux leather handles, which are super easy to sew on to the bag — the added contrast in texture and color is just perfect!
The inside of the bag and the pocket are also made with LINEN. The pocket is contrasted with a little bit of Riley Black for a nice, modern touch.
Here you can see the contrast between the panel, the linen fabric, and the leather handles. I didn’t add the outer pocket in Sachiko’s tutorial because I didn’t want to cover any of the panel on the front, and I really wanted to highlight the simplicity of the linen on the back. I also left out the cross body strap and changed the fabric straps for the leather ones.
The tote bag comes together quickly. My first bag took longer because I was double checking instructions and making a few changes. It was so fun to make, I decided to whip up a 2nd one using the Buffalo panel, and it took about 30 minutes!
LOVE!
The Buffalo bag came together much the same as the Wolves bag, except I added black binding to the top edge for a different look. I also used black leather handles instead of brown. Which one do you like better?
Get the complete tutorial for this quick and easy market tote at TEA ROSE HOME, and check out Sachiko’s Instagram @tearosehome.
Both of these fun bags would make beautiful, one-of-a-kind gifts for just about anyone on your list.
Wild & Playful is available now at your favorite local and online quilt shops. Pick up yours today and share your makes with us on Instagram @rileyblakedesigns #rileyblakedesigns #iloverileyblake #fabricismyfun.
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