Tote bag. Zakka style

 Did you ever notice when you're in the middle of a gazillion projects, yarn and fabric snippets clinging to your pants and socks, that you suddenly get the urge to Make Something Else? What's up with that?

I was flipping through my copy of Zakka Style a few days ago, and this tote bag just reached out from the pages and lit a fire under me. Here I go again.

I used about 1 yard of linen and some scraps from my stash.  The front has just enough echo quilting to keep me from being bored.  There is both interfacing in the lining and batting behind the linen, so it's a sturdy little bag.  Here is a peek at the inside lining and pocket.  It closes up neatly with a magnetic snap.

It was pretty fun to make, and the only fussy bit was making the zig zag patchwork.  I lost a few of my points trying to put this part together, and I eventually got tired of messing with it.  This was more to do with me trying to be accurate, and not the pattern.  Overall I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, and I really do like the book.  There is a quilt and a sewing kit I would like to make next.

Zakka.  I'll be backka.